Causes

News: Do reflux medications reward bad eating habits?

[Los Angeles Times]IT WAS 1972 when a visibly uncomfortable man leaned over the side of his bed bemoaning his indulgence with the phrase, “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing.” This Alka-Seltzer commercial was an early and memorable marketing effort to show how a simple pill could ease the pain of gluttons everywhere. And [...]


The Link Between Heartburn Acid Reflux and Sore Throats

Do you know that sore throat is one of most frequent symptoms of heartburn acid reflux disease? If you happened to have acid reflux and sore throat occur all at once, it is a sign that you [...]


The Link Between Coughing and Heartburn

Very often, people who suffer from a persistent cough contribute it to chest ailments due to smoking, overweight or a cold. Recent studies have shown that these people may have acid reflux/heartburn or GERD (gastroesophogal reflux disease). So, how do we know that if you have this sort of symptons relating to acid reflux? Or [...]


What is the Connection Between Acid Reflux and Diarrhea

Have you ever noticed that a large number of heartburn acid reflux patients seem to suffer from frequent irritable bowel symptoms(IBS) also? For sure, there is a relation between heartburn acid reflux and diarrhea.
What is The Connection?
There are 2 possible connections to the health problems. One of conncection is digestion. If you are suffering both [...]


The Connection Between Acid Reflux and Smoking

Do you know that smoking or using nicotine is actually a contributing factor to your acid reflux and to chronic heartburn? Thus, by using any form of tobacco - cigarettes, cigars, pipes, snuff and chewing tobacco, heartburn patients can only continue to suffer the pain in the chest and keep having disrupt sleep and affecting [...]