gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
noun[U]
medicalUKspecialized(USgastroesophageal reflux disease,abbreviationGERD)uk/ˌɡæs.trəʊ.ɪˌsɒf.əˌdʒi.əl ˈriː.flʌks dɪˌziːz/us/ˌɡæs.troʊ.ɪˌsɑː.fəˌdʒi.əl ˈriː.flʌks dɪˌziːz/(abbreviationGORD)amedicalconditionin whichacidfrom thestomachfrequentlygoes back up into theoesophagus(= thetubethrough whichfoodpassesto thestomach)causingpainanddamageto thedigestivesystem:
Gastro-oesophageal refluxdiseaseor GORDaffectsover 10% of thepopulationin theUnitedKingdom.
People whosufferregularlyfromheartburnmay have acommonconditioncalled gastro-oesophageal refluxdisease(GORD).
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- Thestudylookedat 52patientswith gastro-oesophageal refluxdisease.
- If youdrinkyourcoffeeorteatoohot, you canaggravatechronicconditionssuch as gastro-oesophageal refluxdisease(GORD).
- Heartburn is the mostcommonsymptomof GORD (gastro-oesophageal refluxdisease).
Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- anti-diarrhoea
- anti-diarrhoeal
- Aztec two-step
- colic
- diarrhoea
- flatulence
- flatus
- gastroenteritis
- gastroparesis
- gippy tummy
- GORD
- IBD
- ileitis
- indigestion
- sprue
- stomach flu
- ulcerative colitis
- unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding