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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Risk Factors
Common risk factors
Common risk factors of GERD include the following:
- Smoking
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Hiatal hernia
- Scleroderma
- Drinking a lot of alcohol
- Consuming drinks that contain caffiene
- Medications:
- Anticholinergics (e.g. for seasickness)
- Beta blockers for high blood pressure or heart disease
- Bronchodilators for asthma
- Calcium channel blockers for high blood pressure
- Dopamine-active drugs for Parkinson's disease
- Progestin for abnormal menstrual bleeding or birth control
- Sedatives for insomnia or anxiety
- Tricyclic antidepressants
Less common risk factors
Less common risk factos of GERD include the following:[1]
- Special kind of diet as:
- Spicy food
- Fried food
- Sweets
- Eating habits like the following :
- Irregular eating
- Eating quickly
- Eating between meals
- Eating large meals
References
- ↑ Jarosz M, Taraszewska A (2014). "Risk factors for gastroesophageal reflux disease: the role of diet". Prz Gastroenterol. 9 (5): 297–301. doi:10.5114/pg.2014.46166. PMC 4223119. PMID 25396005.