Mag is a disease that is often complained of by many people. This disease generally affects the upper digestive tract and stomach in the human body.
The causes of ulcers can vary depending on the conditions experienced by the sufferer, such as stomach acid, gastritis, GERD, to dyspepsia.
“Mag is from the sentence mag, mag means stomach ‘de-ulcer’ is from Dutch. So it is a disease that interferes with the stomach, upper digestive tract,” said Dr. Aru Ariadno, SpPD KGEH, from Brawijaya Hospital Depok, when met by detik.com, Monday (28/3/2022).
Talking about the causes of ulcers, then what is the difference between gastritis and GERD? Check out the following information.
GERD
According to internal medicine specialist, Dr. Aru Ariadno, SpPD KGEH, from Brawijaya Hospital Depok, GERD is a condition of stomach acid coming out of the stomach and up into the esophagus or esophagus, causing irritation.
“GERD is a condition in which stomach acid or the contents of the stomach come out of the stomach and go up into the esophagus or oesophagus,” he said when met by detik.com, Monday (28/3/2022).
“If stomach acid rises to the top (esophagus) or esophagus it will cause irritation because the walls of the esophagus or esophagus are not designed to hold acid,” he continued.
If this condition is not treated further, sufferers may experience a number of serious disorders, such as heartburn (burning in the chest), difficulty swallowing, bitter mouth, tooth decay, cough, and sometimes earache.
“If stomach acid rises to the top (esophagus) or esophagus it will cause irritation because the walls of the esophagus or esophagus are not designed to hold acid,” said Dr. Aru.
“So you have a burning chest, difficulty swallowing, some cases of bitter mouth when you wake up (in the morning), sometimes cavities in your teeth, sometimes a cough that doesn’t come from clear at night, or sometimes it hurts your ears. It’s possible is GERD,” he said.
Gastritis
While gastritis is inflammation of the stomach or stomach caused by irritation due to stomach acid.
“If gastritis is inflammation of the stomach or stomach caused by irritation by stomach acid. So gastritis is in the stomach of the gerd already outside the stomach,” said Dr. Aru.
The symptoms of gastritis that are felt can include:
- A gnawing or burning aches or pains (indigestion) in your upper stomach that may get worse or better with eating
- Nauseous
- Gag
- The feeling of fullness in the upper stomach after eating
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