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Empowering Pharmacists in Heartburn Management: Practical Insights for OTC Treatment and Self-Care [PDF]

Pharmacy
Heartburn is a prevalent and frequently self-managed condition, with a myriad of over-the-counter (OTC) treatment options available for self-care. The potential for misinterpretation of drug labels and improper OTC medication selection may result in ...
Mary Barna Bridgeman, Ashok Hospattankar, Kamran Siddiqui, Nardine Nakhla   +3 more
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Health-related quality of life improves with treatment-related GERD symptom resolution after adjusting for baseline severity [PDF]

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2003
Severity and frequency of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) related symptoms are associated with impaired health-related quality of life (HRQL). This study evaluated the association between baseline heartburn severity and endpoint HRQL of patients ...
Joshua-Gotlib Sandra, Zodet Marc W, Revicki Dennis A, Levine Douglas, Crawley Joseph A   +4 more
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Radiofrequency ablation reduces esophageal hypersensitivity in refractory non-erosive reflux disease [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
Refractory non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease (rNERD) involves complex interactions between esophageal sensitivity receptors (PAR2/TRPV1) and persistent proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-refractory symptoms.
Yan Chen, Yan Chen, Xin Lu, Xin Lu, Ming Cheng, Ming Cheng, Mingrui Cui, Mingrui Cui, Xuejun Wen, Xuejun Wen, Kai Mu, Ping Wang, Ying-Jian Zhang, Ying-Jian Zhang   +13 more
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The prevalence and risk factors of gastroesophageal reflux disease among medical students in southwestern Saudi Arabia [PDF]

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders. Medical students experience unique dietary and lifestyle changes due to their demanding coursework and stressful examinations.
Abdullah A. Al-Shahrani, Reem T. Alalyani, Abdulaziz A. Al Hatem, Lubna M. Ladnah, Mohammed M. Alshahrani, Ibrahim Tawhari, Mohammed A. Alzahrani   +6 more
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Exploratory analyses of meal‐induced heartburn identify distinct clinical phenotypes of gastroesophageal reflux disease [PDF]

Physiological Reports
Symptoms in symptomatic GERD patients result from esophageal acid exposure and are treated with agents that inhibit gastric acid secretion. We analyzed data from a clinical trial evaluating the effect of ranitidine plus antacid on heartburn severity in ...
Jerry D. Gardner, George Triadafilopoulos   +1 more
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HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF PREGNANT WOMEN WITH HEARTBURN AND REGURGITATION

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2015
Background Heartburn and regurgitation frequently occur in the third trimester of pregnancy, but their impact on quality of life has not been thoroughly investigated.
Valesca DALL'ALBA, Sidia Maria CALLEGARI-JACQUES, Cláudio KRAHE, Juliana Paula BRUCH, Bruna Cherubini ALVES, Sérgio Gabriel Silva de BARROS   +5 more
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Inconsistency in the Diagnosis of Functional Heartburn: Usefulness of Prolonged Wireless pH Monitoring in Patients With Proton Pump Inhibitor Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease [PDF]

Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 2015
Background/Aims The diagnosis of functional heartburn is important for management, however it stands on fragile pH monitoring variables, ie, acid exposure time varies from day to day and symptoms are often few or absent.
Domingues, G, Mauro, A, Penagini, R, Sifrim, D, Sweis, R, Vales, A   +5 more
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Fermented soy supplementation improves indicators of quality of life: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial in adults experiencing heartburn

BMC Research Notes, 2020
Objective To determine if fermented soy supplementation relieves heartburn and improves gastrointestinal symptoms and quality of life, a randomized, double-blind parallel study was conducted with adults experiencing mild or moderate heartburn ...
Asmaa Fatani, Kadi Vaher, Daniela Rivero-Mendoza, Karima Alabasi, Wendy J. Dahl   +4 more
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Heartburn Center Set-Up in a Community Setting: Engineering and Execution

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Background: Optimal management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) requires a concerted team of physicians rather than an individual approach. While an integrated approach to GERD has previously been proposed, the practical execution of such a ...
Atul Maini, John Sun, Borys Buniak, Stacey Jantsch, Rachel Czajak, Tara Frey, B. Siva Kumar, Amarpreet Chawla   +7 more
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Heartburn and effective herbal remedies: A systematic review study in Iranian ethnobotanical documents [PDF]

Journal of HerbMed Pharmacology, 2021
Every year, millions of people worldwide get sick with gastrointestinal diseases such as heartburn. Certain herbs contribute to the alleviation of heartburn, nausea, and improvement of digestion.
Gholam Basati, Pardis Ghanadi, Pegah Shakib, Majid Hamidi, Peyman Amanolahi Baharvand   +4 more
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