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GERD

Your esophagus is the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) happens when a muscle at the end of your esophagus does not close properly. This allows stomach contents to leak back, or reflux, into the esophagus and irritate it.

You may feel a burning in the chest or throat called heartburn. Sometimes, you can taste stomach fluid in the back of the mouth. If you have these symptoms more than twice a week, you may have GERD. You can also have GERD without having heartburn. Your symptoms could include a dry cough, asthma symptoms, or trouble swallowing.

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  1. GERD (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... carries food from your mouth to your stomach. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) happens when a muscle at the end of ...
  2. Reflux in Infants (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are reflux (GER) and GERD? The esophagus is the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. If your baby has reflux, his or ... into the esophagus. Another name for reflux is gastroesophageal reflux (GER). GERD stands for gastroesophageal reflux disease. It ...
  3. Reflux in Children (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are reflux (GER) and GERD? The esophagus is the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. If your child has reflux, his or ... into the esophagus. Another name for reflux is gastroesophageal reflux (GER). GERD stands for gastroesophageal reflux disease. It ...
  4. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which the stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the esophagus (food pipe). Food ...
  5. Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) occurs when the stomach contents leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus (the tube ... GER can irritate the esophagus and cause heartburn. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a long-lasting problem where ...
  6. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which the stomach contents leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus (the tube from ...
  7. ... a treatment for acid reflux, also known as GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). GERD is a condition in which food or stomach ... close tightly enough. A hiatal hernia can make GERD symptoms worse. It occurs when the stomach bulges ...
  8. You had surgery to treat your gastroesophageal reflux disease ( GERD ). GERD is a condition that causes food or liquid to come up from your stomach into your esophagus (the tube ...
  9. You have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This condition causes food or stomach acid to come back into your esophagus from your stomach. ...
  10. ... you have heartburn very often, you may have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Normally when food or liquid enters your stomach, ...
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