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Source: Consumers Union of U.S., National Center for Farmworker Health - PDF
Related MedlinePlus Pages: GERD, Heartburn
Related MedlinePlus Pages: GERD, Heartburn
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Your esophagus is the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) happens when a muscle at the end of your esophagus does not close properly. This allows stomach contents to leak back, or reflux, into the esophagus and irritate it.
You may feel a burning in the chest or throat called heartburn. Sometimes, you can taste stomach fluid in the back of the mouth. If you have these symptoms more than twice a week, you may have GERD. You can also have GERD without having heartburn. Your symptoms could include a dry cough, asthma symptoms, or trouble swallowing.
Anyone, including infants and children, can have GERD. If not treated, it can lead to more serious health problems. In some cases, you might need medicines or surgery. However, many people can improve their symptoms by
- Avoiding alcohol and spicy, fatty or acidic foods that trigger heartburn
- Eating smaller meals
- Not eating close to bedtime
- Losing weight if needed
- Wearing loose-fitting clothes
NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Acid Reflux (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) in Adults (Beyond the Basics) (UpToDate)
- Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER), and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) in Adults
(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)Available in Spanish - GERD (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Understanding GERD (American College of Gastroenterology) - PDF
- Could a Low-Risk Surgery Help Your Chronic Heartburn? (03/30/2016, HealthDay)
- Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract X-Ray (Radiography) (Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology)Available in Spanish
- Upper GI Endoscopy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)Available in Spanish
- What Is a pH Probe Study? (North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition) - PDF
- Antacids and Acid Reducers: OTC Relief for Heartburn and Acid Reflux (American Academy of Family Physicians)Available in Spanish
- Choosing a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) to Treat Heartburn, Acid Reflux & GERD (Consumers Union of U.S.) - PDFAvailable in Spanish
Do you Suffer from Heartburn or Acid Reflux? (National Center for Farmworker Health, Consumers Union of U.S.) - PDF- Fundoplication (North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition) - PDF
- Gastroesophageal reflux - slideshow Available in Spanish
- Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux (GERD) Surgery (Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons)Available in Spanish
- Treatment Options for GERD or Acid Reflux Disease: A Review of the Research for Adults (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)Available in Spanish
- Understanding Esophageal Dilation (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)Available in Spanish
- Dyspepsia (American Academy of Family Physicians)Available in Spanish
- Esophageal Spasms (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (and Asthma) (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
- GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux) and LPR (Laryngopharyngeal Reflux) (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
- GERD, Barrett's Esophagus and the Risk for Esophageal Cancer (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)Available in Spanish
- GERD: Can Certain Medications Increase Severity? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Non-Cardiac Chest Pain (American College of Gastroenterology)
- Reflux and Lung Disease (National Jewish Health)
- What Causes Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Surgical Webcast for Treatment of Acid Reflux
(OR-Live) - Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee Mission, KS, 5/21/2009
- Upper Endoscopy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (American College of Physicians) - PDF
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Gastroesophageal Reflux (National Institutes of Health)
- American College of Gastroenterology
- ASGE: Find a Doctor (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
- Find a Gastroenterologist (American College of Gastroenterology)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Search for SAGES Members (Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons)
- Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children and Adolescents (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Have You Heard of GERD? (Nemours Foundation)
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux and Children (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
- Spitting Up in Babies (American Academy of Family Physicians)Available in Spanish
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (Nemours Foundation)
- Pediatric Acid Reflux and GERD in Teens (North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
- Anti-reflux surgery Available in Spanish
- Bland diet Available in Spanish
- Gastroesophageal reflux - discharge Available in Spanish
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease Available in Spanish
- Swallowing problems Available in Spanish
- Taking antacids Available in Spanish
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