Acid Reflux: Different Pain, Same Solution?

Acid Reflux: Different Pain, Same Solution?

The pain may be different, and the process might take a different road, but men and woman with acid reflux both have at least one thing in common: reflux sucks.

According to a new Australian study, gastroesophageal reflux, also known as acid reflux, may affect men and women with different symptoms and severity. Women are more likely to seek help for heart burn than men. Yet of the patients who seek treatment for acid reflux, men tend to have more physical symptoms of this troublesome condition.

On a related note, Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System is a three-step natural therapy to reduce acid reflux and the effects it has on both men and women. And it's formulated specifically to address a common cause of acid reflux. The cause is lack of digestive enzymes. And the pain can be severe.

About Acid Reflux

To clarify, acid reflux is a chronic condition in which stomach acid escapes through the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) that separates the stomach from the esophagus. Symptoms include heartburn, chronic sore throat, abdominal pain and ongoing hiccups.

While it's common to experience these symptoms occasionally, if they occur more than twice a week, you have acid reflux disease. Risk factors include:

obesityeating large mealslying down after a mealsmokingacidic foodsexcessive alcohol consumption

As researchers in the Australian study discovered, men and women may be more vulnerable to specific symptoms. And the consequences of acid reflux can be severe.

About the Study

The study consisted of nearly 3,000 adults living in the community and over 2,000 men and women who were having reflux surgery. The study was recently published in Archives of Surgery.

Both sets of women, in the community and the patients, reported heartburn more than men, with symptoms being more frequent and severe. The women were also more likely to complain of trouble swallowing solid food.

Yet, of the patients who went for reflux surgery, the men tended to have more advanced stages of reflux disease. The researchers noted the male patients were generally seven years younger than the women who went for surgery. And the men tended to have greater problems with the LES and related valves that separate the stomach and esophagus.

While it's possible that the men were born with weak valves, it's just as likely, according to the researchers, that the condition occurred over time, with chronic acid exposure - a problem compounded by the fact that men were less likely to seek medical help for their reflux.

What's particularly troublesome is that, left untreated, chronic acid exposure can lead to esophagitis, which changes the tube that connects the throat to the stomach. Continue down that road and you're at risk of esophageal cancer, which, the researchers point out, men are four time more likely to develop than women.

And All This Means...?

Men and women both suffer from acid reflux. Women are more likely to report heart burn and seek help for reflux. And when they do seek help, men are more likely to have advanced symptoms of acid reflux, and considerably more likely to let reflux take a bite out of their health and well-being.

Yet, while the study documents the patterns of acid reflux and when and how people seek treatment, it does not address the causes of reflux. And among those causes, lack of digestive enzymes, which can increase production of stomach acid to the point that reflux occurs, the symptoms arise, and you're in a world of grief.

What's This About Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System?

Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System is a natural therapy, of acid control, enzyme renewal and digestion support. Unlike antacids, which aren't safe for long-term use and can make symptoms worse, Reflux Elimination System is designed for ongoing digestive health and function. Without drugs. No prescription required.

Many reflux treatments just offer temporary relief from the pain of reflux and don't address the causes of this debilitating condition. With its strategic emphasis on natural therapy for your digestive system, for relief from excess stomach acid and enzyme renewal, Reflux Elimination System finds an optimum balance for a healthy gastrointestinal system, without reflux and the pain that it causes.

Take your health seriously. If it hurts, make note of it. If it persists, don't wait to see your doctor.

And if acid reflux has an impact on your life and well-being, consider Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System, for comfort and a better way to go through your day.
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The Truth About Acid Reflux Drugs

The Truth About Acid Reflux Drugs

What do proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System have in common? Well, they're both designed to reduce the pain of acid reflux. But the former is a prescription and over-the-counter drug to reduce the discomfort of reflux. The latter is a natural solution to treat the cause of this common problem.

Building on that, PPIs are linked to a concerning list of side effects and are not safe for long-term use. Reflux Elimination System, being natural, employs gentle, soothing ingredients that are clinically proven to treat the real reason you're having the heartburn, the regurgitation, the sore throat and nausea.

The reason is lack of digestive enzymes - a common, yet over-looked cause of acid reflux.

-What is Acid Reflux?

Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or acid reflux, is a condition in which hydrochloric (stomach) acid escapes through the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) that separates the stomach from the esophagus. Symptoms include:

heartburn

ongoing hiccups

regurgitation

chronic sore throat

nausea

abdominal pain

While most people experience these symptoms sporadically, if they occur more than twice a week you have acid reflux disease. Risk factors include pregnancy, being overweight, smoking, eating large meals or lying down after a meal.

Notably, these factors can influence the gastrointestinal system and upset the balance of stomach acid and enzymes required for the ongoing health of your digestive system. And with that comes the pain and discomfort of acid reflux.

To treat this problem, many Americans reach for acid reflux medicines, particularly proton pump inhibitors. But if new studies bear weight, that may not be healthy.

About Proton Pump Inhibitors

PPIs are reflux treatments that inhibit production of stomach acid. Common examples are Aciphex and Nexium, Prilisec and Protonix.

PPIs are a fast, albeit temporary relief from reflux symptoms, especially heartburn.

But a recent Japanese study suggests that PPIs increase risk of diarrhea caused by the bug Clostridium difficile, or C. Diff. The reason being that PPIs reduce the stomach acid that would otherwise kill the bug, which then travels down through the GI tract and releases toxins that cause diarrhea.

The researchers based these findings on a 2011 study, of approximately 500 hospitalized patients, of whom more than half had taken PPIs. Their finding? The patients that took PPIs were three times as likely to experience diarrhea.

And if you use PPIs on a regular basis, there's worse news than simply being hunched over a toilet. Evidence suggests that long-term use of PPIs may increase risk of bone fractures by 30%. This, upon studies conducted by researchers in South Korea, who found that prolonged use of PPIs may reduce the body's ability to absorb calcium.

Combine these findings with the function of PPIs, being to inhibit production of stomach acid, which can alter the constitution of the GI tract if used indefinitely, and America's $13.6 billion annual habit of proton pump inhibitors may not be a healthy way to treat acid reflux.

Especially when there's a natural, effective, and frankly, healthier way to treat the real reason you may be bothered by acid reflux.

Why Reflux Elimination System May Be Safer

Digestive Science Reflux Elimination System is a comprehensive, three-part natural therapy to reduce the pain of acid reflux and jump-start the enzyme renewal process. As well, it's formulated with a supplement with the super-food chia, for ongoing health and comfort, to keep reflux far, far away.

Of course, if you suffer from acid reflux, you know it hurts and you're looking for pain relief. There's plenty of that, with the Acid Control Formula - a dual action formulation that coats and protects the esophagus from the pain of excess acid where it shouldn't be and a system of gentle acid control. No drugs involved. Instead, licorice root, slippery elm and aloe vera.

Reflux Elimination System does not alter the constitution of your GI tract with suppression of stomach acid. Rather, it stimulates the body to produce digestive enzymes, and in the process, creates a healthy balance of acid and enzymes in the stomach, for less reflux and more comfort.

Unlike PPIs, Reflux Elimination System comes with no reported side effects. Diarrhea? That's why we've got fiber. Bone fractures? Doubtful. Reflux Elimination System is a natural therapy, for your body and tummy.

Drugs or natural. A temporary fix or lasting relief. PPIs or Reflux Elimination System. Your call.
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