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Many people occasionally experience mild heartburn, but if it occurs frequently and is accompanied by regurgitation, you may have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a chronic condition that affects the digestive system and is brought on by the lower esophageal sphincter not shutting correctly. This can cause stomach acid to leak into the esophagus, leading to irritation, burning sensation and foul breath.
The most common symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are heartburn and acid regurgitation; however, some people might have GERD without ever experiencing heartburn. When symptoms are persistent, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can disrupt sleep and routine life.
The signs that indicate the GERD condition:
Acid reflux:
There may be a stinging or gnawing sensation in your chest or stomach, and the back of your throat may have an unpleasant taste of stomach acid mixed with whatever you ate recently.
Abdominal or chest pain:
It typically begins about beneath the sternum and spreads upward toward the throat and outward toward the back.
Difficulty in swallowing:
Dysphagia occurs when food has difficulty traveling from the mouth via the esophagus and into the stomach.
Along with the mentioned, acid reflux symptoms and GERD conditions can give you a weird aftertaste in the mouth after a meal.
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Common cause of GERD
- Hiatal hernia: Hiatal hernia occurs when the part of stomach push up through an opening in the diaphragm where the lower esophagus usually passes through. it also moves your esophagus sphincter above your diaphragm were it losses its muscular support, hiatal hernia is a common as you get older.
- Pregnancy: Pregnancy is common cause of temporary acid reflux due to increases in abdominal pressure during pregnancy, pregnancy hormones may also cause you lower esophageal sphincter to relax.
- Obesity: Obesity also increases pressure and volume in your abdomen in a similar manner and can also weaken the muscles more permanently, it is common factor called hiatal hernia.
- Smoking: Tobacco smoking relaxes LES and smoking chronic coffin also weaken your diaphragmatic muscles and contributing to develop hiatal hernia.
- Birth Defect
- Food: Chocolate, coffee, alcohol, mint, garlic and onion may have relaxing effect on LES in higher doses. fatty foods may take time to digest, if have heavy meal for dinner it may cause reflux if you lay down immediately.
Complications of GERD
- Esophagitis
- Barrett’s esophagus
- Esophagus fetcher
- Asthma
- Laryngeal reflux
Management and Treatment
Medical management along with life style adjustments like changing eating habits and reducing alcohol and tobacco. however, prolonged, reflux and progressive symptoms along with large hiatal hernia will require surgery in the form laparoscopic fundoplication.
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