Wangeci Kinyanjui questioned: Acid reflux is a health condition that is usually characterized by the backward flow or what is termed as reflux of food to the throat. A burning sensation accompanies this process because as the food is brought back to the throat, it carries with it acid which is believed to be the [...]
Steve Parker questioned: Choking often occurs with night time acid reflux, but silent acid reflux can also cause choking, coughing, and other throat related issues. Although commonly referred to as silent reflux, the actual term for this particular form of acid reflux is Laryngopahryngeal reflux (LPR).What is LPR? Laryngopharyngeal reflux is similar to gastroesophageal reflux [...]
Cindy Heller questioned: Acid reflux, also known as gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD), occurs when the sphincter that is positioned at the bottom of the esophagus stops functioning properly. This will allow food in the stomach to come back up through the sphincter into the esophagus and sometimes even into the mouth, resulting in a [...]
William Lagadyn questioned: What Is Acid Reflux?The dictionary defines reflux as a “flowing back”or “abnormal backward flow of body fluids”To Investigate acid reflux or what the medical community terms acid reflux disease the first thing we have to look at is the “stomach” to know what is happening. The stomach contains both an acidic liquid [...]
Groshan Fabiola questioned: The condition where the content of your stomach, the liquid content, comes back into your esophagus is called acid reflux. Treating acid reflux can be done in a few different ways. A change in your lifestyle may be the first choice that you have when suffering form acid reflux, medication is the [...]