GERD

Q.

What Are the Symptoms of Too Much Acid in Your Stomach?

Q. The full form of GERD is ___

Q. Regarding the assertion and reason, choose the correct option.
Assertion [A]: Pregnant women are more prone to heart burn.
Reason [R]: Gastric reflux happens due to higher abdominal pressure in comparison to the lower oesophageal pressure.

1. Assertion [A] is True and Reason [R] is False.
2. Reason [R] is True and Assertion [A] is False.
3. Assertion [A] is True and Reason [R] is True, and [R] is a correct explanation to [A].
4. Assertion [A] is True and Reason [R] is True, but [R] is not a correct explanation to [A].

Q. A patient complained to a doctor about uneasiness in his chest. He mentioned that he is experiencing a burning sensation in the chest, rising pain, foul, unpleasantly bitter (acrid) taste in the mouth. What do you think is the reason behind it?

1. Due to backflow of acidic contents from stomach to the oesophagus
2. Due to alkaline environment in the oesophagus
3. Due to acid production in the oesophagus
4. None of the above