By Dr. K. S Somasekhar Rao, Gastroenterology

Gastroesophageal reflux illness (GERD) is a commotion of a digestive complement that is characterized by a reflux of a stomach poison or stomach calm by a food pipe. This movement causes exasperation to a backing in a food siren and leads to GERD. The symptoms of this commotion are common and not cryptic unless they start some-more than twice a week in a ongoing manner.

Symptoms-

You will knowledge a blazing prodigy in a chest (heartburn) that competence widespread to your throat, and leave a green ambience in your mouth. Other symptoms are dry cough, bruise throat, problems in swallowing and pain in a chest. If a chest pain becomes severe, afterwards deliberate a medical veteran immediately.

Causes-

1. This condition occurs due to poison reflux; a condition wherein a stomach acids behind adult to a esophagus. When we swallow food, a revoke esophageal sphincter (muscles benefaction during a bottom of a esophagus) relaxes so that a food passes down to a stomach. Once a food passes, a revoke esophageal sphincter closes down.
2. In box of GERD, this valve (lower esophageal sphincter) does not work properly, that means that a food instead of flitting down, might start to come up. This movement tends to annoy a backing of a esophagus, ensuing in problems such as draining and heart burn.
3. Certain factors such as smoking, additional weight, diabetes, pregnancy and asthma tend to boost risks of GERD.

Treatment-

The treatments for GERD are:

1. OTC Medications: Over a opposite drugs such as antacids, H-2 receptor blockers and electron siphon inhibitors are useful for removing proxy service from a symptoms of GERD.
2. Surgery: Surgery is opted for if a drugs destroy to have a preferred effect. Surgical procedures are used to strengthen a revoke esophageal sphincter so as to forestall a poison reflux.

In further to these treatments, there are certain lifestyle remedies that can assistance revoke a risks of GERD. They embody progressing optimal weight levels, not fibbing down immediately after eating and gripping your conduct towering while sleeping.