GERD Management: Symptoms, Side Effects & Trigger Foods

GERD symptoms like a tight throat and stomach burn are often managed with PPIs, though side effects from medications like Prilosec must be considered. Tailoring a diet for Barrett's esophagus can prevent long-term intestinal damage.

Running & Acid Reflux Disease

Published Aug,14 2017 | By L. T. Davidson

Acid reflux disease--often called gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD--is a condition in which stomach acids move in a retrograde direction, rising above the level of the junction of the esophagus and stomach and sometimes into the mouth.