Psychiatric GERD

It is a well-known fact that a wide array of complaints can be attributed to mental or emotional causes rather than actual physical disorders. Psychiatric GERD is thought to be among those. Psychiatric GERD is more accurately called psychosomatic GERD. Psychosomatic disorders are physical conditions that are influenced by psychological or emotional factors. To put [...]

Heartburn – Medical Mystery

You say you have heartburn, but what does that mean? Is it serious? What causes it? Your Physician’s Answer Heartburn remains a mystery to physicians. They are not really sure what causes it. Yes, they know that “for some reason” the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) fails to function properly. That ring of muscle fails to [...]

Beware of Heartburn

Heartburn is a mystery to both patients and their physicians. Nobody knows what really causes it. Researchers have learned that “for some reason” the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) does not function properly, allowing the stomach’s contents to flow back into the esophagus. They don’t know, however, why the LES fails to fulfill its duty. What [...]

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