Understanding GORD
Gastric reflux, also called gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), is a condition where the stomach’s contents (food or liquid) rise up from the stomach into the oesophagus, a tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. Food mixed with the stomach’s digestive acids can irritate and damage the oesophagus.
Reflux Surgery
The oesophagus is a muscular passage which carries food from the mouth to the stomach. The lower oesophageal sphincter (LES) is a circular band of muscles at the lower end of the oesophagus that acts as a barrier between the oesophagus and the stomach.
