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Marie on October 13th, 2008

Wondering what GERD means?
As always, doctors like to give simple medical problems complex names. All GERD really is gastroesophageal reflux disease, in other words heartburn.
But whatever name you give it, it is a condition that happens when stomach contents leak upstream into the esophagus, in the area that links the mouth to the stomach.
This condition [...]

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Marie on August 27th, 2008

So you have acid reflux really bad. Your gut is just burning, so much so that a regular antacid gives only short term relief. You buy Zantac or Pepsid AC or you see your doctor who prescribes Prolosec or Nexxium.
Wrong! All of these drugs raise your risk of pneumonia and increase your risk of osteoporosis. [...]

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