About Heartburn/GERD: The Different Sides of GERD

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Heartburn/GERD Heartburn/GERD Symptoms / Diagnosis Get Relief Burn-Free Diet From Sharon Gillson, your Guide to Heartburn/GERD GERD Screening Quiz | Infant Reflux Screening Quiz | Hiatal Hernia Screening Quiz | What is Heartburn? | What is GERD? | Learn About Hiatal Hernias   Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Under normal conditions, when you eat and drink, the muscle at the bottom of your esophagus closes off so food and liquids will remain in your stomach. This muscle is the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). However, GERD occurs chiefly because of the following three reasons: The esophagus's normal defenses are overwhelmed by the acid content of the stomach, the contents of the stomach are too acidic, or the food is not cleared from the esophagus fast enough.  Read more here   Search Related Topics:  gerd  gerd causes  diagnosing gerd Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Refractory GERD) The term refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease (refractory GERD) describes those patients who continue to have symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux despite standard treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).  Read more here Search Related Topics:  erosive esophagitis  motility disorders  hiatal hernias Nonerosive Reflux Disease (NERD) For some patients, GERD can cause erosive esophagitis, a condition that causes inflammation, swelling, or irritation of the esophagus. In recent studies, however, it has been found that less than half of GERD patient suffer from esophagitis. The majority of patients actually have what is called nonerosive reflux disease, or NERD. With NERD, patients experience typical GERD symptoms caused by acid reflux, but they do not have visible esophageal injury.  Read more here Search Related Topics:  foods that cause heartburn  heartburn safe foods  gerd treatment Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR) There are two sphincter muscles located in the esophagus: The lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and the upper esophageal sphincter (UES). When the lower esophageal sphincter is not functioning properly, there is a back flow of stomach acid into the esophagus. If this happens two or more times a week, it can be a sign of gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. As with the lower esophageal sphincter, if the upper esophageal sphincter doesn't function properly, acid that has back flowed into the esophagus is allowed into the throat and voice box. When this happens, it's called Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, or LPR.  Read more here Search Related Topics:  gerd  laryngopharyngeal reflux  fundoplication surgery Related Searches Heartburn Gerd Relief Acid Reflux Gerd Gerd and Heartburn Tums for Heartburn Featured Articles   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Sharon Gillson Heartburn/GERD Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Heartburn/GERD newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads What is Heartburn? Symptoms of Heartburn Diagnosis of Heartburn Treatment of Heartburn What Causes Heartburn   Follow me on: Advertisement