When it comes to preventing and relieving heartburn, bland, easy-to-digest foods, like bananas, tend to work especially well.

Trouble swallowing and chronic cough could signal serious GERD complications. A digestive health expert explores when ...

PPIs are medications that reduce stomach acid production, providing relief from acid reflux and GERD, and are available both over-the-counter and by prescription. While generally safe for short-term ...

Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, immune and/or antigen-mediated, clinicopathological disease defined by symptoms of oesophageal dysfunction, oesophageal eosinophilic inflammation, and ...

Reflux is one of the most common health complaints among Americans, and the drugs used to relieve it are among the nation’s best-selling meds. Americans spend nearly $13 billion a year on both ...

Hormonal changes during pregnancy can relax the esophageal muscles, leading to stomach acid rising into the esophagus and causing heartburn. As the fetus grows, the expanding uterus puts pressure on ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a very common digestive disorder and it affects millions of people worldwide with significant clinical implications. It is characterized by acid regurgitation ...

Kenan Thompson gets personal to raise awareness about GERD. Kenan Thompson is opening up about his “personal journey” with GERD for the first time to help spotlight a condition impacting over 65 ...

Two papers published in a special September 11 edition of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine look more deeply into one of the prominent adverse effects seen among responders to and survivors ...