Bradley is among the estimated one in four people in Britain who, according to the charity Heartburn Cancer UK, have been recommended PPIs, one of the world's most widely used drugs for acid reflux.

An Illinois woman could be awarded $640million in damages from the makers of heartburn drug Zantac — as she claims the pill she took for 18 years caused her deadly colon cancer. In a landmark ...

MICHAEL SMITH, MD: If you regularly take certain medicines for heartburn, you might think twice before you pop that pill. Drugs like Nexium, Prevacid, and Prilosec are called proton pump ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. There are several reasons ...

In the meantime, I'll give you this prescription', which turned out to be for heartburn." Mr Feast wants lessons to be learned from his experience Mr Feast was unable to eat or sleep, so drove ...

Best Iron Supplements for Acid Reflux We understand how challenging ... For example, if you have trouble swallowing pills, a liquid or powder form may be a better option. The dosage of iron ...

Acid reflux is the backward flow of stomach acid ... I was taking all these pills and nothing was working. One other recommendation a doctor gave me was elevating my head with a pillow each ...

There are several diagnoses to consider in patients who have refractory GERD and esophagitis (Figure 1). Pills can be a complicating factor in young or elderly patients. 7,8 In young patients ...

A balanced diet containing nonacidic fruits, vegetables, lean protein sources, and probiotic-rich foods may help relieve heartburn symptoms and benefit overall health and well-being. Some foods ...

Chicken, peas and mashed potato might seem like a fairly ordinary meal to most people, but, for Bradley Phelps, that was the first normal meal he'd been able to eat in five years.