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What is Acid Reflux Disease

Acid reflux disease, also known as Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease, or GERD, is a common ailment, affecting between 5%-7% of the population. In order to understand what GERD is it is important to be familiar with how the esophagus works. A long muscular

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Related Definitions, Terms and Acronyms:

GORD - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (when spelling oesophageal with the British English form).
Cardialgia - localized pain in the region of the heart. See heartburn.
Acid indigestion - a type of indigestion involving an excess of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
Acid reflux - a burning sensation in the stomach, typically extending toward the esophagus (throat area) and sometimes associated with the eructation (an eruption or reflex that expels wind upward from the stomach) of an acid fluid. It is also called heart burn, pyrosis, cardialgia, or Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
Pyrosis - a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus or acid reflux). It is symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder.