You shouldn't get to caught up in the words but rather find the CAUSE of the problem. As stated by alison, heartburn and relux are symtoms of GERD. BUT I thought it might help to mention that people have suffered from reflux for hundreds of years and the term GERD is fairly new in the past few years. WHY? Because there has to be a DIAGNOSIS TERM with a code attached so that a pharmaceutical company could produce a medicine that would be paid for by insurance. (They have also done the same thing with the newer terms IBS-Irritable Bowel Symdrome AND Chronic Dry Eye)
So anyway, taking antacids or prescription medications does not solve the problem but rather changes your stomach acidity to cover the symptoms. Unfortunately if you do this long enough, your digestive ability decreases which in turn makes it harder for the intestines to absorb nutrients.
The better solutions are finding the cause:
-changing diet from acidic and spicy foods
-not bending at the waist but rather the knees
-some say putting the head-end of bed on blocks so acid will flow south
-checking for hiatal hernias
Now if you make lifestyle changes and still have issues then maybe it is a problem with the FUNCTION of the body. Ways to improve function might be chiropractic, acupuncture, physical therapy, etc.
The only way the stomach knows how much acid to produce or how to keep the valve closed is by the brain telling it to do so.
So a spine issue can distort the message from the brain and cause dysfucntion of the organ. I would suggest a chiropractic check-up (and you don't necessarily have back pain with spine problems). good luck
p.s. chiropractic works well with infant too (since diets not much of a factor)
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You shouldn't get to caught up in the words but rather find the CAUSE of the problem. As stated by alison, heartburn and relux are symtoms of GERD. BUT I thought it might help to mention that people have suffered from reflux for hundreds of years and the term GERD is fairly new in the past few years. WHY? Because there has to be a DIAGNOSIS TERM with a code attached so that a pharmaceutical company could produce a medicine that would be paid for by insurance. (They have also done the same thing with the newer terms IBS-Irritable Bowel Symdrome AND Chronic Dry Eye)
November 19, 2008 - 8:07pmSo anyway, taking antacids or prescription medications does not solve the problem but rather changes your stomach acidity to cover the symptoms. Unfortunately if you do this long enough, your digestive ability decreases which in turn makes it harder for the intestines to absorb nutrients.
The better solutions are finding the cause:
-changing diet from acidic and spicy foods
-not bending at the waist but rather the knees
-some say putting the head-end of bed on blocks so acid will flow south
-checking for hiatal hernias
Now if you make lifestyle changes and still have issues then maybe it is a problem with the FUNCTION of the body. Ways to improve function might be chiropractic, acupuncture, physical therapy, etc.
The only way the stomach knows how much acid to produce or how to keep the valve closed is by the brain telling it to do so.
So a spine issue can distort the message from the brain and cause dysfucntion of the organ. I would suggest a chiropractic check-up (and you don't necessarily have back pain with spine problems). good luck
p.s. chiropractic works well with infant too (since diets not much of a factor)
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