Q. Sometimes I experience heartburn after eating. Is there a difference between gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)? A. During normal swallowing, the esophagus ...

All babies spit up -- and it often seems like everything they just ate comes right back up! So how do you know if your spitty baby's symptoms are normal or part of a larger problem? Without getting ...

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) happens when stomach contents come back up into the esophagus. Stomach acid that touches the lining of the esophagus can cause heartburn, also called acid indigestion.

Regurgitation is when the contents from your esophagus (the tube that brings food from your mouth to your stomach) or stomach come back up into your throat or mouth. Your lower esophageal sphincter ...

Background: There are no prospective studies that have examined for chronic cough in children without lung disease but with gastroesophageal reflux (GER). In otherwise healthy children undergoing ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects 20% of the American population, according to the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Other terms for GERD familiar ...

A commonly used treatment for acid reflux does not improve asthma symptoms or control in patients who do not have symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GER), according to a new study supported by the ...

The aim of this study was to characterize cardiorespiratory events in preterm infants after both acid and nonacid gastroesophageal reflux (GER) as detected by pH and multiple intraluminal impedance ...

I recently returned from a South American visit to see my goddaughter from my Peace Corps service days. While there, I discovered that her mother suffered from acid reflux, something which is also ...