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Acid Reflux, Diet, Lifestyle

Best eating out options if you suffer from heartburn

Most of us don’t have the time or the energy to prepare foods or meals at home that would be healthy as well as heartburn friendly. It’s sometimes just not possible due to our very tight and hectic schedule at work or with our daily chores at home.

But dining out can be difficult and quite challenging if you suffer from constant heartburn and acid reflux. Fast food is not an option because it will almost always worsen your condition.

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Acid Reflux, Diet, Lifestyle

HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOU HAVE HIATAL HERNIA?

I was always scared of developing hiatal hernia because of my chronic heartburn.

Hiatal hernia is a condition where the part that connects the stomach to the esophagus is pushed between the LES and the diaphragm, thus compromising the ability of the diaphragm to help the contractions of the LES, resulting in GERD.

Very few GERD sufferers will develop hiatal hernia.

Many people that have hiatal hernia don’t necessarily suffer from reflux symptoms.

Mostly obese or old people with weak muscles tend to develop these hernias.

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Acid Reflux, Diet, Lifestyle

What Is The Best and Worst Sleeping Position If You Have Acid Reflux?

Have you ever wondered what would be the optimal sleeping position when suffering from heartburn?Or which position you absolutely must avoid?

We all know that awful feeling of regurgitation, choking and constant coughing at night as we try to sleep to no avail. I remember I used to wake up to night with a taste of acid in my mouth. I almost threw up in bed.

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Acid Reflux, Diet, Lifestyle

How Do You Treat Heartburn in Infants?

In infants, most acid reflux cases will resolve by 12 months of age and do not necessarily require treatment. Babies are more likely to have a weak LES because it hasn’t fully developed yet. This makes that muscle more relaxed when it should stay shut.

Diagnosis is difficult since they can’t properly articulate or express how they feel.

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