Not for most people, no.

GERD (gastro esophageal reflux disease), stomach contents passing into the esophagus, is usually not cured with medications. The factors that contribute to GERD are the lower esophageal sphincter tone, hiatal hernias, esophageal contractions, and emptying of the stomach. To cure it you'd have to have surgery to reinforce the lower esophageal shpincter.

Most people find that the symptoms of chest pain, heartburn, throat discomfort/ hoarseness and swallowing problems can be treated by decreasing the acidityof the stomach contents with medications such as Zantac (ranitidine) and Prilosec (omeprazole). Usually after a short course the symptoms resolve and the medication can be stopped. Most people find that acidic foods such as tomato sauce, citrus and carbonated beverages make it worse. In additions large meals, fatty meals and lying down with food in the stomach increase the reflux and so make it worse. Acidic foods, alcohol and NSAIDs (Aspirin, ibuprofen, Aleve, naproxen) injure the stomach lining and so make symptoms worse. Caffiene (as is found in Coke) relaxes the lower esophgeal sphincter and so increases the amount refluxed.

There is a theory, held by a small number of people and virtually no well respected experts, that the symptoms are from insufficient stomach acid and so taking acids in the form of apple cider vinegar (and I guess Coke according to the questioner) will help. If this was the case then one would expect the medications like Tums and Zantac to make thing sworse, not better.

While it is possible that there is a small group of people who have the opposite from the more common problem, for the vast majority of peope with stomach problems vinegar and soda should be avoided.

Soda is very acidic and would probably be a poor choice for someone with acid reflux. You'd be much better off with water so you don't get all of that acid, sugar, and empty calories anyway.

Several ways to reduce acid reflux is to make lifestyle changes. Some changes that could be made are reducing stress, exercising, weight loss, and changing what foods you eat.

a loose 'lower esophageal sphincter' (LES)

LES is the closure between your stomach and your esophagus. It could be due to a bunch of random reasons like a hernia, a loose diaphragm, or other. If u have gerd, go get it checked out. a third of patients can feel the acid burning their throat and the damage is worse than it feels. They might put u on a proton pump inhibitor like omeprazole (or something else that ends in "eprazole")

To prevent acid reflux, you need to stop eating foods that produce acid. For example, citrus, coffee, and spicy foods all contribute to acid reflux. You should cut out or minimize these in your diet.

Acid reflux disease is a medical condition that causes chronic heartburn and regurgitation. It can be treated with dietary changes such as eating smaller meals and meals with low fat and high protein content. The benefit of treating the condition with a diet change are that it removes the need for long term medication.

Absolutely -- a dog certainly can get acid reflux. Mine has had it for years as a result of some chronic g/i issues. Talk to you vet about some of the human over-the-counter reflux medicines that are safe for dogs to take such as Pepcid, Prilosec as well as a few others. Your vet will recommend the correct dosage for your dog based on weight. You also need to describe the symptoms to your vet to help determine what the underlying cause of the reflux is since reflux may (or may not) be symptomatic of a deeper issue.

Acid reflux can be triggered by various foods, most notably those that are spicy. In addition, acidic foods, such as tomatoes and oranges, or high-fat foods, such as poutine, can triffer acid reflux.

No, it cannot. It will end up in your mouth.

The burning sensation is that the acid attacks the nerve endings near the skin.

An acid can do harm in many ways with you skin. It can dehydrate organic compounds and change them into carbon. An acid can react with the water in your skin to generate heat to kill cells.

Hydrofluoric acid does even more -- it penetrates tissue until it reaches the bones; HF reacts with the calcium in the blood and the bone to cause more damage; worse that one does not feel the pain initially to react quickly.

It is usually not too high of acidity that causes acid reflux. Acid reflux is a product of a faulty cardiac sphincter, which allows the highly acidic chyme to flow back into the esophagus. Your esophagus is not protected from the acid like your stomach is with the stomach lining of mucus. The pH range of stomach acid is about 1.5-2, which is strong enough to dissolve iron nails.

typically, it means your cold is almost over. See your health care provider for advice specific to your situation.

The best natural treatments for acid reflux are lifestyle modifications. Eating smaller, more frequent meals instead of a few large meals, sitting up for at least an hour after each meal (instead of immediately lying down in bed), and avoiding certain foods that can potentially aggravate acid reflux such as mint, spicy foods, alcohol, and stopping smoking are natural ways to improve acid reflux symptoms and should be tried before starting medications.

it is better if you take natural remedies such as an apple a day. i have had the same problem for over 3 years, the doctors always give me different medication but it doesn't help for long. I have started eating an apple a day for like 2 weeks now, i have noticed that my stomach has gone better, i can digest food properly and eat everything

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http://heartburn.about.com/od/heartburnfreerecipes/HeartburnFree_Recipes_For_the_Acid_Reflux_Diet.htm talks about recipes that can be made for htose with acid reflux. http://www.drgourmet.com/gerd/gerdrecipes.shtml lists some breakfast, soups, lunch menus, and main course recipes you can make for those with acid reflux.

Acid rain is very harmful for wildlife and plants as it contains nitric and sulphuric acids. It affects the growth of plants and roots are damaged therefore deforestation of plants takes place which causing a loss of habitat for many forests and animals will not able to eat fresh grass.

Yes, it can increase the acidity within the stomach triggering symptoms of reflux.

An ammonia solution is alkaline.

Yes, the phlegm is the body's response to counter-attack the acid which is hurting the chest and throat.

100% of the time you do it orally :) that is take the stamp/candy/sugarcube/powder/liquid just put it on your tongue. Suck on it like then after 1-2min swallow it :)

I would avoid eating foods that have a lot of acid in them such as sodas, foods that have tomatoes in them, as well as some acidic fruits. Also if you eat something that triggers your acid reflux I would suggest drinking a little bit of milk. This helps me when I eat something with a lot of acid in it.

No.