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) Wake Gastroenterology Offers Free Tips on Preventing Acid Reflux
Sufferers of regular or seasonal acid reflux will find the information helpful in reducing episodes of heartburn. "Acid reflux can be a serious discomfort, and we don’t want it to hamper people’s enjoyment of the holiday season," says Dr. Marc Hershelman of Wake Gastroenterology. "Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week is a great time to get people’s attention about this topic. These tips are simple things that anyone can do to reduce their chances of experiencing heartburn." The tips include information on recognizing the signs of acid reflux, typical causes, and triggers that can bring on an attack. There is a list of foods to avoid, foods to eat in moderation, and foods to enjoy without fear of heartburn. About Wake Gastroenterology: Wake Gastroenterology, a division of Wake Internal Medicine Consultants, Inc., has been providing gastrointestinal specialty services to the Triangle area for nearly 50 years. The practice’s four board certified clinical gastroenterologists focus on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract including, but not limited to, colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, reflux disease, celiac disease and irritable bowel syndrome. Wake Gastroenterology services include a North Carolina state certified laboratory, endoscopy, CT scan, ultrasound, and infusion therapy. More>> - (
) Is ineffective oesophageal motility associated with
IEM is associated with an increased acid clearance times in the distal oesophagus. Gastropharyngeal reflux causes supraoesophageal manifestations such as globus, chronic cough, hoarseness, asthma, chronic sinusitis, or other otorhinolaryngologic diseases. It might be hypothesised that patients with IEM would be unable to clear refluxed acid; this would lead to a prolonged oesophageal dwell time of the refluxed acid and then the refluxed acid would reach to a higher level. As a result, it would be presumed that patients with IEM have more gastropharyngeal reflux than those patients with normal oesophageal motility.A research article published on 21 October 2008 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The research team led by Prof. Kim from Pusan National University Hospital evaluated the association between IEM and gastropharyngeal reflux in a large series of patients who underwent ambulatory 24-hour dual-probe pH monitoring for the evaluation of supraoesophageal symptoms. More>>
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) Nurses key players in bringing new leading-edge technology to Loyola
The therapy is a minimally invasive way to treat Barrett's oesophagus, a pre-cancerous condition largely caused by acid reflux disease. If untreated, the condition could lead to esophageal cancer, the fastest-growing cancer in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society.'Cryospray ablation uses super-cold liquid nitrogen to permanently destroy the pre-cancerous tissue in the oesophagus,' Heicher said. 'After treatment, the pre-cancerous tissue eventually sloughs off and is replaced with normal, healthy tissue.'
In this new treatment, the medical team inserts a catheter through an endoscope and sprays liquid nitrogen that's cooled to minus 270 degrees Fahrenheit onto the pre-cancerous tissue in the oesophagus. The tissue is frozen for a few seconds, allowed to thaw and then refrozen. More>>
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) How To Cope With and Stop Acid Reflux
The case of Bob is relevant in the acid reflux cure. Bob is a regular guy, a family man who typically works on a 9 to 5 shift day after day. What makes Bob special, however, is that he is an acid reflux survivor. He has had the disease, and almost died of it and of the complications that followed, in 1976. While this is clearly not the end of his story, this event in Bob's life led him to discover the first remedy for acid reflux — a piece of apple! Incredible as it may sound, this wonder fruit would pave the way to a permanent cure for acid reflux.Acid reflux can certainly cause a lot of pain and discomfort. Night after night, Bob would be at the toilet, vomiting all the food he had eaten a moment ago. He could not sleep well, then, and that made him totally distracted the following day. More>>