Acid reflux causes stomach content to flow back into the esophagus, or a tube connects the stomach and throat. It can cause symptoms like a persistent cough, heartburn (burning chest pain), and ...

Frequent heartburn, in which you feel discomfort in your chest, and regurgitation, in which you get a taste in your throat of food or acid coming back up, are the classic symptoms of GERD, says Purow.

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014;29(2):284-290. Ineffective esophageal contractions can be associated with cough symptoms by contribution to higher refluxes of gastric contents leading to more ...

and esophageal dysmotility on typical and atypical GERD symptoms. Methods: Two hundred thirty-six patients (159 females, age 47 ± 14 years) with typical and atypical GERD symptom(s) for > 3 ...