November is a month known for the pleasure of eating and is the ideal month to raise awareness about stomach cancer or gastric cancer. One is often faced with "Am I experiencing acid reflux or is it something more serious, like stomach cancer?” Understanding Difference between GERD & Stomach Cancer or Gastric Cancer. What is GERD? After a meal, the muscle … [Read more...]
Losing Excess Body Weight can improve Symptoms of GERD.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) accounts for at least 9 million office visits to physicians with Chronic heartburn as the most common symptom. There are innumerable causes for complaint of GERD symptoms one of them being an individual’s body weight. It seems obvious that extra weight puts pressure on the abdomen. This increases the risk that the lower esophageal … [Read more...]