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How to Deal With Bile Reflux

It's bad enough to have acid reflux--the backflow of stomach acid into the esophagus that causes heartburn and discomfort for millions. Add on bile reflux, where digestive fluid from the liver flows into the stomach and esophagus, and you've got a recipe for major discomfort that can be difficult to treat.

Many people who have acid reflux also have bile reflux, and it can be difficult to distinguish them, since both have heartburn as a major symptom.

People with bile reflux often also have a burning pain in the upper abdomen, nausea or vomiting of bile. Sometimes they will also have a cough or sound hoarse. It can be caused by a peptic ulcer, having had your galbladder removed, or having damage to the valve that keeps bile from getting into the stomach. This damage often occurs during gastric surgery such as gastric bypass.

Drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (Prevacid and Nexium are two popular ones) are normally prescribed for bile reflux, even though the drugs are technically designed to reduce acid. Ursodeoxycholic acid is a very common treatment, as it reduces the amount of bile that is produced, which limits opportunities for reflux.

There are also surgical options when it comes to treating bile reflux. Bile can be diverted away from the stomach by making a new connection lower down in the intestine. Part of the stomach may be sewn around the lower esophageal sphincter. This surgery is most often used to treat acid reflux, as it increases pressure at the lower end of the esophagus, making it difficult for acid to rise. It may be helpful for bile reflux, but some people still have symptoms after surgery.

Bile reflux does not seem to be as positively affected by lifestyle changes as acid reflux does, but since many people have both, the same recommendations apply. Some people get relief from eating smaller meals or avoiding acidic and spicy foods, but just as with treating acid reflux, these remedies don't work for everyone. My father actually had both after a bile duct was attached to his stomach instead of his intestine during a surgery.

Quite by accident after trying just about everything you always hear recommended for acid reflux, GERD and bile reflux, he found a really simple treatment at his local grocery store that has kept him pain-free for decades. So it certainly is possible to get rid of your bile reflux without resorting to surgery and a life of drugs.

Joe Barton

Joe Barton is an expert in natural remedies for treating heartburn, acid reflux and other gastroespohageal problems. His Reflux Remedy Resource provides useful information to sufferers so they can find relief without drugs. For more information, visit http://www.refluxremedy.com.

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1. zack (21:06, 30.06.2009)
This guy is a total scam...first is his name Joe or Bob? If you click to his website listed his name is Bob Barton. And it's so telling that all of the "testimonials" are careful not to disclose the product they are referring to.
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2. Megan paulse (20:04, 15.11.2008)
What remedy at the grocer helped for bile reflux? Ive tried many pills by now and im still in terrible pain and my stomach bloated!
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3. Adéle Geldenhuys (10:41, 15.07.2008)
My son is 7 years old and have reflux, when he was 3 months old they had to remove his galbladder due to galstones. He had a Nissen (reflux repair) operation last year, but now we found out that it was unsuccessful. pH study also showed extreme reflux 24hrs. I need to know what type of food he should eat and what not. He is currently being treated with Losec till the doctors can decide what to do next...
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4. pejte (10:10, 14.06.2009)
Are you sure Ursodeoxycholic acid "reduces the amount of bile that is produced"? I have read on Wikipedia that "Ursodeoxycholic acid reduces elevated liver enzyme levels by facilitating bile flow through the liver and protecting liver cells".

And anyway, ill people do this read this article and it is rude of you to leave them hanging by not telling what have you found at the grocer and really helps bile reflux.

In fact this is not a medical article since it has no other conclusion than "buy my book". Asshole!
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5. girma (06:39, 15.12.2009)
the doctor told me as I have bile reflux

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