[GERD and sleep disorder].
The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is increasing in Japan. Symptoms of GERD negatively affect their quality of life and sleep. There are several reasons for sleep disorder with GERD as follows. Nocturnal GERD symptoms sometimes directly avoid sleeping. Sleep apnea syndrome and GERD are sometimes concomitant. The both are sharing similar risk factor such as obesity and cause sleep disorder. When untypical symptoms of GERD are not diagnosed, patients are severely anxious about their physical condition. Then they feel stressful and sometimes get secondary depressive state including sleep disorder. We had better take care about patients' psychosocial factors and treat symptoms of GERD and sleep disorder together with holistic approach.
Ozasa
Yumiko
Y
Department of Psychosomatic Internal Medicine, Kobe Red Cross Hospital.
Murakami
Noriko
N
Fukunaga
Mikihiko
M
Nakai
Yoshihide
Y
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000150:complications; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy
D000928:Antidepressive Agents