What Is The Best Drug For Acid Reflux?
A medical technique may cure acid reflux for some sufferers. In this endoscopic surgery, doctors use a device called the Plicator to tighten the esophageal sphincter and thus reduce or prevent reflux.
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Dr. Eisner Answers Your GERD Questions: Throat and Ear Pain
Dr. I have throat pain, hoarseness and an earache that won't go away. I do suffer from heartburn. Can the throat and ear pain be a result... Read more »
Acid Reflux Drugs and Cognitive Impairment: A Consumer's Perspective
A recent headline that reported on a finding from the Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute said popular acid... Read more »
Acid Reflux Medications and Side Effects
Do acid reflux medications have any side effects? Proton pump inhibitors generally have very few side effects. The most common are... Read more »
AcipHex, Proton Pump Inhibitors and Action Onset
1. How long does AcipHex take to work? In general, proton pump inhibitors such as Aciphex, Nexium and Prevacid have a later onset of... Read more »
Acid Reflux & GERD Medications
Many of the questions submitted on this site are from readers asking about acid reflux medications. I understand why. Medications used to... Read more »
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Study Confirms Risks of Some Acid Reflux Drugs
Results from a new study have confirmed previous research that proton pump inhibitors such as Nexium, Protonix, and Prilosec may increase users' ... Read more »
Acid-reflux drugs may help swallowing problems in infants with...
Treating infants who have gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) with acid-reducing medications or surgery may help them swallow more effectively,... Read more »
Acid-reflux drugs may lead to zinc deficiency
This Q & A discusses a possible side effect of taking gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) drugs such as Nexium, Prevacid, or Protonix. Read more »
Overview: Acid-reflux drugs may cause vitamin B12 deficiency
In this overview of acid-reflux health, Harvard physician Mary Pickett warns of possible vitamin B12 deficiency from long-term use of proton-pump... Read more »
New throat surgery may replace acid-reflux drugs
An experimental throat surgery has reduced the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease and limited the need for acid-reflux drugs. Over 90... Read more »
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