Today we will deal with gastroesophageal reflux, indeed, to talk to you about it will actually be one of our special guest: Dr. Maria Papavasileiou , dietician and nutritionist, who many readers know both for her very popular page, Personalized Diet  , and for her book, Mangia Smart , released for Mondadori. She will tell us what gastroesophageal reflux disorder is and how to behave in nutrition as well.

GASTROESOPHAGEOUS REFLUX
by Dr. Maria Papavasileiou, nutritionist
Gastroesophageal reflux is a fairly common disorder, characterized by the ascent of gastric juices inside the esophagus. In a healthy person, ingested food passes through the esophagus and into the stomach (an acidic environment where digestion takes place). During swallowing, the esophagus, through a series of rhythmic movements, pushes the ingested food downwards.

In patients with gastroesophageal reflux, this movement works practically in reverse : the gastric juices go up from the stomach to the esophagus and consequently the acid content irritates the mucosa with the following symptoms: stomach acid, burning of the sternum, chest pain, ache. throat, cough. Let’s see the symptoms.