Gastroenterology

Esophageal Reflux Disease

Esophageal reflux disease or Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a digestive ailment which is due to the high acidic secretions in stomach or food and fluids reverted back from the stomach to the oesophagus. It affects people of all ages from infants to older adults. GERD mostly affects to the asthma patients in which oesophageal sphincter relax and allows the gastric contents to revert back to the oesophagus.