Rondo's case Acid refluxNew cases, 15 min read
Sleeping late brings stomach pain at night
Rondo, 41, eats at 9 p.m., sleeps at 12:30 a.m. and wakes with epigastric pain, although his latest endoscopy is normal. His case explains how meal…
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Acid reflux
Heartburn and regurgitation come from stomach contents moving upward. These pages cover the biochemistry of stomach acid, the effects of acid-suppressing medicines, and what they change further down the gut.
3 articles, 4 case studies
Maya's case Acid refluxNew cases, 11 min read
Antibiotics for recurrent UTIs left the stomach in pain
Maya, 41, took repeated antibiotics and then preventive nitrofurantoin for recurrent UTIs, and pain high in her stomach followed. Her case maps the medicine, the meal…
Antigone's case Acid refluxNew cases, 15 min read
An anticholinergic drug made acid reflux severe
Antigone, 70, developed severe reflux soon after starting an anticholinergic drug for incontinence, and the next medicine added new symptoms. Her case looks at the drugs,…
Acid reflux15 min read
How long-term PPI use can lead to vitamin B12 deficiency
PPIs and vitamin B12 deficiency: how acid suppression blocks B12 release from food, the Kaiser Permanente numbers, PPI potency, duration, SIBO, MTHFR, other nutrients at risk…
Acid reflux13 min read
Why acid reflux without heartburn affects the throat
Acid reflux without heartburn explained: what silent reflux (LPR) is, why pepsin irritates the throat, the throat and voice symptoms, how it is diagnosed, why PPIs…
Acid reflux14 min read
Why stomach acid matters more than an alkaline diet
Why stomach acid matters more than an alkaline diet: what pH means, why food cannot change blood pH, how acid digests protein and frees vitamin B12,…
George's case Acid refluxBook cases, 10 min read
Two days of reflux led to six years on omeprazole
George took omeprazole for six years after a two-day bout of reflux. This book case follows his bloating, diarrhea and fatigue through the eight stops of…