GERD also called acid reflux
Gastro esophageal reflux disorder
Gastro pertaining to stomach esophageal
Means food pipe
Reflux is acidic gastric fluid that flows
Backwards into the oesophagus resulting
In heart burn.
GERD is one of the most common digestive
Disorder .
Life style factors may increase the reflux
Disease .
1) Habit of quick eating.
2 ) Extra salt on regular meals.
3 ) Lack of sleep.
4) Use of white bread.
Poor Habits can worsen GERD and reduce treatment Efficacy
1) Fast eating
2 ) Eating beyond full ness
3) Eating very hot foods
4) High BMI
5) Lying down soon after eating .
6) Smoking.
Life style modifications
1) Raising head end of the bed
2)Avoiding meals within 3hours of bed time.
3) weight loss
4) Turn off lights when in bed and minimize
Disturbances to a normal sleep.
5 ) Sleep reduces GERD by suppressing
Transient lower esophageal sphincter
relaxations.
Lower esophageal sphincter means
Door like device at the lower part of food pipe
Sphincter if relaxces gastric acid or bile
May get entry into food pipe .
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April 2018 Vol 10 Issue 4
Pages 6718. -- 6724
Ghasem Yadegarfar. et al
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2019 bol 12 :1--12
Lin --Zhi. Yuan et al
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January 2018 pp. 7-16
Dalbir S Sandhu and Ronnie Fass
