Verywell Fit: Trying more lifestyle changes can help to cut down on use of medications, which have raised concerns about long-term use.
Diet choices are often tied to heartburn symptoms, but there are four other major factors to consider to lower your acid reflux risk, according to a recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Using data from the Nurses Health Study II, researchers looked at health questionnaires from over 116,000 women from 2005-2017. Prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms was compared to other health information like physical activity, body mass index, smoking, medication use, diet, and adhering to treatment if they had a diagnosis of heartburn and/or acid reflux. READ MORE
(Source: Verywell Fit, 01/15/2021)