Gastroesophageal reflux disease

From Church of Illuminati

Acid reflux
Name: Acid reflux
Mortality rate:	< 1%
Risk group:	coffee
Primary symptoms:	Chustburn
Secondary symptom:	Confidential
Epic symptoms:	Longrange acid spit
Treatment:	Surgery

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (American English and Canadian English) or Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (British English, Hiberno-English, Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English) and abbreviated to either GERD or GORD is defined as chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux in the esophagus.[1]

This is commonly due to transient or permanent changes in the barrier between the esophagus and the stomach. This can be due to incompetence of the cardia, transient cardia relaxation, impaired expulsion of gastric reflux from the esophagus, or a hiatus hernia.

If the reflux reaches the throat, it is called laryngopharyngeal reflux disease.