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How To Cure Acid Reflux?

my son in law has lots of belching and his left arm is numb at time. He went to the ER and was told he has acid reflux. Today he is going back to the ER,has an appointment with the heart doc tomorrow. What will help with the burping. The ER gave him some sort of cotail and helped some last time.
Wed, 19 Oct 2016
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Belching is letting out the excess air swallowed in.Persons with anxiety tend to swallow more air and is called aerophagy and naturally that air tends to escape from stomach which cause belching.If nothing found on cardiac examination he can take advice of physician and psychologist
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How To Cure Acid Reflux?

Belching is letting out the excess air swallowed in.Persons with anxiety tend to swallow more air and is called aerophagy and naturally that air tends to escape from stomach which cause belching.If nothing found on cardiac examination he can take advice of physician and psychologist