Tag: GER
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About all those kids on anti-reflux medications: what’s the best practice evidence?
Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) is when stomach contents slosh backwards from the stomach up into the esophagus, the swallowing tube that runs from the mouth to the stomach. The spot where the esophagus enters the stomach is called, unsurprisingly, the gastroesphageal junction. At the junction there is a kind of one-way valve, called the lower esophageal…