One of the basics in terms of acid reflux medicine is finding a type that suits your needs the best. You should determine what type of medicine you need by determining, first, your actual condition and how your body is functioning within it. This means taking the time to properly identify your symptoms as acid reflux and determining what foods are bringing the symptoms on. If it is not related to food, it may be more serious and you should consult a physician so as to be able to gather any additional information about your condition as a whole.
One of the simplest forms of acid reflux medicine is actually to change the way your lifestyle operates. This may not seem, at first, like any form of medication but it does actually involve a medicinal process that may include refurbishing your system with proper foods and taking some of the harmful chemical reaction inducing foods out of it. This is vital in terms of acid reflux prevention and serves to be the top recommended ideology to process after you are diagnosed with acid reflux. Any additional types of acid reflux medicine are subsequently offered after lifestyle changes fail to change it.
Other Possibilities
The reflux of the acid is more likely to occur at night as you sleep. This is because the patient is lying down and it is generally easier for the acid to reverse flow and travel up the esophagus to cause harm. The additional effect of the gravity on the acid can cause more flow to occur and can make the symptoms worse around the time at which you decide to lay down for sleep. These problems can be overcome by sitting up partially in bed or changing the way you sleep. Any acid reflux medication may reduce the amount of acid in this case, but it will not curb the situation as a whole in the same way that a physical alteration of the way you sleep will.
Antacids are an acid reflux medication that relies on the principle of reducing the amount of acid in the stomach, so that it is actively reduced when acid reflux occurs. Less acid means less acid reflux, but there are also harmful counter effects to this notion that can be less than ideal for the patient. The acid that dissipates from the stomach is actually useful in digestion, so removing it with an antacid can actually harm the digestive system if it is constantly used as a form of relief.
source: http://acidrefluxsymptomstips.blogspot.com/2008/07/acid-reflux-medicine-and-you.html
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
The RISKS of Severe Acid Reflux
by Jeff Martin
One of the most distressing aspects of GERD as it is known (gastroesophageal reflux disease) is that it is chronic and will return to plague many people who have already suffered from it once. A severe acid reflex condition can in turn cause worse medical complications.
So what really is acid reflux disease and what are its causes? What are the different complications of serious acid reflex that then lead to the situation worsening?
To make matters even more complicated, it is not always obvious and requires further investigation to know if a patient is suffering from serious acid reflex difficulties. When stomach contents get pushed back into the esophagus, the medical name for this is gastroesophageal reflux disease. This stomach content contains bile and pepsin amongst other things. It attacks the cells lining the esophagus and corrodes the lining. This is the main cause of heartburn severe acid reflux problems.
Statistically, serious acid reflux is quite common. Much of the population suffers from severe acid reflux problems with heartburn and related symptoms. Although for many the symptoms are not that serious, for others this can degenerate into severe acid reflux complications. Research indicates that older people are also more in danger of suffering from serious acid reflux.
It is crucial that a sufferer with serious acid reflux reacts quickly and correctly. The logic for this is that serious acid reflux can become a sequence of problems impacting in turn other areas of health, and so the speedy resolution of serious acid reflux with workable remedies is increasingly important.
Here are some examples of serious complications due to acid reflux that can come about if someone neglects the correction of a serious acid reflux condition.
Erosive Esophagitis, meaning severe esophageal inflammation.
Narrowing of the esophagus. Severe acid reflux reduces the esophageal tract space to the extent that both eating and drinking can become difficult.
Severe acid reflux can result in Barrett’s esophagus.
Throat, pulmonary and dental medical problems can all be caused or exacerbated by serious acid reflux.
Because conventional medicine which is based on over the counter medicaments only treats the external symptoms of severe acid reflux and not the causes, it will not help with severe acid reflux because it does not target or address the underlying factors. Solutions for someone to handle severe acid reflux basically divide into two categories. The first is conventional medicine and the second is alternative medicine. However natural remedies for holistic cures are alone in their capability to resolve the real causes and they are therefore more effective.
source: http://www.healtharticleshq.com/health/the-risks-of-severe-acid-reflux/
One of the most distressing aspects of GERD as it is known (gastroesophageal reflux disease) is that it is chronic and will return to plague many people who have already suffered from it once. A severe acid reflex condition can in turn cause worse medical complications.
So what really is acid reflux disease and what are its causes? What are the different complications of serious acid reflex that then lead to the situation worsening?
To make matters even more complicated, it is not always obvious and requires further investigation to know if a patient is suffering from serious acid reflex difficulties. When stomach contents get pushed back into the esophagus, the medical name for this is gastroesophageal reflux disease. This stomach content contains bile and pepsin amongst other things. It attacks the cells lining the esophagus and corrodes the lining. This is the main cause of heartburn severe acid reflux problems.
Statistically, serious acid reflux is quite common. Much of the population suffers from severe acid reflux problems with heartburn and related symptoms. Although for many the symptoms are not that serious, for others this can degenerate into severe acid reflux complications. Research indicates that older people are also more in danger of suffering from serious acid reflux.
It is crucial that a sufferer with serious acid reflux reacts quickly and correctly. The logic for this is that serious acid reflux can become a sequence of problems impacting in turn other areas of health, and so the speedy resolution of serious acid reflux with workable remedies is increasingly important.
Here are some examples of serious complications due to acid reflux that can come about if someone neglects the correction of a serious acid reflux condition.
Erosive Esophagitis, meaning severe esophageal inflammation.
Narrowing of the esophagus. Severe acid reflux reduces the esophageal tract space to the extent that both eating and drinking can become difficult.
Severe acid reflux can result in Barrett’s esophagus.
Throat, pulmonary and dental medical problems can all be caused or exacerbated by serious acid reflux.
Because conventional medicine which is based on over the counter medicaments only treats the external symptoms of severe acid reflux and not the causes, it will not help with severe acid reflux because it does not target or address the underlying factors. Solutions for someone to handle severe acid reflux basically divide into two categories. The first is conventional medicine and the second is alternative medicine. However natural remedies for holistic cures are alone in their capability to resolve the real causes and they are therefore more effective.
source: http://www.healtharticleshq.com/health/the-risks-of-severe-acid-reflux/
Monday, July 21, 2008
Downing a shot a day may keep the doctor away
By Gannett News Service
The use of apple cider vinegar as a health aid has prompted debate.
Pop singer Fergie says she does a shot of vinegar every night to help maintain her physique. Natural Solutions magazine recommended taking a few tablespoons with meals to counter acid reflux.
Meanwhile, the April issue of Health magazine listed honey-and-vinegar mixtures among its list of "health whoppers" that do nothing for arthritis pain.
Although a daily cocktail of apple cider vinegar may sound like another celebrity trend or folk remedy, recent studies suggest vinegar might ease or prevent a variety of ailments.
A Swedish study found that people who ate white bread with vinegar felt full up to two hours later, while those who ate just bread started losing their satiety after 30 minutes.
In a study from Arizona State University, the blood sugar spikes of people with type 2 diabetes were 4 percent to 6 percent lower in the morning when participants took two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar before going to bed.
In January, a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology recommended that an anti-inflammatory diet including vinegar "should be considered for the primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease and diabetes."
These findings don't surprise or concern those who have preached the virtues of ACV - apple cider vinegar - for decades.
Jerry Berube, 85, who lives in Montgomery, Ohio, with his wife, Patricia, says he hasn't had a cold or sore throat in 35 years. He's never battled weight gain or suffered from arthritis. He has no prescription medications.
Berube partly credits his vitality to the drink he's sipped nearly every night since 1973: one tablespoon of organic apple cider vinegar mixed with one tablespoon of honey and 8 ounces of warm water.
Even physicians who don't support ACV as a remedy see little harm in drinking moderate amounts diluted with water.
"The placebo effect is very strong. I don't argue with that if it makes them feel better. But I can't promote it and say, 'Yes it's going to help you,'" says Dr. Debra Krummel, researcher with the University of Cincinnati's Department of Nutrition.
Research from Arizona State University and the University of Lund in Sweden - the only groups known to be investigating ACV - has focused on ACV's potential for managing diabetes and hunger.
"I was doing low-carb diets with diabetics. But I came across [ACV] and I thought, 'This could be easier than changing their entire diet,'" says Carol Johnston, chairman of the department of nutrition at Arizona State.
In the study, acetic acid - found in any vinegar - controlled the blood sugar spikes that diabetics experience after a meal or first thing in the morning. Because these spikes destroy cells that produce insulin, ACV and other antiglycemic agents could prevent or delay the onset of the disease for those diagnosed with pre-diabetes.
source: http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2008/07/16/features/health_and_medical/6b0ff64ac5d8146936ddef3e8ed64c0e.txt
The use of apple cider vinegar as a health aid has prompted debate.
Pop singer Fergie says she does a shot of vinegar every night to help maintain her physique. Natural Solutions magazine recommended taking a few tablespoons with meals to counter acid reflux.
Meanwhile, the April issue of Health magazine listed honey-and-vinegar mixtures among its list of "health whoppers" that do nothing for arthritis pain.
Although a daily cocktail of apple cider vinegar may sound like another celebrity trend or folk remedy, recent studies suggest vinegar might ease or prevent a variety of ailments.
A Swedish study found that people who ate white bread with vinegar felt full up to two hours later, while those who ate just bread started losing their satiety after 30 minutes.
In a study from Arizona State University, the blood sugar spikes of people with type 2 diabetes were 4 percent to 6 percent lower in the morning when participants took two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar before going to bed.
In January, a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology recommended that an anti-inflammatory diet including vinegar "should be considered for the primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease and diabetes."
These findings don't surprise or concern those who have preached the virtues of ACV - apple cider vinegar - for decades.
Jerry Berube, 85, who lives in Montgomery, Ohio, with his wife, Patricia, says he hasn't had a cold or sore throat in 35 years. He's never battled weight gain or suffered from arthritis. He has no prescription medications.
Berube partly credits his vitality to the drink he's sipped nearly every night since 1973: one tablespoon of organic apple cider vinegar mixed with one tablespoon of honey and 8 ounces of warm water.
Even physicians who don't support ACV as a remedy see little harm in drinking moderate amounts diluted with water.
"The placebo effect is very strong. I don't argue with that if it makes them feel better. But I can't promote it and say, 'Yes it's going to help you,'" says Dr. Debra Krummel, researcher with the University of Cincinnati's Department of Nutrition.
Research from Arizona State University and the University of Lund in Sweden - the only groups known to be investigating ACV - has focused on ACV's potential for managing diabetes and hunger.
"I was doing low-carb diets with diabetics. But I came across [ACV] and I thought, 'This could be easier than changing their entire diet,'" says Carol Johnston, chairman of the department of nutrition at Arizona State.
In the study, acetic acid - found in any vinegar - controlled the blood sugar spikes that diabetics experience after a meal or first thing in the morning. Because these spikes destroy cells that produce insulin, ACV and other antiglycemic agents could prevent or delay the onset of the disease for those diagnosed with pre-diabetes.
source: http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2008/07/16/features/health_and_medical/6b0ff64ac5d8146936ddef3e8ed64c0e.txt
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Gastroesophageal reflux-associated chronic cough in an adolescent and the diagnostic implications: a case report
A 15-year-old girl was referred with a 2-year history of perennial non-productive cough, which had been preceded by Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia and subsequent asthma. Symptoms were only partially responsive to anti-asthma treatment including an inhaled corticosteroid and a leukotriene receptor antagonist.
The patient's BMI was 27.8; she had gained over 10 kg in the previous two years. Typical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease were not evident except for belch.
Coughing worsened on eating and rising from bed. Although esophagography failed to disclose reflux esophagitis, esophageal pH monitoring revealed significant acid reflux.
Asthma was considered well controlled. Treatment with the proton-pump inhibitor rabeprazole resulted in disappearance of cough.
Frequency Scale for the Symptoms of Gastroesophageal reflux disease (FSSG) score, a questionnaire evaluating the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease, was initially high but normalized after treatment. Capsaicin cough sensitivity also diminished with treatment.Chronic cough due to gastroesophageal reflux disease has been considered rare in adolescents, but this condition might be increasing in line with the recent trend in adults.
Clinical features of gastroesophageal reflux disease-associated cough typical for adult patients and a specific questionnaire for evaluating gastroesophageal reflux disease validated in adults may also be useful diagnostic clues in adolescents.
source: http://7thspace.com/headlines/286806/gastroesophageal_reflux_associated_chronic_cough_in_an_adolescent_and_the_diagnostic_implications_a_case_report.html
The patient's BMI was 27.8; she had gained over 10 kg in the previous two years. Typical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease were not evident except for belch.
Coughing worsened on eating and rising from bed. Although esophagography failed to disclose reflux esophagitis, esophageal pH monitoring revealed significant acid reflux.
Asthma was considered well controlled. Treatment with the proton-pump inhibitor rabeprazole resulted in disappearance of cough.
Frequency Scale for the Symptoms of Gastroesophageal reflux disease (FSSG) score, a questionnaire evaluating the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease, was initially high but normalized after treatment. Capsaicin cough sensitivity also diminished with treatment.Chronic cough due to gastroesophageal reflux disease has been considered rare in adolescents, but this condition might be increasing in line with the recent trend in adults.
Clinical features of gastroesophageal reflux disease-associated cough typical for adult patients and a specific questionnaire for evaluating gastroesophageal reflux disease validated in adults may also be useful diagnostic clues in adolescents.
source: http://7thspace.com/headlines/286806/gastroesophageal_reflux_associated_chronic_cough_in_an_adolescent_and_the_diagnostic_implications_a_case_report.html
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