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6:22 am
August 10, 2010
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jeffst7
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Acid reflux is really just a symptom of an underlying condition. People who are overweight or obese may be more likely to develop acid reflux disease than people who are not. 
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5:29 pm
June 28, 2010
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chances
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Honestly I do not believe the entire hype about weight being a large factor in this. I know many little people (under say a big boned persons size) who have just as many issues. Maybe its not the people I know who are in the general category………thats the only thing I could think of though.
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6:19 pm
April 30, 2010
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Natasha
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Why would being overweight cause acid reflux? I'm confused on this one? My dad has terrible acid reflux and he is skinny mini! Just wondered why it would cause you to have problems like this.
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7:28 pm
April 21, 2010
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cowboy1
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My 15 year old son was told by his pediatrician that his heart burn was acid reflux. He suggested Zantac 150 and tums. It really helped him. He isn`t overweight, but he is a big kid for 15. He is 6ft 1in tall and weighs 190. According to the doctor he isn`t overweight.
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4:27 pm
April 21, 2010
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Tony
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It's entirely possible that your weight could be a contributing factor to your acid reflux. Losing weight may certainly help because excessive weight seems to contribute to many health issues.
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12:24 pm
April 16, 2010
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Lucy
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I believe it, I used to be slightly overweight and I had terrible heart burn and once I lost the weight it went away. I think the extra fat pushes on your stomach and esophagus making some of the digestive acids in the stomach come back up during digestion.
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9:29 pm
March 29, 2010
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Natasha
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Seriously being overweight can cause acid reflux? That is the first I've heard of that! It would make me want to lose weight. I have heartburn but I don't think it's acid reflux.
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6:24 am
March 28, 2010
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sheila
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I would never have thought that being overweight would cause so many problems in this area. My husband suffers a lot so I will attempt to suggest that he lose weight-he won't like it though.
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3:04 pm
March 25, 2010
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Jack
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It does indeed help if not eliminate the acid reflux altogether. I have lost over a hundred pounds and I no longer have any symptoms. It helped a lot of other things too. Mainly the pressure I was putting on my knees and hips. They still hurt but not as much.
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10:21 am
March 25, 2010
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medtech
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It is entirely possible that losing weight could alleviate the issue. I have hypothyroidism and deal with weight gain all the time. If I weigh beyond a certain point, I end up with reflux but when I lose weight, it goes away. If you lose weight and it doesn't go away, talk to your doctor to rule out any other underlying causes.
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3:40 pm
March 24, 2010
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Penny
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So far, I am able to manage it with over the counter acid reducers. I started out by changing my diet and that helped a bit. I know being overweight is aggravating the issue. I am working on losing weight.
Is there a possibility that losing the weight could alleviate my symptoms, or is this something I will have to deal with for the rest of my life?
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