During reflux, the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) muscle ... acid to travel up into the esophagus and cause heartburn. Any exercise that increases abdominal pressure, such as heavy lifting ...

Treatment options include surgery, exercises, and Botox injections ... This causes problems with the upper esophageal sphincter (UES). The UES is a valve at the top of the esophagus, or food ...

“Even in endurance sports such as running, reflux has been shown to worsen during exercise through an increase in frequency of TLESR and lower esophageal sphincter pressure.” If you find that ...

Other pathophysiological factors at the root of exercise-induced GERD can be involved in this phenomenon, namely a decrease in lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure and esophageal motility ...

Many cases of heartburn can be eased with simple lifestyle strategies. But chronic heartburn that occurs more than twice a ...

How and when you exercise and what medicines you take ... putting pressure on your lower esophageal sphincter (LES), the muscle that keeps stomach acids from moving in the wrong direction.

Effective treatments are available for GERD. A bundle of muscles called the esophageal sphincter normally prevents stomach acid from entering the esophagus (food tube). It acts as a valve that ...

Esophageal sphincters open and close the esophagus at either end. The top sphincter prevents air from flowing into the esophagus while breathing, while the bottom sphincter prevents food from ...