Confessions of a Refluxing Physician
As a physician, my patients with reflux never kept me up at night. It seemed like everyone had it (at least 1 in 5 US adults do), and
As a physician, my patients with reflux never kept me up at night. It seemed like everyone had it (at least 1 in 5 US adults do), and
We are still learning a lot about how reflux affects individuals differently. Although everyone refluxes, not everyone experiences it in the same way. Those who experience common, telltale
Gastric Reflux is really straightforward: it is the retrograde movement of gastric contents into the esophagus or throat. This simple definition belies the complicated reality of reflux for
GERD (gastroesophageal eflux disease) or acid reflux is a common condition where contents from the stomach regurgitate back into the esophagus and throat. The refluxed gastric contents can cause