GERD (gastrointestinal esophageal reflux disease)

quote “  In 1999, a review of existing studies found that, on average, 40% of GERD patients also had H. pyloriinfection.[17] The eradication of H. pylori can lead to an increase in acid secretion,[18] leading to the question of whether H. pylori-infected GERD patients are any different than non-infected GERD patients. A double-blindstudy, reported in 2004, found no clinically significant difference between these two types of patients with regard to the subjective or objective measures of disease severity.[19] ” this is taken wikipedia.

the reference is below.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.02171.x/full

see this site and the links to other diseases under the heading  Pathophysiology : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroesophageal_reflux_disease

usefull article

http://www.liebertpub.com/DContent/Files/SampleChapters/Sample_ClinicalNaturalMedicineHandbook.pdf