The Causes and Effects of Gastroesophageal reflux disease Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, is a common, chronic digestive disease in which stomach acid or contents flow back into the esophagus. This causes the patient to feel discomfort and damages the esophageal lining. A patient is diagnosed with GERD when symptoms of the condition occur twice a week or interfere with his daily life. The doctor may also diagnose a patient with the condition if he observes damage in the esophagus. Statistics show that about 5% to 7% of the world population have symptoms of GERD, and 60% of the adult population experience symptoms of the condition within a 12 month period. Also, about 50% of the patients with the disease report more heartburn at night. GERD can be further defined according to its cause, risk factors, and effects. Reoccurring acid reflux, which is the back flow of stomach acid or bile into the esophagus, can lead to GERD. Normally, when you swallow, the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes. When the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes, food and liquid flow down into the stomach, and the former closes again. However, if the valve relaxes abnormally or weakens, stomach acid will flow back up into the esophagus. This will lead to frequent heartburn, which can sometimes disrupt the patent’s daily life. …show more content…
These risk factors include obesity, pregnancy, and hiatal hernia. When the patient is obese, the excess weight can put pressure on the abdomen, causing the acid to flow back up into the esophagus. With pregnancy, the patient’s risk of developing GERD increases; however, symptoms of the condition clear up once she is back to her normal weight. Hiatal hernia occurs when the top of the stomach protrudes into the diaphragm, which can allow stomach contents to back up into the esophagus. Other potential causes of GERD are smoking and
Obesity, tobacco use, and the consumption of alcohol, spicy foods, coffee, caffeine, fatty foods, and chocolate have been implicated in causing GERD (Katz, Gerson, & Vela, 2013). Obesity increases abdominal pressure which forces gastric acid into the esophagus. The pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter is decreased with tobacco and chocolate allowing gastric acid access to the esophagus (Katz et al., 2013). Tobacco, alcohol, chocolate, and fatty foods slow peristalsis in the esophagus and prolong esophageal exposure to gastric acid (Katz et al., 2013). “Cigarette smoking stimulates acid production” (Dudley-Brown & Huether, 2012, p. 904). Consumption of alcohol and cocaine use inhibit the production of the protective mucus layer in the stomach which can cause gastritis and peptic ulcer
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a symptomatic condition or a histopathologic alteration thought to be secondary to a reflux of gastric contents that enter the lower esophagus. There are treatment options to help patients with the symptoms of GERD. Although the treatments prove to help relieve the symptoms of GERD, some question their overall effect on the body and whether or not they are safe to take. Recent studies are suggesting herbal formulas may have the best treatment outcome.
Control gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD). See your doctor about getting GERD under control, it can be controlled early enough to possibly prevent esophageal cancer.
Many people have a hiatal hernia with no symptoms. The larger the hernia, the more likely that you will have symptoms. In some cases, a hiatal hernia allows stomach acid to flow back into the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach (esophagus). This may cause heartburn symptoms. Severe heartburn symptoms may mean that you have developed a condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
First of all, explained the most frequent clinical manifestation of GERD, which is a heartburn, it occurs 30 to 60 minutes after eating. Therefore, patient should: eating smaller portions, consuming less fat, avoiding laying down for at least two hours after eating, avoiding snacks before bedtime, wearing loose clothing, elevating the head of the bed about six inches, avoiding alcohol, particularly red wine., tobacco, and foods that trigger symptoms such as black pepper, garlic, raw onions, and other spicy foods, chocolate, citrus fruits and products, such as oranges and orange juice, coffee and caffeinated drinks, including tea and soda, peppermint and tomatoes (Badillo & Francis,
When a patient has gastroesophageal reflux acid is coming from the stomach and going into the esophagus. This can cause injury and have a negative effect on the bronchial tubes and cause bronchoconstriction. Patients that have already been diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive disease are at a much greater risk of having Chronic Bronchitis. Research conducted by Victor Kim and Gerard J. Criner found that 74 percent of patients that have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease or COPD also have Chronic Bronchitis (Kim, 2013)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, or GERD, occurs when there is a backflow of stomach contents, also known as chyme, from the stomach to the esophagus causing irritation and damage to the esophageal lining. When things are consumed by mouth, contractile motions in the esophagus move substances down the esophageal tract and into the stomach. The lower esophageal sphincter is an area of smooth muscle at the end of the esophagus that works with the diaphragm to let the food, liquid or medication into the stomach. The stomach produces acid and is constructed to withstand this acid, but the esophagus is not. Normally, the lower esophageal sphincter keeps stomach contents, including food,
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, otherwise known as GERD, has long been determined as a frequent occurrence among children, particularly infants between the ages of four months and one year. It usually spontaneously resolves in children by one year of age. GERD occurs when gastric contents are transferred from the stomach to the esophagus in a backflow manner, which results in tissue damage to the esophagus. It is more common in infants due to a short esophagus, an immature gastrointestinal system, and a diet consisting largely of liquids. Aside from cell and tissue damage of the esophagus, GERD can also cause complications such as failure to thrive, respiratory problems, and dysphagia. A high prevalence rate has been linked with premature
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According to DeBruyne and Pinna (2014), to “the lower esophageal sphincter is the main barrier to gastric reflux, so GERD result if the sphincter is weak or relaxes inappropriately” (p.492). From the brief history of your medical records,some factors and behaviors that increase your risk of experiencing reflux are; smoking cigarettes, stress, having little time for breakfast, eating fast food for lunch while working at your desk, eating large dinner late night at 8p.m, and drinking wine and other alcoholic beverage in the evening (DeBruyne and Pinnap, 2014,
The reflux of gastric contents results in irritation of the esophagus leading to chest pain extending to the jaw usually referred to as heartburn (Badillo & Francis, 2014). Occurrence of these symptoms more often than two weeks is indicative of GERD. It is further noted that eating smaller meals, avoiding alcohol, losing weight and wearing loose cloths helps improve the symptoms.
What is Gastroesophageal reflux disease known as? It is also referred as GERD. The Gastroesophageal reflux is caused due to digestive mess which affects the lower esophageal sphincter. It is a chronic sign of mucosal damage which occurs in the ring muscle between the stomach and the esophagus. It occurs when the stomach acid juices or when the food and fluids reverse up from the stomach into the esophagus. The sternness of GERD depends on LES dysfunction also on the type and amount of fluid which is brought up from the stomach and the counteract effect of saliva. The Gastroesophageal reflux disease takes place at any age group irrespective of male or female. The changes of Gastroesophageal
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A growing population has been diagnosed with GERD in Australia each year. A recent study shows that there was a 45% increase in the management rate of GORD in general practice compared 1998-2000 to 2006-2008. (Miller & Charles 2009, p.955). GERD is thought to be associated with a weak or incompetent lower esophageal sphincter that aloe reflux to occur (Porth 2011, p.705). Most frequent symptoms is heartburn and acid regurgitation (Lehne 2013, p.993). A variety of respiratory symptoms are also associated with GORD when gastric reflux enters esophagus and causing damage to respiratory mucosa (Porth 2011, p.704). Therefore, GORD increases the risk of getting pneumonia for Mrs Thomas due to that substance from reflux could be inhaled to the lungs and causing a chemical and bacterial pneumonia, which is known as aspiration pneumonia (Lemone et al, 2014,