Reflux Disease: Causes and Treatment

Brief overview Symptoms: heartburn, feeling of pressure behind the breastbone, difficulty swallowing, bad breath when belching, damaged tooth enamel, irritable cough and inflamed respiratory tract. Causes: sphincter muscle at the lower esophagus closes the stomach incompletely, certain food stimulates production of gastric acid, diaphragmatic hernia, anatomical reasons, pregnancy, organic diseases Diagnosis: gastroscopy, long-term pH measurement … Reflux Disease: Causes and Treatment