Synonyms for reflux
ˈriˌflʌksre·flux

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1. refluxnoun

   an abnormal backward flow of body fluids

   Synonyms:
   ebb

2. ebb, refluxnoun

   the outward flow of the tide

   Synonyms:
   ebbing, ebb, wane

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1. refluxnoun

   Synonyms:
   ebb, REFLUENCE

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1. List of paraphrases for "reflux":

   ebb, surge, gastric

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1. Evan Dellon:

   It’s no different than taking a Tums or drinking a lot of milk — which some people with reflux like to do because milk is also slightly alkaline.

2. Eivind Ness-Jensen:

   So, avoid weight gain when quitting smoking, obesity, especially abdominal obesity, increases the pressure on the diaphragm and the muscles separating the esophagus from the stomach, pushing acidic stomach content into the esophagus. Tobacco smoking relaxes the muscles, facilitating reflux, and reduces the production of saliva, which helps clean the esophagus.

3. Taz Bhatia:

   Fatty foods take longer to move through the digestive system, which can make nausea worse and trigger acid reflux.

4. Raymond Casciari:

   The saliva you secrete when chewing gum really has a calming effect on acid reflux.

5. Bob Ganz:

   People with [acid] reflux are really quite miserable, they can’t eat the way they want, sleep the way want, they can’t eat late at night, and often have to sleep sitting up in chair.