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Name one thing you ingest that can enhance the symptoms of GERD
When does GERD usually appear (at what age)?
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
(Acid Reflux Disease)
Asthma
An asthma attack could potentially cause an onset of the disease and can cause the cardiac sphincter to relax, allowing stomach acid to go back (reflux) into the esophagus.
Medications
Some medications may worsen GERD such as Anticholinergics prescribed for overactive bladder and irritable bowel syndrome.
People with asthma are at higher risk and their asthma can be confused with a symptom
Potential Causes
Effects
re-tasting food after swallowing, bad breath, tooth cavities, chest pain, sudden excess of saliva, sore throats, hoarseness and even inflammation of one’s gums.
Because it irritates the areas around the lungs and airways of the body, it can copy asthma symptoms and increase or affect allergic reactions.
By: Ryan Caynak and Jacquie Marois
How?
When food, fluids and/or acidic stomach juices back up from the stomach into the esophagus. It irritates the lining of the esophagus
What's Actually Happening
Different foods, normal aging processes, birth defects and/or injuries can open the lower esophageal (cardiac) sphincter and cause the reflux.
Treatment
Some tests that could be administered are an x-ray of the upper digestive system or an esophageal impedance test which measures the movement of substances in the esophagus.
Esophageal Impedance Test
Digestive Tract X-Ray
Maintenance
Lifestyle Changes
A lifestyle change may be required to prevent Acid Reflux Disease. Fatty foods, mints, chocolates, alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine need to be avoided. Raising the head at night can also prevent the symptoms.
GERD often occurs beginning from infancy, usually without long-term health effects.
Children and teens simply need to maintain a healthy lifestyle and take medication.
Adults, however, with late-onset Acid Reflux may self-medicate incorrectly. Adults need to consult a doctor to receive the correct attention for their GERD.