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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:

Less common GERD symptoms - chest pain without heartburn, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), halitosis (bad breath), regurgitation (vomit-like taste in the mouth), repeated throat clearing, water brash.
Spice - a plant substance used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for the purpose of flavoring.
Strictures - difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia).
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - as chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus.
Bromo seltzer or bromoseltzer - an effervescent antacid heartburn remedy similar to Alka-Seltzer.