GORD
noun[U]
medicalUKspecialized/ɡɔːd/uk/ˌdʒiː.əʊ.ɑːˈdiː//ɡɔːrd/us/ˌdʒiː.oʊ.ɑːrˈdiː/(USGERD)abbreviationforgastro-oesophageal reflux disease: amedicalconditionin whichacidfrom thestomachfrequentlygoes back up into theoesophagus(= thetubethrough whichfoodpassesto thestomach):
Thisstudyexaminedalargenumberofpatientswith GORD.
Patients withrecurrentGORDsymptomsduring at least threeconsecutivedayswereofferedanendoscopy.
- GORD can bedefinedas at leastweeklyheartburnand/oracidregurgitation.
- Theprocedureis aneffectivetherapythatoffersGORDpatientssignificantlong-termimprovement.
- There isevidencethatpeoplewithhigherlevelsofanxietysuffermore often fromfunctionaldyspepsiaor GORD.
Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- anti-diarrhoea
- anti-diarrhoeal
- Aztec two-step
- colic
- diarrhoea
- flatulence
- flatus
- gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- gastroenteritis
- gastroparesis
- gippy tummy
- IBD
- ileitis
- indigestion
- sprue
- stomach flu
- ulcerative colitis
- unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding