Apr 23, 2025 · Gastroesophageal reflux disease happens when stomach acid flows back up into the esophagus and causes heartburn. It's often called GERD for short. This backwash is known as acid …

Apr 23, 2025 · Lifestyle changes may help reduce the frequency of acid reflux. Try to: Maintain a healthy weight. Excess pounds put pressure on the abdomen, pushing up the stomach and causing acid to …

Acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are closely related, but the terms don't mean exactly the same thing. Acid reflux is the backward flow of stomach acid into the tube, called the …

Sep 20, 2025 · How heartburn and GERD occur Acid reflux happens when the sphincter muscle at the lower end of your esophagus isn't working as it should, allowing stomach acid to back up into your …

Apr 23, 2025 · El reflujo gastroesofágico ocurre cuando el músculo esfínter que se encuentra en la parte inferior del esófago se relaja en el momento incorrecto y permite el regreso del ácido gástrico al …

Dec 7, 2023 · Chest pain? Learn the potentially lifesaving difference between heartburn and a heart attack.

Sep 20, 2025 · An acid monitor that is placed in your esophagus connects to a small computer that you wear around your waist or on a strap over your shoulder. Esophageal motility testing, to measure …

Jul 2, 2024 · Eosinophilic esophagitis (e-o-sin-o-FILL-ik uh-sof-uh-JIE-tis) is a chronic immune system disease. With this disease, a type of white blood cell, called an eosinophil, builds up in the lining of …

Jul 3, 2025 · Surgery may help people who aren't helped by medicines to relieve heartburn and acid reflux. Surgery also may help people who have complications such as serious inflammation or …

Oct 29, 2024 · Stomach acid that backs up into the esophagus, also called acid reflux. Babies and some children with esophagitis are too young to explain their discomfort or pain. Their symptoms can …