1 Caffeine's not your friend if you have acid reflux. 2  Caffeine seems to be the main culprit by relaxing the sphincter muscle that normally keeps stomach acid from bubbling up the esophagus. 3  Decaf coffee has significantly less of a reflux effect, studies have found.
meniscus noun [ C ] (BODY PART) âº anatomy a curved piece of cartilage inside a joint (= place where two bones are connected) of the body such as the knee. âº physics on a liquid, a surface that curves either out or in as a result of surface tension.
1 If you have a small tear at the outer edge of the meniscus (in what doctors call the red zone), you may want to try home treatment. 2  These tears often heal with rest. 3  If you have a moderate to large tear at the outer edge of the meniscus (red zone), you may want to think about surgery. Surgery to repair these kinds of tears may not work. 2  If you have a tear in the white zone of the meniscus, repair surgery usually isn't done, because the meniscus may not heal. 3  But partial meniscectomy may be done if torn pieces of meniscus are causing pain and swelling.