What is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease?
What is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease?
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Repeated reflux of stomach acid into the throat.
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Retrograde flow of gastric juice (GASTRIC ACID) and/or duodenal contents (BILE ACIDS; PANCREATIC JUICE) into the distal ESOPHAGUS, commonly due to incompetence of the LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER. Gastric regurgitation is an extension of this process with retrograde flow into the PHARYNX or MOUTH.
Source - Diseases Database
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Introduction
Types of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
Types of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
- Infant GERD - a childhood problem that is usually outgrown
- more types...»
Broader types of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
How many people get Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease?
Prevalance of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: 3-7% of the population in the USA 1985 for "GERD and related esophageal disorders" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Prevalance Rate of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: approx 1 in 33 or 3.00% or 8.2 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
3 to 7 percent of U.S. population
(1985) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Who gets Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease?
Profile for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
Anyone, including infants, children, and pregnant women, can have GERD.
(Source: excerpt from Heartburn, Hiatal Hernia, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): NIDDK)
How serious is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease?
Prognosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: The majority of people respond to nonsurgical measures with behavioral modification and medications.
Complications of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
see complications of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Deaths for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: 1,000 deaths in the USA 1984-88 for "GERD and related esophageal disorders" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
What causes Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease?
Causes of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: see causes of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Causes of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
No one knows why some people who have heartburn develop GERD. Several
factors may be involved, and research is under way on many levels.
(Source: excerpt from Heartburn, Hiatal Hernia, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): NIDDK)
Risk factors for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
see
risk factors for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
What are the symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease?
Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
see symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Complications of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
see complications of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Onset of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Usually chronic on onset.
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
How is it treated?
Doctors and Medical Specialists for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Internist, Gastroenterologist
;
see also doctors and medical specialists for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
Treatments for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
see treatments for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Research for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
see research for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Society issues for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Hospitalizations for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: 1 million in the USA 1985 for "GERD and related esophageal disorders" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Hospitalization statistics for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
- 0.51% (65,134) of hospital consultant episodes were for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 91% of hospital consultant episodes for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 53% of hospital consultant episodes for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 47% of hospital consultant episodes for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 13% of hospital consultant episodes for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 4.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- more statistics...»
Hospitalizations for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: 1 million (1985) (Source: excerpt from
Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Physician office visits for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: 4 to 5 million in the USA 1985 for "GERD and related esophageal disorders" (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Physician office visits for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: 4 to 5 million (1985)
(Source: excerpt from
Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Organs Affected by Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
Organs and body systems related to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease include:
Name and Aliases of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Main name of condition: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Other names or spellings for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
GERD, Peptic esophagitis, Reflux esophagitis, chronic heartburn
GORD, Oesophageal reflux, Peptic esophagitis, Gastroesophageal reflux, Esophageal reflux
Source - Diseases Database
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