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Acid Reflux Disease (GERD) - Facts & Treatment Options

Acid reflux, also known as GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) is a chronic, often life-long condition where liquids and acids from the stomach regurgitate into the esophagus. These liquids can inflame the esophageal lining and in a minority of patients ...

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Factors contributing to GERD - Hiatus hernia, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, Hypercalcemia, Scleroderma and systemic sclerosis.
Lower esophageal sphincter - a band of muscle fibers that usually closes off the esophagus from the stomach. If this sphincter doesn't close properly, food and acidic liquid can move backward from the stomach into the esophagus and may cause the burning feeling associated with acid reflux disease.
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - as chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus.
Cisapride - increases muscle tone in the esophageal sphincter in people with gastroesophageal reflux disease. It also increases gastric emptying in people with diabetic gastroparesis. Withdrawn from the market in many countries.
Cardialgia - localized pain in the region of the heart. See heartburn.