Topic: HeartburnTypical Symptoms
If you suffer from persistent heartburn on two or more days a week -- even though you've treated it and
changed your diet -- you may have a potentially serious condition called acid reflux disease also known
as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Prilosec treats such diseases, and may be right for you.
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Heartburn treatments
The treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has seen remarkable advances in recent years.
Medical therapy has reached new levels of safety and efficacy with the introduction of the proton-pump
inhibitors. Surgical therapy has similarly improved with the widespread application of laparoscopic
fundoplication. However, the basic choice in GERD therapy -- "the pill" or "the knife" -- continues
to be an active area of debate, often posing quite a dilemma for both clinicians and patients alike.
Patients are concerned that the surgical benefits will not be long-lasting, and that they will
eventually have to take medications again to control their GERD symptoms.
Prilosec is one of the most reliable treatments for acid reflux disease. In clinical testing,
93% of
patients saw improvement from heartburn. That's far more effective than popular over-the-counter
antacids that provide minimal relief for less than 50% of the time
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