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	Men, Women May Experience Acid Reflux Differently Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:08 am

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Men, Women May Experience Acid Reflux Differently

Oct. 18, 2011 -- Men and women experience symptoms of heartburn and acid reflux differently, a new study shows.

The study is published in the Archives of Surgery.

Researchers surveyed nearly 3,000 Australian adults living in the community and more than 2,000 men and women who were having surgery to correct their gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Both women in the community and those who were having surgery complained of more frequent and severe heartburn than men. They also reported having more trouble swallowing solid foods. They were also slightly more likely than men to be taking medication to treat their heartburn.

But when doctors looked at the characteristics of patients who came in for surgery, they found that men actually had more physical manifestations of acid reflux disease.

The men, who were about seven years younger than the female surgical patients, were more likely to have weak valves where the esophagus meets the stomach. Experts say that can be a problem people are born with, but it can also develop over time because of chronic acid exposure.

Men were also more like to have esophagitis or Barrett's esophagus. Both are changes to the muscular tube (the esophagus) that connects the throat to the stomach caused by chronic acid exposure. They can result in inflammation and ulcers. In some cases, Barrett's esophagus may progress to esophageal cancer.

Women were more likely to have a problem called a hiatal hernia, where the stomach pokes upward through a hole in the diaphragm. Hiatal hernias can be associated with heartburn.

Women going in for reflux surgery were also more likely to be obese than their male counterparts.

http://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/news/20111018/men-women-may-experience-acid-reflux-differently?src=RSS_PUBLIC

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