Risk factors for GERD
Obesity | Food triggers # |
Hiatus hernia* | Large meals Spicy foods Coffee, tea Alcohol Fried foods Citric foods Chocolate Aerated beverages |
Pregnancy | |
Scleroderma | |
Delayed stomach emptying | |
Smoking | |
Stress | |
Medications @ |
* Part of the stomach herniates from the abdomen into the chest thereby weakening the lower esophageal sphincter.
# Triggers for GERD may vary individually.
@ Ask your doctor if any current medicines maybe predisposing to GERD.