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A prescription medicine used to help control the nighttime symptoms of erosive GERD, Protonix is a "proton pump inhibiter" that reduces the amount of acids produced by your stomach. How does Protonix work? By reducing acid production in your stomach, Protonix reduces the chance that acid can back up into your esophagus. It can also heal the sores and control the symptoms of erosive GERD (which may include night and daytime heartburn, acid reflux, and difficulty swallowing). Most patients who have erosive GERD are healed within 8 weeks of the start of therapy with Protonix. Many patients use it longer, to help maintain healing and control symptoms. Speak with your doctor to see how Protonix can be taken and how long you should stay on it. What is GERD? GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) occurs when the opening between the esophagus and the stomach becomes looser or relaxes at the wrong times. history of prevacid infant acid reflux prevacid manufacturer prevacid what is gra in prevacid gra prevacid eating