High Pressure Zone (HPZ) Created By the Antireflux Barrier Ever wondered how your stomach contents defy gravity and don’t leak out when you hang upside down? Understanding the complexity of how the high pressure zone forms the antireflux barrier helps explain this phenomenon and leads to a better understanding of why heartburn happens. In […]
GERD Intricate Anatomy: Part I
Anatomical parts of the Anti-Reflux Barrier Ever wondered how your stomach contents defy gravity and don’t leak out when you hang upside down? Knowing the anatomical parts of anti-reflux barrier helps explain this phenomenon and leads to a better understanding of why heartburn happens. In Part I, we discuss the physical structures. In Part […]
Professional GERD nerds
We thought it would be appropriate to share a short list of prominent individuals whose names are directly connected to GERD. By the virtue of their passionate work, they too are GERD nerds: Barrett, Norman Rupert (1903-1979) The condition that bears his name occurs when the esophageal lining changes, becoming similar to the tissue that […]