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GERD Obesity Pregnancy Risk factors Smoking Type 2 diabetes Hiatal hernia Increased abdominal pressure in the esophageal sphincter Nicotine relaxes smooth muscle in the body therefore Gastroparesis – nerve damage Delayed or slowed stomach emptying Incompetent Esophageal sphincter Reflux of gastric content into the esophagus
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Risk factors
GERD
Reflux of gastric content into the esophagus Incompetent Esophageal sphincter Increased abdominal pressure in the esophageal sphincter Delayed or slowed stomach emptying ObesityPregnancy Nicotine relaxes smooth muscle in the body therefore relaxes esophageal sphincter Smoking Gastroparesis nerve damage Type 2 diabetes Hiatal hernia
