Gastroesophageal reflux disease ( GERD ), gastro-oesophageal reflux disease ( GORD ), gastric reflux disease , or acid reflux disease is a chronic symptom of mucosal damage caused by stomach acid coming up from the stomach into the esophagus . A typical symptom is heartburn . GERD is usually caused by changes in the barrier between the stomach and the esophagus, including abnormal relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter , which normally holds the top of the stomach closed; impaired expulsion of gastric reflux from the esophagus, or a hiatal hernia . These changes may be permanent or temporary ( transient ). Another kind of acid reflux, which causes respiratory and laryngeal signs and symptoms, is called laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) or extraesophageal reflux disease (EERD). Unlike GERD, LPR is unlikely to produce heartburn, and is sometimes called silent reflux .
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Last week, I started eating only fruits and peanut butter (which I don't usually eat at all) and I did that for a week. During that time, I started having severe pain behind my right rib and into my back, being worse...
My son is 3 months and 3 weeks old full term, born as vaginal delivery
Birth weight 3.2 now 6.25
Complains of vomiting since birth
Has normal bowel motion 1 episode /day
He is active
He is on similac (the infant likes it)
The vomits contains...
I have particles of food in my throat after eating..I sometimes belch continuous and sometimes finds it difficult to belch which cause pains in chest and sometimes my neck.Could this be GERD?
hi for the last 18 months i have had the urge for constant swalowing ,at first i thought it was a bone from a fish,so went to my gp and she said no,and ordered a camera down the throat,i went but i was so bad they couldnt get the camera down,so i...
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I have severe stomach ache at the time of periods. Its unbearable. Can u sugest me some medicine.
Hi , I am XXXXXXX who ask you about uretererocele last month, I forget to ask you, what do you think if reflux happen after surgery? any possibilities?
I been having a lot of heartburn and gas I have try many things over the counter meds.
I was diagnosed with meralgia parenthetical 14 years ago. It used to not be that bad- it would come and go, and only bother me if I slept on my left leg. It has gotten worse over time and now I get the pain tingling...
spouse has intractable hiccups, we have seen multiple docs and used all the usual pharma,
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he has GERDS and digestive issues
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Hi, my 2 yr old son is eating less for pass 3-4 days and vomits in night. He is advised Lanzol tablets for 3 days. I am worried that he might have bigger issues, what can i tell the doctor to get him analysed completetly. Since his birth he is...
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User : Doctor, if i go to the doctor.. I have acid reflux, I think.. and will they shove a tube down my throat or something to check about it?
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Hi Doctor , i am 23 yrs. girl , i v acidity problem from couple of months. i dont eat even junk & Spicy food & do exercise , morning walk on daily basis. please tell me the way to get rid from this problem. i shall be thankful to u for this.
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Hello. My name is Deneka. I gave birth to my son at 26 weeks and 5 days on November 29. He is now a little over 4 months. For a about a week now he has been screaming after eating his bottle like he wants more when he has a full tummy. Also he is spitting up about half his bottle in between bottles. He has reflux and is on medicine for it, I...
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I am suffering from severe Heart Burn . Diagnised as GERD . No improvements in Lansaprozole / Pentaprozole etc ? Siddha / Ayurvedic any suggestions and experiances. Pl Help me
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Dear Sir, I can t take sufficiant food. After endoscopic result Doctor says that you are affected with achalasia cardia ,and he prescribed Nifedipine Tabs 1 tab thrice a day.My age is 47,Male.What can i do doctor?
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Ever since a car accident a week and 1/2 ago - I have been burping several times a day, several times a day. I am also suffering from acid reflux . I did receive several bruises internally and externally as vehicle I was in was hit from behind and pushed into the semi in front of me. I did have seat belt on. Could there be a correlation between...
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My moms age is 38. she had been diagonised suffering from achalasia cardia after barium swallow , manometry, endoscopy . what would be the safest treatment for a permanent recovery ?
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Hi, i m 23 yrs old female. 5 ft and 5okg ,my elder sister sexually (abused)excited me since i m in 6th class till my puc....I masterbate thrice a day or some tilmes nill depending on my mood ...I started smoking from last 6months...now i m feeling weak after masterbating. I felt its a general weakness and I m taking LIV-52 Himalaya tablets one...
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my throat hurts to swallow and yawn and i have a lump on the back right side on the roof of my mouth. is this allergy related or something else?
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it is hard for me to swallow but i can eat and drink anything. just feel like something is stuck in my throat when i m sleep it goes away and threw out the day from the time i wake up it comes back can u please help me figure out what it might be .
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I have thick sticky mucus that I cough up along with a metallic taste in the mouth , soreness of the inside of the cheeks. Has been going on for months. Went to the Doctor and he told me it was GERD . Have used over the counter acid control, changed diet to eliminate things that irritate GERD. No change, getting worse. Food tastes horrible,...
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