2) Regurgitation
In principle, gastroesophageal reflux is a regurgitation of stomach contents into the esophagus and other structures of the upper gastrointestinal tube. Along with heartburn, regurgitation has been defined as a dominant symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease. We call regurgitation to the sensation that food, body fluids, and other particles are not flowing down to the stomach as they should but start to go back to the throat instead. It is different than nausea and vomiting because it does not always cause any belching symptoms. Instead, the patient has this uncomfortable feeling that he’s stuck and food is not properly led to the stomach.
This symptom is common because the upper sphincter of the stomach, which is called gastric cardia, becomes weaker and starts letting stomach contents pass to the esophagus. This is a serious issue that needs attention because, as you will see further in this article, it may become a risk factor to develop esophageal cancer, a disease that is highly asymptomatic apart from the symptoms we are describing in this article.
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