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Allergies are abnormal reactions of the immune system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances. Allergies are among the most common medical disorders.
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An allergy is an exaggerated immune response or reaction to substances that are generally not harmful. See also: hay fever allergy to mold, dander, dust food allergies drug allergies allergy testing allergic reactions
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Allergic reaction is more common than ever before. And it's not just hay fever or bee stings. This comprehensive report describes the causes and cures for everything from food allergies to poison ivy.
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Physical allergies are allergic reactions to cold, sunlight, heat, or minor injury. The immune system is designed to protect the body from harmful invaders such as germs.
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Allergies are abnormal reactions of the immune system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances. Allergies are among the most common of medical disorders.
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A short glossary of asthma terms.
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If allergies bother you in the fall, you’re most likely sensitive to one or more molds, weeds, trees or grasses.
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Allergies are abnormal reactions of the immune system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances. Allergies are among the most common of medical disorders.
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Detailed information on allergy, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Detailed information on allergy, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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For asthmatics, age can bring a bit of relief from the symptoms. But asthma can also appear at any time of life.
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Allergies are abnormal reactions of the immune system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances. Allergies are among the most common of medical disorders.
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Dust mites are perhaps the most common cause of nasal allergies. These mites are microscopic organisms that live in bedding, upholstered furniture, and carpets. They thrive in warm, humid conditions.
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If you’re heading out of town, and you or your child has allergies or asthma, proper planning can help you keep sneezes, sniffles, wheezing and attacks under control.
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Food allergies affect approximately 3 percent of children and 1 percent of adults in the United States. It is estimated that an even larger percentage of the population experiences problems with food intolerance.
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Detailed information on the differences between the common cold symptoms and symptoms of allergies
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Detailed information on allergy, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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A hypersensitive response by the immune system to a foreign substance that is ordinarily harmless. Allergies account for more office visits to pediatricians than any other ailment, besides the common cold, and are responsible for more missed school days than any other medical problem.
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Detailed information on allergy, asthma, and immunology
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Glossary of terms relating to asthma and allergy
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Detailed information on allergy testing, including blood testing (rast testing) and scratch testing
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Detailed information on avoidance of allergens and treatment for allergy, including immunotherapy (allergy shots) and medication
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Detailed information on allergy testing, including blood testing (rast testing) and scratch testing
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Detailed information on avoidance of allergens and treatment for allergy, including immunotherapy (allergy shots) and medication
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Detailed information on symptomatic conditions of allergy, including asthma, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, rhinitis, and urticaria
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List of online resources to find additional information on allergy and asthma
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Detailed information on allergies in children, including information on allergic rhinitis and food allergies
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Detailed information on symptomatic conditions of allergy, including asthma, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, rhinitis, and urticaria
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Detailed information on allergy, asthma, and immunology
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Some people who have symptoms from heart disease mistakenly think they are experiencing episodes of acid indigestion. Before you proceed through our advice guide, we would like to make sure that your symptoms are not likely to result from coronary artery disease.
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Is it possible for a baby to have allergies? My grandson is 4 months old. He is fussy must of the time. For the past month and a half he has been rubbing his head and nose and tugging on his ears. He has had two ear infections, but I believe there is something else going on. He has had very bad cradle cap and the doctor says he has eczema.
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Detailed information on allergies and the immune system and how a person becomes allergic to a food or product
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Sinusitis. It even sounds painful. This inflammation of the sinuses, usually caused by an infection, is one of the most common problems doctors treat. Yet a lot of us don't know much about it.
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The term " bronchitis " refers to the inflammation of medium-sized and large airways in the lung (bronchi). Bronchitis is distinguished from bronchiolitis (inflammation of small airways that lack cartilage and mucus-secreting glands in their walls) and from bronchiectasis (permanent dilation and destruction of bronchi associated with chronic cough productive of purulent sputum).
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Bronchitis is an inflammation of the main air passages to the lungs. Bronchitis may be short-lived (acute) or chronic, meaning that it lasts a long time and often recurs.
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Bronchitis is an inflammation of the air passages between the nose and the lungs, including the windpipe, or trachea, and the larger air tubes called bronchi that bring air into the lungs from the trachea. When bronchitis is mild and brief in duration, it is called acute.
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A lower respiratory inflammation affecting the windpipe (trachea) and bronchial tubes. Bronchitis can be caused by viruses, bacteria, or allergies, and it occurs in both acute and chronic forms, the former usually caused by a virus and the latter by allergies.
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Bronchitis is an inflammation of the air passages between the nose and the lungs, including the windpipe or trachea and the larger air tubes of the lung that bring air in from the trachea (bronchi). Bronchitis can either be of brief duration (acute) or have a long course (chronic).
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Bronchitis is an inflammation of the air passages between the nose and the lungs, including the windpipe or trachea and the larger air tubes of the lung that bring air in from the trachea (bronchi). Bronchitis can either be of brief duration (acute) or have a long course (chronic).
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The common cold, also called a rhinovirus or coronavirus infection, is a viral infection of the upper respiratory system, including the nose, throat, sinuses, eustachian tubes, trachea, larynx, and bronchial tubes. Over 200 different viruses can cause a cold.
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The common cold generally involves a runny nose, nasal congestion, and sneezing. You may also have a sore throat, cough, headache, or other symptoms. Over 200 viruses can cause a cold.
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Detailed information on the common cold, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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The common cold is a viral infection of the upper respiratory system , including the nose, throat, sinuses, eustachian tubes, trachea, larynx, and bronchial tubes. Although over 200 different viruses can cause a cold, 30-50% are caused by a group of viruses known as rhinoviruses.
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The common cold is a viral infection of the upper respiratory system, which includes the nose, throat, sinuses, eustachian tubes, trachea, larynx, and bronchial tubes. Although more than 200 different viruses can cause a cold, 30-50% are caused by a group known as rhinoviruses.
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Most of the time, however, a cold passes in a week, with or without the use of antibiotics. Taking these drugs does not help you get better faster. In fact, it can create problems.
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Detailed information on the common cold, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Although colds cannot be prevented -- or cured -- you can take precautions to reduce the chance of infection.
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Adults have on average two to four colds a year, and children have six to 10 of them annually.
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The common cold is a viral infection of the upper respiratory system, including the nose, throat, sinuses, eustachian tubes, trachea, larynx, and bronchial tubes. Although over 200 different viruses can cause a cold, 30-50% are caused by a group known as rhinoviruses.
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Detailed information on the common cold, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Your doctor should evaluate you if you are having symptoms that suggest a more serious cause, such as a bacterial infection, or if your symptoms aren't manageable with over-the-counter remedies or the passing of time.
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You can protect yourself against these illnesses. It's also important to know the symptoms of each.
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Sometimes it seems there are as many myths surrounding the common cold as there are viruses that cause it.
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This information from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) can help you determine if you're suffering from allergies or a cold.
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Colds and the flu can be serious for people with heart disease.
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You want to help a child with cold symptoms feel better, but choosing among countless over-the-counter (OTC) cold medicines can be daunting. Here are some guidelines that can help.
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Colds usually are mild illnesses that get better within one or two weeks. However, even mild symptoms can make children feel miserable.
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You'll face new hassles as you sneeze and sniffle. You'll have to ask your pharmacist or a store worker for medications that include pseudoephedrine.
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Usually referred to as the flu or grippe, influenza is a highly infectious respiratory disease. The disease is caused by certain strains of the influenza virus.
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The flu is a contagious infection of the nose, throat, and lungs caused by the influenza virus.
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Detailed information on influenza (flu), including symptoms, treatment, prevention, and the flu vaccine
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Usually referred to as the flu or grippe, influenza is a highly infectious respiratory disease. The disease is caused by certain strains of the influenza virus.
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Detailed information on influenza (flu), including symptoms, treatment, prevention, and the flu vaccine
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Detailed information on influenza (flu), including symptoms, treatment, prevention, and the flu vaccine
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Detailed information on influenza (flu), including symptoms, treatment, prevention, and the flu vaccine
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Detailed information on influenza (flu), including symptoms, treatment, prevention, and the flu vaccine
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Usually referred to as the flu or grippe, influenza is a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by certain strains of influenza virus. When the virus is inhaled it attacks cells in the upper respiratory tract causing typical flu symptoms such as fatigue, fever and chills, hacking cough, and body aches.
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Usually referred to as the flu or grippe, influenza is a highly infectious respiratory disease. Its name comes from the Italian word for " influence, " because people in eighteenth-century Europe thought that the disease was caused by the influence of bad weather.
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Influenza is a potentially severe acute respiratory illness caused by various strains of the influenza virus. The different strains all produce characteristic symptoms, and because major outbreaks are associated with increased mortality, occurrences can be identified in history.
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Immunization against the viruses that cause influenza can prevent an infection or lessen its severity. Find out if you should be getting a flu shot each year.
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Detailed information on influenza (flu), including symptoms, treatment, prevention, and the flu vaccine
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Does your blood sugar level go up when you have an illness, such as the stomach flu?
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You don't want to spend this winter battling a runny nose, a nagging cough or a fever. Here's what to do.
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You can avoid the flu this season by taking one simple step: Get a flu vaccination.
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Detailed information on influenza (flu), including symptoms, treatment, prevention, and the flu vaccine
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Each fall you hear that the flu threatens senior citizens and folks with chronic ailments. But the rate of hospital stays is highest in another group—young children.
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Flu and pneumonia are respiratory illnesses that should not be taken lightly. In the United States, pneumonia and the flu combined are the sixth leading cause of death. Older adults are at greater risk than younger adults for contracting pneumococcal pneumonia, the most common bacterial form of the disease.
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Suggests alternatives to the flu vaccination for flu prevention, from hand-washing to prescription drugs.
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Information about annual flu shots.Don’t forget your flu shot There’s still plenty of time to be vaccinated against this year’s strains of influenza. In the United States, the peak flu season is December through March. The CDC recommends that most people receive their flu vaccine in October and November. A flu shot begins to protect you after one to two weeks. Who should get a flu shot? Anyone may receive flu vaccine, but the CDC recommends it especially for adults age 50 and over, women who may become pregnant during flu season, anyone with a chronic medical condition that weakens the immune system, children 6–23 months, and healthcare workers. Why get a flu shot? It will reduce your risk of getting an illness that kills about 36,000 Americans each year and hospitalizes another 114,000. Immunizing yourself also reduces your chance of passing influenza on to others. For more information about influenza and flu shots, visit www.cdc.gov/flu.
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Flu shots are important because the virus that causes the flu changes constantly, and a new strain appears almost every spring.
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Is it OK to get the flu shot when you have a cold?
Anthony Komaroff, M.D., is professor of medicine and editor-in-chief of Harvard Health Publications at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Komaroff also is senior physician and was formerly director of the Division of General Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Komaroff has served on various advisory committees to the federal government, and is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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I am a diabetic, and am allergic to eggs, which prevents my getting a flu shot. Can I receive a pneumonia shot? Also, are flu shots the only available medical preventative for the flu?
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I have severe asthma and take oral corticosteroids, as well as cyclophosphamide, to control it in addition to inhaled medications. Should I get an influenza vaccination while being on these medications?
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I am over 65, have asthma and am diabetic. According to all recommendations I am eligible to receive a flu shot, but none of my doctors are able to obtain any vaccine. Where do I go, or whom do I contact to get my shot this year?
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Lung cancer is caused by mutations in cell DNA, which is unconnected to the influenza virus or vaccine.
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The Harvard Health Letter celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. In the fifth of a series, the Health Letter takes a look back at three decades in medicine.
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Here???s a rundown of some winter-related dangers, including heart attacks and other heart problems, the flu, snow shoveling, seasonal affective disorder, vitamin D, hypothermia, frostbite, and carbon monoxide poisoning.
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A study found that heart disease deaths peaked each year during flu season, because the flu can trigger a heart attack or stroke. Those with heart disease, and those at higher risk of getting it, should get a flu vaccine each year.
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Heart patients are being encouraged to get a flu shot, because fiu can worsen heart disease or lead to pneumonia, which strains the heart along with the rest of the body.
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Getting the flu can be serious business for people with asthma. That’s why it’s important to take steps to prevent it.
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Pregnant women in their second or third trimester during influenza season should be immunized.
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The flu shows up each fall, and misconceptions come with it. Test your savvy about influenza by taking this quiz.
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which food or liquid travels from the stomach back up into the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach). This partially digested material is usually acidic, and can irritate the esophagus, often causing heartburn and other symptoms.
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Detailed information on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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What Is GERD?If you feel a painful burning sensation in your chest after you eat, you may havegastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
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Detailed information on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Detailed information on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a digestive disorder in which the stomach’s juices flow backward, or reflux, into the esophagus.
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What Is Acid Reflux?Do you have to clear your throat or cough often?
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Occasional heartburn usually isn't cause for concern. If it occurs more than twice a week, however, you may have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
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My niece's infant son has acid reflux. Is there any way to help control this in a child so young?
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GERD stands for gastroesophageal reflux disease ("acid indigestion" or "heartburn"). It happens when stomach contents flow back up (reflux) into the esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach).
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Tips to Control Acid RefluxTo controlacid reflux,you’ll need to make some basic diet and lifestyle changes. The simple steps outlined below may be all you’ll need to relieve discomfort.Watch What You EatAvoid fatty foods and spicy foods.Eat fewer ...
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Some people who have symptoms from heart disease mistakenly think they are experiencing episodes of acid indigestion. Before you proceed through our advice guide, we would like to make sure that your symptoms are not likely to result from coronary artery disease.
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Heartburn is the first sign of a gastric disorder that shouldn???t be ignored.Heartburn is the first sign of a gastric disorder that shouldn’t be ignored.
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a gastric disorder which causes stomach acids to back up into the esophagus, the tube leading from the mouth to the stomach. This action causes pain , which is often called heartburn.
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Can I do a shoulder stand (yoga pose) if I have esophageal reflux?
Mary Pickett, M.D., is a lecturer for Harvard Medical School and an assistant professor of medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR. At OHSU, she practices general internal medicine and teaches medical residents and students.
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Can GERD also cause gas, bloating, cramps and diarrhea?
Mary Pickett, M.D., is a lecturer for Harvard Medical School and an assistant professor of medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR. At OHSU, she practices general internal medicine and teaches medical residents and students.
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