You may have known that acid reflux is not as common as the common cold, but to those who are suffering from this, this disorder can be far more problematic. Most commonly, people with this disorder, suffer from recurring chest pains, heart burns and even nausea. In severe cases, this medical disorder may lead to laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (that is ...

Gastresophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a syndrome due to structural or functional incompetence of the lower esophageal sphincter, which permits retrograde flow of acidic gastric juice into the esophagus. The underlying abnormality in GERD is apparently inborn and irreversible and the incidence increases with age. In addition to reflux, most cases involve disordered gastric motility and prolonged gastric emptying time ...

Personally, I have always been an advocate of whole wheat, but I have been seeing a lot of Gluten-Free-Diet ads and labels about lately. At the grocery store, on the internet, in restaurant menus and even at the Bakery with BIG exclamation points at the end (!!!) the signs are all around me. I've even seen gluten free pet foods ...