Who gets ACID REFLUX DISEASE (GERD)?
Anyone can suffer from gastroesophageal reflux, but it is more likely to affect people who are obese, have a hiatal hernia, experience recurrent vomiting, or have scleroderma. Gastroesophageal reflux may also occur during pregnancy, or in those who have nasogastric tubes. Anybody can suffer from gastroesophageal reflux, but it is more likely to affect people who are obese, have a hiatal hernia, experience recurrent vomiting, or have scleroderma. Gastroesophageal reflux may also occur during pregnancy, or in those who have nasogastric tubes.
