Advertisement
Medical schemes FAQ
What is a co-payment? And a day-to-day limit? We answer your medical scheme questions.
Fast food without the fat
Most people love fast food. What they don't love is that it makes them fat and unhealthy.
     TERMS     GET A DAILY HEALTH TIP  
  
MAKE HEALTH24 YOUR HOMEPAGE   
H24 NEWS MEDICAL SCHEMES DIET FITNESS NATURAL MAN WOMAN SEX PREGNANCY CHILD TEEN SUN
FOCUS CENTRES MEDS ORAL PET MIND GRAPHICS VIDEOS ANTI-AGEING WIN TOOLS EXPERTS TALK FIND

Links
 Find a buddy
 Sexuality
 Psychology
 Food as medicine
 Healthy foods
 Life stages, Women
 Life stages, Men
 Pollen Counter
 Healthy Home
 Allergy Free Home
 Fitness Programmes
Heartburn
Myths about the digestive system
Myths abound about the digestive system. Here's what's true and what isn't. Read

Prevention of peptic ulcers
What are peptic ulcers?

 About Heartburn
Heartburn in the news
No heartburn this holiday
Weight gain ups GORD risk
Ulcer researchers win Nobel prize
News archive
 Real life story
Heartburn – a real life story
A Cape Town doctor and director of a website, tells his story. Read more
 
 FAQ
  1. What lifestyle changes can I make to lessen the symptoms of GORD?

2. What is the difference between GORD and heartburn?

3. What are the symptoms of GORD?

4. What about smoking and GORD?

5. Is there any medication that makes the symptoms of GORD worse?

6. Do only older people get GORD?

7. Can GORD be cured?

8. Are there long-term consequences of GORD?

9. Are there certain foods that make GORD symptoms worse?

  
 
 Test yourself
 
 Visuals/Audio
 
Contents

Normal digestion
The function of the stomach, GORD – what can go wrong?, What is reflux?, Is it more serious than heartburn?

Peptic ulcers
What are peptic ulcers?, What causes peptic ulcers?, Who is at risk for peptic ulcers?, How are peptic ulcers diagnosed?, Peptic ulcers - medication, more...

All about Helicobacter Pylori
Peptic ulcers and H. pylori, How does H. pylori spread?, Discovery of helicobacter pylori, Discovery of Helicobacter pylori , The H. pylori infection, more...

Self-treatment
GORD - Over-the counter-drugs, Lifestyle changes you can make, Ulcers, GORD

All about dyspepsia
What is dyspepsia?, What are the signs of dyspepsia?, What causes dyspepsia?, Who gets dyspepsia?, How is dyspepsia diagnosed?, more...

Myths about the digestive system
Introduction, Heartburn and peptic ulcers, Myths about the digestive system

Health tips
Extinguish that heartburn, Relief for heartburn, Beat pregnancy heartburn blues, Prevent heartburn hell

Heartburn menu
About Heartburn
All about dyspepsia
All about Helicobacter Pylori
FAQ
Health tips
Myths about the digestive system
Normal digestion
Peptic ulcers
Real life story
Self-treatment
 Sponsored links
 Health24 links

Advertisement


© Health24 2000-2008. All rights reserved
  
We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health
information.
Verify here.