Esophageal acid sensitivity in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease: Does esophageal hypomotility matter?

Ming-Wun WongJui-Sheng HungWei-Yi LeiTso-Tsai LiuChih-Hsun YiChien-Lin Chen

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2019)

Esophageal acid sensitivity was similar in GERD patients with and without hypomotility. Decreased acid sensitivity in individuals with increasing body mass index may play a pathological role in symptomatic modulation of patients with GERD.

Keyphrases

gastroesophageal reflux disease
body mass index
physical activity
weight gain