Reflux
Reflux: Introduction
Reflux refers to the stomach acid rising up the "wrong way"
back up the esophagus and sometimes into the mouth.
Pain from reflux is called heartburn.
Chronic reflux that reoccurs or persists
may be caused by GERD.
See also heartburn and indigestion for similar complaints.
Reflux can lead to various complaints itself,
such as metallic taste or acidic taste in the mouth,
and actual damage to the esophagus (see esophagitis,
reflux esophagisit, Barrett's esophagitis and other esophagus diseases). ...more »
Symptoms of Reflux
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symptoms of Reflux
Treatments for Reflux
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treatments for Reflux
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Most of us know what heartburn is like -- in fact, 60 million Americans feel that sharp, burning sensation in their chest at least once a month. But...
Choosing heartburn medicines is easier if you know how they work against acid. In this program, experts explain the difference among common...
Heartburn medications can do a great job. But sometimes even generally-effective treatments fail. Listen to experts explain what can be done when...
Many people complain of heartburn. But in most cases, it's remarkably easy to find relief. Listen to experts explain why getting rid of heartburn...
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Reflux: Related Patient Stories
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Curable Types of Reflux
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Reflux: Complications
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Causes of Reflux
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causes of Reflux
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Disease Topics Related To Reflux
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Medical Textbooks Online about Reflux
Medical Books Excerpts
- Dyspepsia
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Reflux: Medical Mistakes
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Reflux: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Reflux
Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss,
there are varying degrees of severity.
It is altogether too common for...read more »
Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also
many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but...read more »
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria...read more »
Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed,
leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed.
People become...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it can, of course, also fail to be diagnosed...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of
celiac disease)...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the...read more »
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Reflux: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Definitions of Reflux:
An abnormal backward flow of body fluids
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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