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Health Risks To Infants Outweigh Convenience Of Elective Deliveries
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American College Of Nurse-Midwives Responds To ACOG's 2010 VBAC Recommendations
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Heartburn During Pregnancy - When The Going Gets Tough
By Charles Johnson

Heartburn during pregnancy is a very common pregnancy problem. However, most women only suffer from heartburn on and off, during pregnancy. For some, it becomes more frequent; and rather difficult to handle. The most common cause that results in heartburn is that the baby is growing and so it puts extra pressure on the stomach. However, heartburn is not something that cannot be prevented. The following steps may help in it.

Prevention Of Heart Burn

You should remember the following:

*Intake of food should be done in small portions, rather than indulging in large meals.

*Alcohol and drinks containing caffeine, such as coffee, tea, and cola should be avoided.

*One should not lie down immediately after a meal.

*While sleeping, the bed should be in a tilted position, with the head raised high.

*Simple antacids like magnesium trisilicate can be taken, as they are not considered harmful.
Primarily, it has to be realized that heartburn during pregnancy cannot be avoided. Most women face it. However, what can be done is reduce the suffering through some simple measures.

What Is Heartburn And Why Does It Get Aggravated?

Let us now understand what exactly heartburn is and why does it get aggravated during pregnancy? When the acid from the stomach's digestive juices splashes up into the esophagus (gullet), it results in a burning sensation felt behind the breastbone - this in a layman's language is what is called as heartburn.

Greatly Increased Risk Of Reflux Disease Of Esophagus In Extremely Obese Children
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A large US study found that compared to normal weight children, obese children have a higher risk of developing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a condition where stomach fluid flows up into the food pipe or esophagus, damaging the lining and possibly also raising the incidence of inflammation, asthma and coughs...
Origin Of Acid Reflux Disease Revealed By Molecular Imaging
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Axanum And Expanded Nexium Indication Rejected By FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA has denied approval of AstraZeneca's Axanum (aspirin plus esomeprazole magnesium) and an expanded indication for AstraZeneca's Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium). AstraZeneca received a CRL (Complete Response Letter) for the new drug application for Axanum tablets, as well as a CRL for the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Nexium...
FDA: Possible Fracture Risk With High Dose, Long-term Use Of Proton Pump Inhibitors
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers and health care professionals about a possible increased risk of fractures of the hip, wrist, and spine with high doses or long-term use of a class of medications called proton pump inhibitors. The product labeling will be changed to describe this possible increased risk...
Hearburn, Acid Reflux Drugs May Raise Risk Of Bone Fracture Warns FDA
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Disagreement On Symptom-Reflux Association Analysis Parameters In Infants
Gastroesophageal reflux (GER), defined as passage of gastric contents into the esophagus is a normal process that occurs in healthy infants, children and adults. When GER causes troublesome symptoms and/or complications it is referred to as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)...
Zegerid OTC Provides Greater And Faster Acid Control Than Prevacid 24HR According To Head-To-Head Clinical Study
Merck Consumer Care has announced results of a head-to-head clinical study showing that ZEGERID OTC™ offers greater and faster acid control than Prevacid® 24HR. While acid control is an industry standard measure for acid-reducing drugs, greater and faster acid control does not imply greater and faster heartburn symptom relief...
Weight Loss And Physical Activity Improve Symptoms Of GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a debilitating problem for sufferers -- heartburn, difficulty swallowing, chest pain and acid reflux...
Mast Cell Tryptase Test May Aid In Diagnosis Of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
A pathology test may help doctors distinguish between two separate but overlapping esophageal disorders that require different courses of treatment, according to a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
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Detection Of Precancerous Condition Improved By New Form Of Endoscopic Scanning
Cancer of the lower esophagus develops almost exclusively in patients with Barrett's esophagus, an otherwise benign complication of esophageal reflux that affects approximately 3 million Americans. Although the prognosis of patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer is poor, the chances of successful treatment increase significantly if the disease is detected at an early dysplastic stage...
Torax Medical Receives CE Mark For Its LINX(R) Anti-Reflux Treatment
Torax Medical Inc., a medical device company focused on the minimally invasive treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), has received CE Mark for its LINX® Anti-Reflux treatment.. The company has started commercial launch of the LINX device at select centers in Europe...
The Overlap In Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder And Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are two very common disorders affecting the gastrointestinal tract. About 10% of the population experience daily discomfort from reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus. More than 10% of the population experience abdominal pain and disturbed bowel movement because of irritable bowel syndrome...
Nonspecific Marker Of Non-Erosive Reflux Disease
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is an important public health problem which is extremely common nowadays. Symptoms of GERD arise from the exposure of increased acid gastric contents into the lower part of the esophageal mucosa. Most patients with GERD have NERD with invisible mucosal damages under endoscopy...
Stomach-Friendly Coffee
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Stomach Wraps Effective In Short To Medium Term For Severe Acid Reflux
Stomach wrap operations may be more effective than acid suppression tablets in the treatment of severe acid reflux, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. The study shows a more pronounced improvement in symptoms shortly after surgery than with drug treatment...
Anti-Hypertensive Drugs To Enhance Esophageal Contraction
Nifedipine, a calcium-channel blocker, was shown to decrease lower esophageal sphincter pressure and increase esophageal acid exposure time, while atenolol, a b1 blocker, was shown to inhibit relaxation of the smooth muscle of the esophagus...
New Endoscopic Treatment May Spare Barrett's Esophagus Patients From Surgery
Early tumor formation in Barrett's esophagus (BE) can be effectively and safely treated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA), in combination with prior endoscopic removal of visible lesions, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute...
Shape Of Barrett's Epithelium Effects Prevalence Of Erosive Esophagitis
Barrett's epithelium is recognized as a complication of erosive esophagitis and is the pre-malignant condition for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. A research team from Yokohama City University School of Medicine hypothesized that some macroscopic features of Barrett's epithelium might be useful for identifying a subgroup with a high risk for the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma...
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Cancer of the gullet, or oesophagus, is one of the ten most common cancers in the Western world, and there have been recent alarming increases in the number of cases each year in the US and UK. There is no good treatment, and sufferers frequently face a short, painful battle which ends all too quickly in death. Many of the cancers diagnosed are in people with a long history of heartburn...
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It occurs mostly during the third trimester of pregnancy, when the baby has grown big enough to start putting pressure on the stomach.

Heartburn during pregnancy can be combated by maintaining a strict dietary regime. Foods that lead to heartburn should be avoided. This means, no fried or oily foods. High-fat food and processed food can lead to this problem. Soda and spicy food should also be avoided. A good and easy method of minimizing heartburn during pregnancy is to carry some chewing gum at all times. The gum helps in salivating, which helps to reduce the amount of the production of acid caused by heartburn.

During pregnancy, a woman's body undergoes many hormonal and physical changes - this also may result in heartburn. During pregnancy, a hormone called progesterone is produced that relaxes the muscles in the uterus. It also relaxes the muscles that control the way the food and liquid enter the stomach. With this particular muscle not functioning properly, heartburn becomes almost inevitable.

However, don't let all this information about heartburn during pregnancy scare you! There are many ways to fight heartburn. A lot of information is available on it. In addition, it is all just a click away. You could read more on pregnancy websites or visit a nearby store and pick up some pregnancy books for leisure reading. Heartburn sure has its disadvantages, but it cannot rob pregnancy of its many joys. All it requires is some care, and you can avoid it to a great extent.

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Greatly Increased Risk Of Reflux Disease Of Esophagus In Extremely Obese Children
Extremely obese children have a 40 percent higher risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and children who are moderately obese have a 30 percent higher risk of GERD compared to normal weight children, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity...
Obese Children At Higher Risk Of GERD
A large US study found that compared to normal weight children, obese children have a higher risk of developing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a condition where stomach fluid flows up into the food pipe or esophagus, damaging the lining and possibly also raising the incidence of inflammation, asthma and coughs...
Origin Of Acid Reflux Disease Revealed By Molecular Imaging
Molecular imaging has uncovered what may be to blame for acid reflux disease, a painful and potentially dangerous illness that affects a sizeable percentage of the population...
FDA Accepts New Drug Application (NDA) For Rabeprazole Sodium Extended-Release 50 Mg For Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Eisai Inc. (Headquarters: Woodcliff Lake, NJ; Chairman and CEO: Hajime Shimizu), a U.S. subsidiary of Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo; President and CEO: Haruo Naito) announced that the U.S...
Axanum And Expanded Nexium Indication Rejected By FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA has denied approval of AstraZeneca's Axanum (aspirin plus esomeprazole magnesium) and an expanded indication for AstraZeneca's Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium). AstraZeneca received a CRL (Complete Response Letter) for the new drug application for Axanum tablets, as well as a CRL for the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Nexium...
FDA: Possible Fracture Risk With High Dose, Long-term Use Of Proton Pump Inhibitors
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers and health care professionals about a possible increased risk of fractures of the hip, wrist, and spine with high doses or long-term use of a class of medications called proton pump inhibitors. The product labeling will be changed to describe this possible increased risk...
Hearburn, Acid Reflux Drugs May Raise Risk Of Bone Fracture Warns FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned that high dose, long term use of a class of drugs known as Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs), for conditions such as heartburn, acid reflux and gastric ulcers, carries an increased risk of bone fractures in the wrist, hip and spine...
Disagreement On Symptom-Reflux Association Analysis Parameters In Infants
Gastroesophageal reflux (GER), defined as passage of gastric contents into the esophagus is a normal process that occurs in healthy infants, children and adults. When GER causes troublesome symptoms and/or complications it is referred to as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)...
Zegerid OTC Provides Greater And Faster Acid Control Than Prevacid 24HR According To Head-To-Head Clinical Study
Merck Consumer Care has announced results of a head-to-head clinical study showing that ZEGERID OTC™ offers greater and faster acid control than Prevacid® 24HR. While acid control is an industry standard measure for acid-reducing drugs, greater and faster acid control does not imply greater and faster heartburn symptom relief...
Weight Loss And Physical Activity Improve Symptoms Of GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a debilitating problem for sufferers -- heartburn, difficulty swallowing, chest pain and acid reflux...
Mast Cell Tryptase Test May Aid In Diagnosis Of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
A pathology test may help doctors distinguish between two separate but overlapping esophageal disorders that require different courses of treatment, according to a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
Proton Pump Inhibitor DEXILANTTM (dexlansoprazole) Now Available In U.S. Pharmacies
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. today announced that DEXILANT™ (dexlansoprazole) delayed release capsules are now available in United States (U.S.) pharmacies. Takeda recently announced that the product trade name for dexlansoprazole in the U.S. would be changed from KAPIDEX™ to DEXILANT...
Outcomes Of Patients Dismissed From The Hospital With Noncardiac Chest Pain
The growing number of Americans with cardiovascular disease has caused a heightened sensitivity in the evaluation of chest pain...
Women And Digestion: New Survey By Enzymedica Identifies Surprising Impact On Self Image And Well-Being
Digestive disorders are epidemic in the US and millions suffer regularly. While gas and bloating is common to both sexes, it is widespread in females, particularly during menses. Hoping to take a closer look at the problem, the digestive enzyme experts at The Enzyme Research Group, (ERG) in association with Enzymedica, Inc., conducted a survey of U.S. females...
Detection Of Precancerous Condition Improved By New Form Of Endoscopic Scanning
Cancer of the lower esophagus develops almost exclusively in patients with Barrett's esophagus, an otherwise benign complication of esophageal reflux that affects approximately 3 million Americans. Although the prognosis of patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer is poor, the chances of successful treatment increase significantly if the disease is detected at an early dysplastic stage...
Torax Medical Receives CE Mark For Its LINX(R) Anti-Reflux Treatment
Torax Medical Inc., a medical device company focused on the minimally invasive treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), has received CE Mark for its LINX® Anti-Reflux treatment.. The company has started commercial launch of the LINX device at select centers in Europe...
The Overlap In Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder And Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are two very common disorders affecting the gastrointestinal tract. About 10% of the population experience daily discomfort from reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus. More than 10% of the population experience abdominal pain and disturbed bowel movement because of irritable bowel syndrome...
Nonspecific Marker Of Non-Erosive Reflux Disease
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is an important public health problem which is extremely common nowadays. Symptoms of GERD arise from the exposure of increased acid gastric contents into the lower part of the esophageal mucosa. Most patients with GERD have NERD with invisible mucosal damages under endoscopy...
Stomach-Friendly Coffee
With stomach irritation preventing almost 2 out of every 10 people from enjoying coffee, scientists reported discovery of several substances that may be among the culprits responsible for brewing up heartburn and stomach pain in every cup...
Stomach Wraps Effective In Short To Medium Term For Severe Acid Reflux
Stomach wrap operations may be more effective than acid suppression tablets in the treatment of severe acid reflux, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. The study shows a more pronounced improvement in symptoms shortly after surgery than with drug treatment...
Anti-Hypertensive Drugs To Enhance Esophageal Contraction
Nifedipine, a calcium-channel blocker, was shown to decrease lower esophageal sphincter pressure and increase esophageal acid exposure time, while atenolol, a b1 blocker, was shown to inhibit relaxation of the smooth muscle of the esophagus...
New Endoscopic Treatment May Spare Barrett's Esophagus Patients From Surgery
Early tumor formation in Barrett's esophagus (BE) can be effectively and safely treated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA), in combination with prior endoscopic removal of visible lesions, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute...
Shape Of Barrett's Epithelium Effects Prevalence Of Erosive Esophagitis
Barrett's epithelium is recognized as a complication of erosive esophagitis and is the pre-malignant condition for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. A research team from Yokohama City University School of Medicine hypothesized that some macroscopic features of Barrett's epithelium might be useful for identifying a subgroup with a high risk for the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma...
New Hope For Therapy In Heartburn-Related Cancer
Cancer of the gullet, or oesophagus, is one of the ten most common cancers in the Western world, and there have been recent alarming increases in the number of cases each year in the US and UK. There is no good treatment, and sufferers frequently face a short, painful battle which ends all too quickly in death. Many of the cancers diagnosed are in people with a long history of heartburn...
Development Of ADX10059 Ended For Long-Term Use
Addex Pharmaceuticals (SWISS: ADXN) announced that based on preliminary review of the unblinded data from study 206, it has terminated development of ADX10059 for chronic indications, including long term treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease and migraine prophylaxis...