{"id":1922671,"date":"2023-05-02T09:13:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T13:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-essential-guide-to-acid-reflux-and-gerd-symptoms-causes-treatments-and-natural-remedies\/"},"modified":"2023-05-02T09:16:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T13:16:55","slug":"the-essential-guide-to-acid-reflux-and-gerd-symptoms-causes-treatments-and-natural-remedies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-essential-guide-to-acid-reflux-and-gerd-symptoms-causes-treatments-and-natural-remedies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Essential Guide to Acid Reflux and GERD: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, and Natural Remedies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-essential-guide-to-acid-reflux-and-gerd-symptoms-causes-treatments-and-natural-remedies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1922671&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Understanding GERD: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments<\/h2>\n<h3>What is GERD?<\/h3>\n<p>Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-essential-guide-to-acid-reflux-and-gerd-symptoms-causes-treatments-and-natural-remedies\/\" title=\"The Essential Guide to Acid Reflux and GERD: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, and Natural Remedies\">stomach acid flows back<\/a> into the esophagus, causing irritation to its lining. While occasional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hell-be-back-white-house-says-joe-biden-will-bid-for-2024-reelection\/\" title=\"He'll Be Back: White House Says Joe Biden Will Bid for 2024 Reelection\">acid reflux<\/a> or heartburn is common, GERD occurs when acid reflux happens frequently and repeatedly, leading to damage to the esophagus. According to the National Institute of Health, 20 percent of Americans suffer from GERD.<\/p>\n<h3>GERD Symptoms<\/h3>\n<p>Symptoms of GERD include difficulty swallowing, burning sensation in the chest, chest pain when lying horizontally, burning sensation in the throat, bad taste in the back of the throat, and reflux that occurs at night and wakes you.<\/p>\n<h3>GERD Causes<\/h3>\n<p>GERD is caused by the failure of the sphincter muscle connecting the esophagus to the stomach to properly close after opening to admit food and drink. Certain physical factors may cause GERD, including weak or injured LES, abdominal distention, delayed emptying of stomach content, and presence of the bacteria Helicobacter pylori.<\/p>\n<h3>GERD Treatments<\/h3>\n<p>GERD is treated with diet and lifestyle adjustments, medication, and, in rare instances, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arkansas-passes-save-adolescents-from-experimentation-act-to-ban-trans-surgery-puberty-blockers-for-minors\/\" title=\"Arkansas Passes \u2018Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act\u2019 To Ban Trans Surgery, Puberty Blockers For Minors\">surgical intervention<\/a>. Diet and lifestyle are crucial first steps in treating GERD, including achieving and maintaining a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-now-accusing-prison-guard-of-abuse\/\" title=\"Ghislaine Maxwell Now Accusing Prison Guard Of Abuse\">healthy weight<\/a>, stopping smoking, eating frequent, smaller meals, decreasing the amount of fat in your diet, and avoiding trigger foods. Medications include antacids, histamine blockers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-possible-medication-swaps-to-talk-to-your-doctor-about\/\" title=\"Four Possible Medication Swaps to Talk to Your Doctor About\">proton pump inhibitors<\/a>, and prokinetic agents. Surgical interventions include Nissen fundoplication, transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF), and LINX device.<\/p>\n<h3>Preventing GERD<\/h3>\n<p>Losing weight if you are overweight and stopping smoking if you smoke are two lifestyle choices that can make a big difference in preventing GERD. Reducing or stopping the usage of certain medications that can aggravate acid reflux\/GERD may also be effective. Eating and sleeping well in addition to lifestyle choices to manage stress and anxiety can also help control acid reflux\/GERD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you tired of feeling the burn of acid reflux? Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the culprit behind that uncomfortable sensation. It happens when stomach acid flows back into the esophagus, the tube that connects your mouth to your stomach, because of a faulty lower esophageal sphincter (LES). This can cause irritation to the esophagus lining. Don&#8217;t worry, you&#8217;re not alone &#8211; many people experience occasional GER, also known as acid reflux.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1922672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[19129,5871,13221,25584,6519,7063,19128,12985,8843,8025],"class_list":["post-1922671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-acid","tag-causes","tag-essential","tag-gerd","tag-guide","tag-natural","tag-reflux","tag-remedies","tag-symptoms","tag-treatments"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1922671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1922672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1922671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1922671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1922671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}