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Acid Reflux When Reintroducing Foods After a Cleanse

A cleanse involves limiting your food intake to generally one or two items, such as juices, soups or fruit. Because you eliminate almost all foods during a cleanse, you likely eliminate foods that trigger acid reflux. Once you reintroduce regular foods, you could trigger acid reflux -- either from foods you usually eat or new foods designed to help you adjust to regular eating.

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Can You Take Lansoprazole and Drink Alcohol?

It is used to control the production of acids in the stomach and to help the esophagus heal to prevent and treat stomach ulcers caused by the H. pylori bacteria. There is also a milder form of lansoprazole that is sold over the...

Papaya For Esophagitis

Papaya enzyme supplements have been marketed as a natural remedy for acid reflux, a condition that may lead to esophagitis, the inflammation of the passage that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. However, clinical re...

Can Cereal Consistency Help Reflux in Newborns?

Gastrointestinal reflux disease occurs when the contents of a baby's stomach reenter her esophagus. This frequently causes spitting up, gagging and coughing. Some pediatricians recommend giving newborns infant cereal to reduce ...

Do Onions and Bell Peppers Cause Heartburn?

You're a rare -- and fortunate -- person if you've never experienced the discomfort of heartburn after a day of dietary indiscretion. Medically termed gastroesophageal reflux, heartburn has nothing to do with your heart and eve...

Does Skipping Breakfast Cause Acid Reflux to Be Worse?

Acid reflux occurs when the valve at the bottom of your esophagus – the lower esophageal sphincter – where your esophagus meets your stomach, is weakened or damaged and does not function properly. Normally, as you e...

Acid Reflux & Playing Basketball

The mechanics of certain activities, such as playing basketball, can cause acid to flow back into your esophagus, creating the painful, burning sensation in your chest and abdomen known as heartburn.

Candida Diet & Prilosec Withdrawal

You may want to discontinue using Prilosec to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, for a variety of reasons, including cost and side effects associated with this drug. If this is the case, following the Candida diet ...

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