Surgery For Acid Reflux

For most patients who suffer from acid reflux, the most common surgical operation to resolve the problem is fundoplication. This procedure accomplishes two things:
To prevent acid reflux by increasing LES pressure.
To fix any current presence of hiatal hernia.
There are two basic appraoaches to this operation:
Open Nissen fundoplication
Laparoscopic fundoplication
Overall, both operations result in the same thing [...]

GERD Medications

The purpose of antacids is to neutralize the acid used in digestion. The main drug for milder episodes, they work to relieve occasional and unexpected heartburn cases by neutralizing stomach acids. Antacids are also effective for building up the stomach’s defenses, by causing increased bicarbonate and mucus production.
All kinds of antacids can be obtained over [...]