Physiological GORD occurs in around 40–65% of all otherwise healthy infants aged between 1 and 4 months . Regardless of the exact definition, GORD affects many children in the UK and, as parents and carers commonly seek medical advice, it constitutes a health burden for the NHS . It is therefore difficult to identify patients who have GORD, and to estimate the real prevalence and burden of the condition. There is no simple, accurate and reliable diagnostic test to confirm whether the condition is GOR or GORD, which affects research and clinical decisions. In clinical practice, the terms GOR and GORD are often used interchangeably by healthcare professionals and families. It is one of the most common causes of foregut symptoms across all paediatric age groups . Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) occurs when the reflux of gastric contents causes troublesome symptoms and/or complications. In children, it is often a simple physiological phenomenon - especially in infants in cases of regurgitation that appear to happen unnoticed by the child. Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) is the involuntary passage of gastric contents into the oesophagus .
Understand the difference between gastro-oesophageal reflux and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
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