Welcome to the Tell Me What to Eat series. I'm Elaine Magee. Today we're talking about GERD, commonly known as acid reflux disease. That's where the valve between the lower end of the esophagus ...

A Nissen fundoplication is a surgical procedure used to treat severe GERD or chronic acid reflux. During this procedure, the surgeon wraps the upper part of the stomach (the fundus) around the ...

Hetal Karsan MD GERD is the abbreviation that's used for gastro-esophageal-reflux disease ... Merely being horizontal can make it easier for acid to creep into the esophagus.

GI disorders like gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or acid reflux, can worsen as a result. Acid reflux causes stomach contents to flow backward into the esophagus, leading to heartburn and ...

Background/Aim: To determine the roles of gastroesophageal acid reflux (GER) and esophageal dysmotility on typical and atypical GERD symptoms. Methods: Two hundred thirty-six patients (159 females ...

Heartburn, which usually presents as a burning sensation in the chest, is one of the main symptoms of indigestion and is caused by acid reflux. Dr Philip Woodland, consultant gastroenterologist ...

For patients with refractory GERD who do not have esophagitis ... the squamo-columnar junction (11.7% vs 1.8%; P <0.001). 35 Whether missed acid reflux in patients on twice-daily PPIs contributes ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which stomach acid (or other things such as bile or food) regularly travels back up through the esophagus, usually causing a sour taste and ...

Background Medical management of GERD mainly uses proton pump inhibitors. Alginates also have proven efficacy. The aim of this trial was to compare short-term efficacy of an alginate (Gaviscon ...