Nonerosive reflux disease (NERD) has recently received a great deal of academic and clinical attention. NERD accounts for up to 70% of community-based gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and is ...

After pH testing of either type, abnormal acid exposure time (AET) when the pH in the lower esophagus is greater than 6% supports a diagnosis of GERD; AET between 4% and 6% is considered borderline ...

Anthony Hobson of the Functional Gut Clinic says we are getting things dangerously wrong about diagnosis and treatment of the ...

(Reuters Health) - Heartburn sufferers who don’t feel better with standard treatment, but who have no detectable reflux, tend to have greater distress and worse quality of life, according to a new ...

For people with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) that doesn't respond to the usual treatments, a complex surgery may help, a new study finds. In carefully selected patients, the surgery provided ...

A decision-support model for managing patients with heartburn in whom proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy fails suggests that endoscopy with ambulatory reflux monitoring is the optimal cost-effective ...

Dr. Sameer Islam is a functional gastroenterologist in Lubbock and is a West Texas native growing up in Odessa, TX. He specializes in the comprehensive treatment of all digestive symptoms and ...

HealthDay News — Factors associated with the overlap of upper functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have been identified, according to a study published in ...

Biliary reflux is difficult yet important to distinguish from acid reflux in order to ensure proper treatment. Patients with GERD can present with heartburn, regurgitation, and atypical chest pain, ...