Gastrointestinal System - Gastroesophageal/Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD/GORD)

Nutrition Care Process (Toolkits)

Last Updated: 2023-07-25 Target Group: All Adults

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is very common (1). Management includes pharmacologic, lifestyle, surgical and endoscopic applications.

This toolkit discusses the following key nutrition issues:

dietary and lifestyle strategies for preventing and managing GERD in adults
- weight loss
- dietary factors (e.g. coffee, dietary triggers and eating behaviours including midnight snacking, skipping breakfast, eating quickly, eating beyond fullness, avoiding meals three hours before bedtime, and