Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Introduction
Reflux refers to the stomach acid rising up the "wrong way"
back up the esophagus and sometimes into the mouth.
When this occurs chronically it is probably caused
by Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
Symptoms typically include recurrent heartburn,
reflux, and regurgitation,
but may also include chest pain, hoarseness or swallowing difficulty;
see also other symptoms of GERD.
Diagnosis of GERD requires consideration of other possible underlying conditions
causing symptoms, such as hiatal hernia.
Prolonged GERD can be associated with throat damage such as reflux esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus and also stomach ulcers. ...more »
Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
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symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Treatments for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Infant GERD treatments
- Burping after breastfeeding
- Upright position after breastfeeding
- Childhood GERD treatments
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treatments for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Home Diagnostic Testing
Home medical testing related to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
- Allergies -- Related Home Tests
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease?
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Related Patient Stories
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Deaths
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Types of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Infant GERD - a childhood problem that is usually outgrown
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Curable Types of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Possibly curable types of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease include:
- Pregnancy associated GERD
- GERD associated with obesity
- Medication ( nitrates, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers) associated GERD
- Cholelithiasis associated with GERD
- Irritable bowel syndrome associated with GERD
- more types...»
Rare Types of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
Rare types of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease include:
- Pregnancy associated with GERD
- GERD associated with obesity
- Medication ( nitrates, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers) associated GERD
- Cholelithiasis associated with GERD
- Irritable bowel syndrome associated with GERD
- more types...»
Diagnostic Tests for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Complications
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Causes of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Hiatal hernia
- Esophagus inflammation
- Gastroesophageal reflux is a common condition that often occurs without symptoms after meals. In some people, the reflux is related to a problem with the lower esophageal sphincter, a band of muscle fibers that usually closes off the esophagus from the stomach. If this sphincter doesn't close properly, food and liquid can move backward into the esophagus and may cause the symptoms
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Disease Topics Related To Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:
Misdiagnosis and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss,
there are varying degrees of severity.
It is...read more »
Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also
many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder....read more »
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also kill the "good"...read more »
Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed,
leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed.
People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack,
whereas there are various less...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In fact, it's more likely to be an infectious...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of
celiac disease)....read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon...read more »
Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases
are difficult to diagnose.
Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be diagnosed early....read more »
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Research Doctors & Specialists
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- Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
- Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
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Hospitals & Clinics: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Rare Types
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Latest Treatments for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Animations
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Prognosis for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Prognosis for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
The majority of people respond to nonsurgical measures with behavioral modification and medications.
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Research about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
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Statistics for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Broader Related Topics
Types of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
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Definitions of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
Retrograde flow of gastric juice (GASTRIC ACID) and/or duodenal contents (BILE ACIDS; PANCREATIC JUICE) into the distal ESOPHAGUS, commonly due to incompetence of the LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER. Gastric regurgitation is an extension of this process with retrograde flow into the PHARYNX or MOUTH.
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