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Natural Remedies for Acid Reflux

May 12th, 2008

Acid reflux is an inflammation of the esophagus that is caused by the regurgitation of the stomach contents. Another name for it is reflux esophagitis or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The main symptom of acid reflux is heartburn, which affects one of every ten adults in the United States each day. Many sufferers hope for natural remedies for acid reflux
. The treatment of acid reflux is normally based on the suppression of acid in the stomach. This is what most prescription drugs will do for a person’s symptom.

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