Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms and Nutritional Preferences

Inducing and Aggravating Factors of Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms

“…51 Similar issue has also been reported by Hamoui et al, Shukla et al and Wu et al 52,53,54 A study conducted by Song et al has reported that carbonate beverage consumption increases the risk of having GERD complaints by 1.69 times and moreover, a study conducted by Seremet et al 47,51 has reported that the correlation is reciprocal, i.e. consumption of carbonate beverage can increase GERD complaints, but reducing the consumption can also reduce GERD complaints.…”

“…42 Some studies supported the abovementioned statement; while others suggest that there is no correlation between GERD complaints and the consumption of acid or spicy foods. 6,9,46,[48][49][50][51] Coffee Similar to studies on alcohol, varied results have also been found in studies which evaluate the correlation between coffee consumption and GERD complaints. Different results of those studies are caused by different type of coffee that had been consumed by the patients, brewing coffee technique and timing when drinking coffee, i.e.…”

“…57 Similar issue has also been reported by other studies. 51,54 Song et al have reported that there is an increased risk of GERD with irregular schedule daily food intake, but the risk is not increased with other habits such as large-volume meal, rapid food intake, snack eating between big meals and late evening meal or short period of time between meal time and bedtime. 47 Moreover, Bor et al have also reported that there is no signi cant correlation between the speed of eating and GERD complaints.…”

“…consumption of carbonate beverage can increase GERD complaints, but reducing the consumption can also reduce GERD complaints. 51 However, a systematic review conducted by Johnson et al has reported that carbonate beverage has not been proven to cause GERD complaints. 55 …”

Endoscopic evaluation of pharyngeal and laryngeal sensation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A cross‐sectional study

“…It should also be noted that the study was carried out in Brazil, where a hot herbal tea made with Ilex paraguariensis (mate herb) is a common beverage. Mate herb contains substances (caffeine and theobromine), 35 which may promote reflux 36 . These factors may have contributed to the surprisingly high rates of LPR and perhaps also to the high prevalence of impaired sensory response in the control group.…”