Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease or GERD is a digestive disease, GERD causes stomach contents to rise back up to the esophagus.

Treatment
Treatment options include

, behavioral/lifestyle changes, medication and in some cases surgery.

Over the counter medicals used for gastroesophageal reflux disease include the antacid mix aluminum hydroxide/magnesium hydroxide/simethicone (Almacone, Gelusil, Mi-Acid, Milantex), calcium carbonate (Titralac), and protein pump inhibitors including omeprazole (Prilosec), pantoprazole (Protonix), and famotidine (Pepcid).

Perscription medications for gastroesophageal reflux disease include omeprazole (Prilosec), pantoprazole (Protonix), ranitidine (Zantac, which was withdrawn from the market in the US), famotidine (Pepcid) and metoclopramide.

ME/CFS
GERD is not a recognised comorbidity for people with ME/CFS, although acid reflux may occur as part of a set of Digestive symptoms according to the International Consensus Criteria primer for clinicians.

Learn more

 * What Is GERD? - WebMD
 * Medications for GERD - drugs.com