subject: Bad Posture and Heartburn [print this page] Which Acid Reflux Treatment is Best For You?
The way you treat your acid reflux disorder will depend on your own specific condition. It will depend on your particular body chemistry, if you are suffering from any other medical problems as well as your diet and other lifestyle choices. Finding the best treatment for your condition may take a little while. You will need to discuss the options with your doctor and possibly try several things before finding the best treatment for you. Fortunately, this is a condition that can usually be treated fairly easily and inexpensively. There are a variety of acid reflux treatments that doctors frequently recommend, and the ones that follow are among the most common.
Usually, simple lifestyle changes just need to be made. In the end these changes will be the least invasive and the easiest to apply to your life. Sometimes, all you need are a few diet changes and some basic exercises, to get back to a normal life. Reducing stress, sleeping more, daily exercise and a diet that your doctor helps you to develop can all help. If these changes work for you, you may not even need medication. Quit smoking. If you don't smoke, that's one less thing to worry about. If you do smoke, though, quitting is one of the most important ways you can help your acid reflux. Smoking has a terrible effect on the rest of your body. Aside from other health problems, smoking can actually hide some signs of acid reflux (for example, the smoke masks the bad taste in your mouth), so you end up not seeking help for it right away. Doctors, of course, will tell anyone to quit smoking, but this is doubly true if you are an acid reflux sufferer. So, stop smoking!
If your posture isn't very good, work on it. Are you thinking that this is irrelevant to treating acid reflux? However, if you have poor posture, your stomach and surrounding muscles are receiving extra pressure. This, in turn, can cause your stomach acid to shift around to places where it doesn't belong. An even more serious consequence would be that your stomach shifts out of alignment with your other organs, and this can result in a more serious type of acid reflux condition, one that you can only treat with surgery.
Don't let your acid reflux become debilitating. This is a pretty easy condition to manage as far as chronic conditions go. Simple lifestyle and diet changes are all it usually takes to treat acid reflux. For some it is simply reducing stress and alcohol consumption, coupled with quitting smoking. For a few their doctor will need to prescribe medication. Your doctors recommendation should be followed when treating your acid reflux. As your work with your doctor you will be able to determine the least invasive treatment for your disorder!
