Question by Stacey Marsh: Best medication for severe acid reflux?
I have severe acid reflux, it runs in the family. I don’t eat acidic foods or drink alcohol very often. I also drink a lot of water and exercise for an hour 3x a week. I have taken 2 prilosecs a day for the past two years. It used to get better temporarily so I wouldn’t take them for a while. Now it is so bad I can’t handle it! What is the best OTC med for severe acid reflux?

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Which Acid Reflux Medication is Right for You?

Article by Andrew Bicknell

When it comes to acid reflux medication there is a plethora of choices to choose from. Depending on how bad the symptoms are will go a long ways to determining whether you need an over-the-counter medication or a stronger prescription drug.

Before you begin taking medication for gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) your doctor will recommend that you undergo some lifestyle changes first. This can include eating a healthier diet avoiding those foods that set off symptoms, stopping smoking, and stress reduction. If these changes do alleviate the symptoms of your acid reflux disease to a satisfactory level then a drug to help control acid secretions will be added to the treatment regimen.

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Question by Facebook ADDICT: Is acid reflux medication safe for kids?

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Answer by Tiffany
How old is the child? reflux med is safe but, you should always ask your doctor before giving to a child. my 6 month old son is on zantac and previcid for acid reflux.

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If you suffer from heartburn then, like millions of other sufferers, you are probably taking some form of prescribed or over the counter medication to get that much needed relief from all the pain and distress. Acid reflux treatment generally comes in the shape of some kind of pill which you believe is the best way to get that relief.

But is your medication really the best way to treat your problem and in fact, could your medication actually doing you more harm than good?

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Millions of heartburn sufferers know only too well how distressing the problem can be. Yet how many know where to go to get the most effective relief. Conventional acid reflux treatments will produce the relief that so many seek but that relief can be short lived, which is why conventional medication is not the most effective way of treating acid reflux.

Most heartburn sufferers will take an antacid to get rid of the pain or discomfort, or if their problem is more severe, then some form of prescribed or over-the-counter drug based medication will be taken. There is no doubt that these medications will relieve the symptoms but that is the main issue here, it is the symptoms that are dealt with and not the causes. But why is this important?

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What we don’t take into consideration is that producing stomach acid is both normal and necessary. That acid is a requirement for normal digestion to take place. By reducing it on a regular basis so that there is little or no acid present, your body is unable to optimally digest your food and you become nutritionally deficient. This could have serious implications for your overall health.

A second problem is that although your medication reduces acid levels, your stomach continues to produce the hormone, Gastrin, which actually stimulates stomach acid production. Consequently, when you stop taking your medication your stomach reacts by producing huge quantities of acid and your problem returns with a vengeance.

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Sometimes it just shows up. Sometimes you know exactly what you did to cause it. It is painful and uncomfortable, and if left untreated can lead to more serious problems. Acid Reflux is condition that affects millions of Americans. Acid Reflux is caused by gastric acids from the stomach traveling back up the esophagus. Symptoms include things like heartburn, regurgitation, difficulty swallowing, dental erosion, hoarseness, and because acidic juices travel into the throat, mouth and air passages, asthma.

Acid reflux is caused by partially digested food in the stomach. Typically the combination of food and acids is passed onto the intestines. In AR patients, the acid travels backwards. Common causes are fatty foods, chocolate, caffeine, alcohol, cigarettes, obesity, pregnancy and delayed emptying of the stomach. When a person is obese or pregnant, pressure is placed on the abdomen and contributes to this condition. Also, when a person lies on his or her back, they will become more prone to having symptoms associated with Acid Reflux.

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You don’t need to be reminded what a misery acid reflux or GERD can be. Of course you need to take some form treatment to get that much needed relief but is conventional acid reflux medication the best solution? Have you considered what benefits natural GERD remedies have to offer?

If not, you are probably among the vast majority of sufferers who have been brainwashed into believing that drug based medication is the only answer. After all, if the medical profession, backed up by the mighty pharmaceutical industry, tell us that this is the only way you are going to get relief, then this must be right mustn’t it? … WRONG!

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There are so many different treatment options available for the acid reflux or the GERD or Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disorder. These options include lifestyle modification, heart burn modification as well as acid modification. Apart from these there are home remedies, natural remedies too for the GERD.

Now, there would be so many of you who might not know what GERD is and what are the factors that cause it? When the contents of the stomach and the digestive juices that are present in the stomach leak back into the esophagus area and then they are known as acid reflux, or the GERD. This production leads to very painful burning sensation in the esophageal area and even that burning may be felt in the throat area. This painful or the burning sensation which arises in the right side of the chest is known as heartburn.

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