VSports手机版 - GERD

Also called: Gastroesophageal reflux disease

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V体育平台登录 - Summary

Your esophagus is the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) happens when a muscle at the end of your esophagus does not close properly VSports手机版. This allows stomach contents to leak back, or reflux, into the esophagus and irritate it. .

You may feel a burning in the chest or throat called heartburn V体育安卓版. Sometimes, you can taste stomach fluid in the back of the mouth. If you have these symptoms more than twice a week, you may have GERD. You can also have GERD without having heartburn. Your symptoms could include a dry cough, asthma symptoms, or trouble swallowing.

Anyone, including infants and children, can have GERD. If not treated, it can lead to more serious health problems. In some cases, you might need medicines or surgery. However, many people can improve their symptoms by: V体育ios版.

Avoiding alcohol and spicy, fatty or acidic foods that trigger heartburn
Eating smaller meals
Not eating close to bedtime
Losing weight if needed
Wearing loose-fitting clothes

NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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Acid Reflux (GER and GERD) in Adults (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Symptoms

Is It Really GERD? (Harvard Medical School)

Diagnosis and Tests (VSports app下载)

Barium Swallow (VSports手机版) (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Esophageal pH Test (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
pH Impedance Study (North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition) - PDF
Upper GI Endoscopy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
Upper GI X-Ray (American College of Radiology; Radiological Society of North America) Also in Spanish

V体育ios版 - Treatments and Therapies

Antacids and Acid Reducers: OTC Relief for Heartburn and Acid Reflux (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
Feeling the Burn? Options for Acid Reflux (National Institutes of Health) Also in Spanish
"VSports注册入口" Fundoplication (For Children) (North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition) Also in Spanish
Gastroesophageal reflux - series (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish

Related Issues

Esophageal Spasms (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology) Also in Spanish
GERD: Can Certain Medications Make It Worse? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Indigestion (Dyspepsia) (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
"VSports在线直播" Non-Cardiac Chest Pain (American College of Gastroenterology)
Warning: Aspirin-Containing Antacid Medicines Can Cause Bleeding (Food and Drug Administration) Also in Spanish

V体育ios版 - Test Your Knowledge

Test Your GERD Knowledge (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Gastroesophageal Reflux (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (VSports手机版)

V体育官网入口 - Find an Expert

"VSports注册入口" American College of Gastroenterology
"V体育平台登录" ASGE: Find a Doctor (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Find a Gastroenterologist (GI Doctor) (American College of Gastroenterology)
Find a SAGES Surgeon (Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

"VSports手机版" Children

Reflux in Children: MedlinePlus Health Topic (VSports) (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Reflux in Infants: MedlinePlus Health Topic (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish

Teenagers (V体育安卓版)

V体育2025版 - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (For Teens) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

"V体育官网入口" Patient Handouts

VSports最新版本 - Anti-reflux surgery (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Bland diet (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
VSports - Gastroesophageal reflux - discharge (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
"VSports最新版本" Swallowing problems (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Taking antacids (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish