Coping with reflux

Diagnostic tool helps doctors and patients determine level of severity of acid reflux disease and assess response to the treatment.

ACCORDING to a recent Asia-wide survey on the impact of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) has on quality of life, about 60% of GERD patients feel unwell, avoid certain food and drink, feel tired and anxious due to GERD symptoms, while some 50% of sufferers are woken up by their symptoms at least once or twice a month.