| Do you remember what it felt like to be rushed | | | | specialize in digestive disorders), acid reflux occurs |
| into that part of the hospital, believing you had a | | | | when stomach acid backs up into the lower |
| heart attack, having trouble breathing, and having | | | | esophagus up to your throat and causes irritation. |
| no idea what is going to happen next? | | | | The levels of reflux vary as it can simply be an |
| If you are like me, I'm sure you can recall the | | | | occasional nuisance but if not taken cared of, can |
| emotions in that particular event (especially the | | | | turn into a life-threatening disorder. |
| first time it happened). After calming you down | | | | But why doesn't the prescribed medicine eliminate |
| with powerful sedatives and a series of tests, the | | | | the problem? What's wrong with taking these |
| truth was revealed. You don't have a heart | | | | drugs? |
| problem. You have what is known as Gastro | | | | 1. Liquid or regular antacids (e.g. Maalox, Tums, |
| Esophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD) or simply Acid | | | | Kremil) |
| Reflux. And for awhile you experienced what is | | | | 2. Medicine to reduce acid secretion (e.g. Nexium, |
| known as Heartburn. | | | | Prevacid, Losec, Zantac) |
| Nothing serious, claims the doctor and her nurses | | | | 3. Medicine to improve stomach muscle action (e.g. |
| (or so they say). | | | | Motilium, Plasil) |
| You take a minute or so to thank God that it | | | | Almost everyone who has GERD, knows that |
| wasn't something worse, and the resident doctor | | | | they are only prescribed these types of |
| assures that you're not alone as that other guy in | | | | medication for 1-2 weeks. After that, they are |
| the ICU was just diagnosed with GERD and gives | | | | supposed to stop and the medicine supposedly |
| you a short talk about stress and diet and how it | | | | should do its job. More often than not however, |
| creates and aggravates one's reflux. She gives | | | | this is not the case. |
| your needed emergency medicine, a medical | | | | But when you are rushed to the E.R. again, you |
| prescription, along with an advice to get a follow | | | | are still given the exact same thing (or in larger |
| up check-up from a specialist. | | | | dosages this time). In a worse scenario, you're |
| Obviously, you follow doctor's orders, take all the | | | | given additional medication. |
| recommended treatment and get back to a | | | | Have you ever asked yourself why conventional |
| normal lifestyle. Which lasts for 2 weeks tops. | | | | medicine focuses more on acid reflux symptoms |
| Then it happens. | | | | instead of the root cause of the problem? Why |
| Again. | | | | they insist on using the "band-aid" approach of |
| You're rushed back to the emergency room. For | | | | treatment when there are natural and safer ways |
| the same thing. | | | | to get rid of your condition... for good? |
| Why? | | | | It's a good thing someone told me about them |
| According to gastro-enterologists (people who | | | | before it was too late. |