GERD, also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease: drug caution and alternative treatments.

Home remedies for GERD can be found at the “People’s Pharmacy” website.  Here is an important link for those who are suffering from this debilitating disease: http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/02/persimmon-tea-eases-acid-reflux/

Many people do not know if they have GERD because the symptoms of heartburn are not noticed.  Also, many of the drugs for GERD interfer with normal body physiology (bone density).  Here is another important link to view: http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2012/02/01/heartburn-drugs-and-hip-fractures/   GC