5 Evidence-Based Home Remedies for Acid Reflux and GERD: Lower Esophageal Sphincter Biomechanics
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and acute acid reflux represent a prevalent, debilitating gastroenterological condition characterized by the retrograde flow of acidic gastric contents into the esophagus. Pathophysiologically, reflux is mediated by transient relaxations or mechanical incompetence of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES)—a specialized high-pressure muscular ring situated at the gastroesophageal junction. When caustic hydrochloric acid…