Discover how persistent indigestion harms your throat, heart, lungs, and mental health, going far beyond simple discomfort to ...

If you've ever been lying in bed and felt a burning sensation in your chest, you know precisely how difficult it can be to sleep when you have heartburn. Caused by acid reflux, heartburn can be ...

Untreated acid reflux can often lead to erosive oesophagitis which can cause prolonged discomfort Here are signs you may have ...

Hing, or asafoetida, is more than a spice in Indian cuisine; it has medicinal properties that alleviate digestive discomfort.

Background Medical management of GERD mainly uses proton pump inhibitors. Alginates also have proven efficacy. The aim of this trial was to compare short-term efficacy of an alginate (Gaviscon ...

Remember "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is"? Well, heartburn drugs have changed a lot since that TV jingle became popular. Americans spent $6 billion on the acid-reflux drug Nexium ...

any improvement in GERD symptoms at 12 months might be caused by the placebo effect. The lack of durability of the treatment means that, pending the development of improved minimally invasive ...

Acid reflux exposes your esophagus to stomach acid. Your stomach is built to tolerate stomach acid, but your esophagus isn’t. Without treatment, GERD can damage your esophagus and lead to ...