I've heard that some medications can aggravate the symptoms of GERD. Certain medications and dietary supplements can irritate the lining of your esophagus, causing heartburn pain, and others can increase the severity of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).GERD is a chronic condition in which stomach acid flows back (refluxes) into your esophagus.edications and dietary supplements that can increase acid reflux and worsen GERD include: 1  Anticholinergics, such as oxybutynin (Ditropan XL), prescribed for overactive bladder and irritable bowel syndrome.
Markel Corporation is a financial holding company serving a variety of niche markets. Their principal business markets and underwrites specialty insurance products. Headquartered in Henrico County, Virginia and founded in 1930, Markel reports in three segments, and their insurance products originate from five divisions.he companyâs trading was moved to the NYSE in 1997. Markel gained access to specialty international markets in 2000, when Terra Nova Holdings, Ltd. was acquired and the [London] office opened. Branch offices later opened in the UK, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Canada.
Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) produces and markets various meat and food products worldwide. The company operates in five segments: Grocery Products, Refrigerated Foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Specialty Foods, and International & Other. The company is a dividend king which has managed to increase annual dividends for 51 years in a row. There are only twenty dividend kings in the world, which have each managed to boost annual dividends every single year for at least half a century. Hormelâs last dividend increase was in November 2016 when the Board of Directors approved a 17.20% increase in the quarterly distribution to 17 cents/share. Hormelâs largest competitors include Tyson Foods (TSN), Conagra Foods (CAG), General Mills (GIS), Campbell Soup (CPB) and J.M. Smucker (SJM).