Reflux

Reflux: Introduction

Reflux refers to the stomach acid rising up the "wrong way" back up the esophagus and sometimes into the mouth. Pain from reflux is called heartburn. Chronic reflux that reoccurs or persists may be caused by GERD. See also heartburn and indigestion for similar complaints.

Reflux can lead to various complaints itself, such as metallic taste or acidic taste in the mouth, and actual damage to the esophagus (see esophagitis, reflux esophagisit, Barrett's esophagitis and other esophagus diseases).

Symptoms of Reflux

• Heartburn - see symptoms of heartburn
• Chest pain
• Acid regurgitation
• Reflux
• Symptoms of reflux in infants:
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 10 symptoms of Reflux

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Reflux:

• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Stomach Ulcer Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more tests...»

Reflux: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Reflux:

• Esophagitis
• Reflux esophagitis
• Heartburn
• Esophagus narrowing
• Esophagus ulcer
• Failure to thrive
• Barrett's esophagitis
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Reflux

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Diagnostic Tests for Reflux

• Barium swallow x-rays
• Endoscopy
• See also tests for GERD
• See also tests for heartburn
• more tests...»

Read more about tests for Reflux

Wrongly Diagnosed with Reflux?

• Misdiagnosis of Reflux
• Failure to diagnose Reflux
• Hidden causes of Reflux (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Reflux

Reflux: Medical Mistakes

• GERD -- Health Mistakes
• Heartburn -- Health Mistakes
• Acid Reflux -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Reflux: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Reflux:

• Digestive Health
• more product offers...»

Reflux: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Reflux

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed heart attack, or from delaying too...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder. Some of the...read more »

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, ...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system contains a...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad"...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack, whereas there are various less...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning)...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, ...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Reflux

Reflux: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
  • Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Reflux

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Reflux:

• Digestive Health (Gastroenterology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Reflux, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Reflux: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Rare Types
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Rare Types
  • Celiac Disease -- Rare Types
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Rare Types
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Pancreatitis -- Rare Types
  • Gallstones -- Rare Types
  • Lactose Intolerance -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Reflux

• GERD
• Peptic ulcer disease
• See other causes of heartburn
• Coffee
• Asthma
• more causes...»

See full list of 26 causes of Reflux

More information about causes of Reflux:

• Underlying causes of Reflux
• Reflux as a complication caused by other conditions
• Reflux as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Reflux

Treatments for Reflux

• Avoiding certain foods
• Avoiding certain drinks
• Avoid caffeine
• Raising the head of the bed
• Antacids
• more treatments...»

See full list of 7 treatments for Reflux

News Archives for Reflux

Medical news articles related to Reflux include:

• Gastric Band Weight-Loss Surgery Can Boost Reflux
• Reflux Problems Not Limited to Adults
• Anti-Reflux Drugs May Be Overprescribed in Infants
• Reflux Can Precipitate Chest Pain, Cough
• Kapidex Approved for Acid Reflux
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Reflux

Patient Surveys for Reflux

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Reflux
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Reseach about Reflux

Visit our research pages for current research about Reflux treatments.

Reflux: Broader Related Topics

• Esophagus diseases
• more types...»

Types of Reflux

Curable Types of Reflux

Possibly curable types of Reflux include:

• Pregnancy associated
• Acid reflux associated with obesity
• Medication ( nitrates, beta blockers) associated acid reflux
• Cholelithiasis associated
• Irritable bowel syndrome associated
• more types...»

Rare Types of Reflux:

Rare types of Reflux include:

• Pregnancy associated
• Acid reflux associated with obesity
• Medication ( nitrates, beta blockers) associated heartburn
• Cholelithiasis
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• more types...»

Stories from Users Related to Reflux

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Definitions of Reflux:

An abnormal backward flow of body fluids - (Source - WordNet 2.1)