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Heartburn & Reflux for Dummies

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This book is a straightforward guide to heartburn and its unpleasant sister, reflux. The list of potentially offending foods is very useful, as is the Part of Tens guide to heartburn web sites. Even if I still get heartburn, this book has given me some strategies for reducing the discomfort. Highly recommended.

Until now, no one had outlined the consequences of untreated heartburn as clearly as this author who pretty much tells you everything you need to know about about how heartburn happens and how it affects your body. I particularly liked how this book made it possble for me to contact a consumer help book and find out how stress hurts my stomach.

I learned more about acid reflux in two days of easy reading then I learned from my doctors in five years. Great Book!

It's true: it explains what many MDs neglect to mention in the office. Very useful reading -- BEFORE you go in to talk to the doctor. This will give you a framework for the best questions to ask. Unfortunately, the burden is on you, the patient, to ask them! Most docs volunteer nothing! Counterintuitive, I know, but it's the reality. Arm yourself with this simple, smart, easy to understand book.

What a great book that makes you understand Acid Reflux by being simple, clear and easy to see what is happening. Much better explanations, etc. than I received from my doctor.

Better than anything else on the market for getting a complete overview of GERD, especially "silent GERD"/LPR.

I've several of Carol Ann's books, including Nutrition for Dummies, and she is a worthy author.

I'm not quite sure that I would agree that this is a book for dummies. Although the print layout is attractive and interesting and the diagrams are helpful, there seems to be too much material that is too sophisticated for a "dummy." That is not to say that there isn't considerable information that is both worthwile and interesting on the topic because there are many practical suggestions and advice. If the reader can zero in on the main points, this can be a very helpful resource for anyone concerned with heartburn and reflux.