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Self-Care Strategies for Managing Heartburn - Easing Nighttime Heartburn
Nearly eight in ten heartburn sufferers experience symptoms at night. Tips to follow to relieve nighttime heartburn.
Easing Nighttime Heartburn
Nearly eight in ten heartburn sufferers experience symptoms at night. Tips to follow to relieve nighttime heartburn.
Avoid Lying Down Immediately After Eating
Lying down with a full stomach can cause stomach contents to press harder against the LES, which tends to relax when a person lays down, causing an increased chance of refluxed food. How can you prevent this?
Elevate your head while you sleep
Lying down flat presses the stomach's contents against the LES, which can result in acid reflux. Tips on how you can avoid having acid reflux episodes.
Heartburn 101 - Meds and Remedies to Treat Acid Reflux
There are many remedies, both over-the-counter and prescription, that are used to treat heartburn and GERD, and many people find helpful. For others, they want an alternate, natural way of treating their heartburn. These range from folk and homeopathic remedies to healthy diets to lifestyle changes.
Heartburn 101 - Surgical Options For GERD
With long-term GERD, complications may occur, and surgery may be the only option.
Know when it's time to see your doctor
If you experience certain heartburn-related symptoms, you should see your doctore.
Self-Care Strategies for Managing Heartburn - Learn the Truth
There is inaccurate information about GERD that is widely accepted. To be able to better take care of your health, and handle your GERD, read what some of these myths are find out what the truth is.
Heartburn 101 - Non-Surgical Procedures For GERD
Some endoscopic procedures are nonsurgical and are less invasive than surgery. Doctors will usually consider less invasive measures first.
Self-Care Strategies for Managing Heartburn - Managing Stress
While stress can worsen heartburn, it is rare for it to be the cause of heartburn. But extreme physical stress, such as that experienced by individuals gravely ill or severely injured, can cause ulcers to develop that's accompanied by heartburn.
Heartburn and Stress
While stress can worsen heartburn, it is rare for it to be the cause of heartburn. But extreme physical stress, such as that experienced by individuals gravely ill or severely injured, can cause ulcers to develop that's accompanied by heartburn.
Heartburn 101 - Conditions That Cause Heartburn
The condition most often responsible for causing heartburn is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). But other conditions can also cause heartburn.
Self-Care Strategies for Managing Heartburn - Heartburn Effects on Your Body
Acid reflux can affect the body in several ways, and isn't limited to just the burn and pain in your esophagus.
Chew gum after eating
Chewing gum or sucking on a lozenge for 30 minutes after meals will help reduce acid reflux, or heartburn. Find out how.
Eat smaller, more frequent meals.
A full stomach can put extra pressure on the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which will increase the chance that some of this food will reflux into the esophagus. Learn more.
Will a bland diet cure heartburn?
A bland diet isn't bad for heartburn sufferers. In fact, it may make them feel better. But the bland diet alone will not cure heartburn caused by Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD.
Heartburn 101 - Complications of Long-Term GERD
If GERD is untreated, it can be harmful; the constant acid reflux will irritate the lining of the esophagus, and complications can occur
Heartburn 101 - FAQs on Heartburn-Related Disorders
Frequently asked questions about heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), complications of GERD, peptic ulcers and hiatal hernias.
Heartburn 101 - Support Groups for GERD Sufferers
Whether you suffer from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or are a loved one of a GERD sufferer, you may find the support and feedback you need from the Heartburn Forum or one of the support electronic mailing lists.
Heartburn 101 - Acid Reflux Diet For Heartburn Sufferers
Do you suffer from heartburn? Does it seem like no matter what you eat, it keeps happening? Anyone suffering from heartburn needs have a special acid reflux diet. Find resources on creating your acid reflux diet, shopping techniques to use for your acid reflux diet, and recipes that are heartburn-free.
Heartburn 101 - Preventing Heartburn
Tips and self-help suggestions for preventing heartburn / acid reflux.
What Causes Heartburn
There are several causes of heartburn. Finding out what these are, and how they cause heartburn, can help you prevent it.
Self-Care Strategies for Managing Heartburn - Resources & Tools
These resources will help you keep your heartburn under control.
Self-Care Strategies for Managing Heartburn - Stopping the Burn
There are simple lifestyle changes you can make and tips you can follow that will help you prevent heartburn.
Self-Care Strategies for Managing Heartburn - Alcohol Use
Alcohol relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter, allowing the reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus. It also increases the production of stomach acid. If you want to consume alcohol, follow these tips.
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