Acid reflux (GERD)
What research knows about acid reflux (GERD) comes from people who live with it. Here is how many do, what records they usually have, and what sharing yours is worth.
Living with it
825.6 million
People living with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) worldwide, 2021
sourceWhat patients usually have
The records behind acid reflux (GERD)
Annual review of long-term reflux and dyspepsia medication
annually, for people who need long-term management
guidelineUpper GI endoscopy (with histopathology) to diagnose Barrett's oesophagus
considered once, by individual risk factors
guidelineHelicobacter pylori test (carbon-13 urea breath test or stool antigen test)
at presentation with uninvestigated reflux-like symptoms ('test and treat')
guidelineFull-dose proton pump inhibitor (PPI) course
a full-dose PPI for 4 or 8 weeks
guideline
What sharing it is worth
$93
per licence for a complete story and one year of these records, $93 to $1,183
- Your health story$23how
- Medication historyx2$4.05how
- Pathology reportsx1$3.49how
- Lab resultsx1$0.24how
- Richness premium (4 kinds of data linked)x3how
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