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Acid reflux (GERD)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a upper disease in which stomach content persistently and regularly flows up into the , resulting in symptoms and/or . Symptoms include dental corrosion, dysphagia, , odynophagia, regurgitation, non- chest pain, extraesophageal symptoms such as chronic cough, hoarseness, reflux-induced laryngitis, or asthma. In the long term, and when not treated, complications such as esophagitis, stricture, and Barrett's esophagus may arise.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Taste of acid, , bad breath, chest pain, breathing problems
Causes — why it happens
- ·Inadequate closure of the lower sphincter
Treatment
- ·Lifestyle changes, medications,
Complications
- ·Esophagitis, strictures, Barrett's
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