Acid reflux, usually causing heartburn, occurs through a relatively incompetent lower oesophageal shincter etc

Heartburn is common in the community affecting 1 in 5 adults with the trend for more women to be affected than men.  Heartburn affects individual ability to eat and drink normally and interferes with their quality of life particularly because of nocturnal symptoms.

The medical treatment of GORD has the objective of

1/ Choosing symptomatic relief
2/ Reducing the risk of complications and improving the quality of life
3/ Healing Oesophageal ulceration.

This is usually based on acid suppression with proton pump inhibitors
       
Support Groups:

Reflux Infants Support Association (RISA)

The Reflux Infants Supprt Association (RISA) Inc is a community graoup that aims to encourage and give conficence to families of infants and children who have problems associated with gasto-oesophageal reflux.

Telephone: (07) 3229 1090
Email: info@reflux.org.au
Website: www.reflux.org.au       

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