Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors in GERD

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Fisichella (2008 ) defined the Gastroesophageal reflux disease - commonly referred to as GERD or acid reflux - as a normal physiological occurrence experienced occasionally by most people , usually after eating

For a more intensive understanding of GERD , Marks (2009 ) explained it as a condition wherein the liquid content of the stomach is secreted or spewed into the esophagus (The esophagus is an organ with a muscular tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach

This liquid , he said , can damage the lining of the esophagus although

only a few patients show visible signs of inflammation . Marks (2009 said that this secreted liquid usually contains acid and pepsin (an enzyme that generates the digestion of proteins in the stomach ) - which in turn are produced by the stomach

The discharged liquid may also reportedly contain bile (a bitter yellow or green fluid generated by the liver ) that has been transferred into the stomach from the duodenum - the first part of the small intestine that attaches to the stomach

However , although pepsin and bile also may injure the esophagus , acid is still believed to be the most harmful component of the produced liquid

GERD : The Chronic Condition

Marks (2009 ) said GERD is a chronic condition

Likewise , he said that if there is injury to the lining of the esophagus , the damage is most probably permanent . Furthermore , even if this damage undergoes treatment and is healed , it will most likely return in just after a few months

Once treatment...