An estimated 20% of Americans suffer from GERD, a chronic form of acid reflux that goes beyond occasional heartburn. Here's ...

If you've ever been lying in bed and felt a burning sensation in your chest, you know precisely how difficult it can be to sleep when you have heartburn. Caused by acid reflux, heartburn can be ...

Nothing can ruin a delicious meal like heartburn. One minute you’re enjoying pizza and beer with your friends and the next you’re reaching into the medicine cabinet for some Tums. Or maybe for ...

GERD is short for gastroesophageal reflux disease. It is a chronic disease where the contents of the stomach, particularly acid, reflux into the esophagus. The acid, through various mechanisms, ...

Heartburn occurs when acid from your stomach leaks back up the oesophagus – the long, muscular tube that connects your mouth to your stomach. The walls of the oesophagus don’t have the same ...

Remember "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is"? Well, heartburn drugs have changed a lot since that TV jingle became popular. Americans spent $6 billion on the acid-reflux drug Nexium ...