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Patient Experiences in Managing Gerd |
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Written by Thomas Gibson
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is already a bit common in this day and age as medical science can easily recognize and diagnose symptoms and/or causes of GERD. And if you ask anyone who suffers from GERD, that person will tell you that it is very uncomfortable to frequently suffer from heartburns and other associated symptoms. Heartburns and having trouble swallowing is bad enough as it is, but some people who are diagnosed with GERD suffer from more symptoms like a frequent urge to burp, bad breath or esophagitis. |
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Written by Thomas Gibson
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GERD, also known as gastro esophageal reflux disease is a circumstance in which the liquid content of the stomach and sometimes the duodenum backs up or back flows into the esophagus. Due to the repeated back flowing of the stomach’s acidic contents, the esophagus lining can be damaged and inflamed by the liquid.
Understandably, the most dangerous component of the reflux is the acid but it is not the only thing that comes up during a reflux. The stomach naturally produces pepsin (an enzyme that starts the breakdown |
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Written by Thomas Gibson
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About 17 million Americans have symptoms of chronic GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease), which include the regurgitation of food, nausea, and heartburn -- a burning pain in the middle of the chest that feels somewhat like a heart attack. Some GERD sufferers also experience hoarseness and sore throat from the acid in the esophagus, chronic coughing, and laryngitis. If acid touches nerve endings in the lungs, they can narrow and cause asthma attacks.
GERD can even cause earaches and halitosis (bad breath). None of these symptoms are in themselves life-threatening. They often subside when patients adjust their diet and exercise regimes, and take medicine. For the more severe cases, surgery can stop acid reflux from hurting the esophagus. |
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