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Staying up late drinking and smoking can easily lead to gastroesophageal reflux in young people.

"more and more young people are suffering from gastroesophageal reflux because of an unhealthy lifestyle." Wang Wen, director of the Department of Gastroenterology at Fuzhou General Hospital, said that it is easy to get this disease by drinking espresso, tea, garlic, wearing tights and sleeping after meals. Gastroesophageal reflux can cause heartburn, acid reflux, chest pain, and may also bring chronic cough, asthma, sinusitis, pharyngitis and other related diseases.

According to the survey, the prevalence rate in China is 5.77%, while that in Fujian Province is even higher, reaching 6.7%. Lin Zhihui, chief physician of the Department of Gastroenterology at Fujian Provincial Hospital, pointed out that this data has been several years ago. in recent years, the incidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease has been increasing year by year and has become an epidemic.

Wang Guoping, chief physician of Fujian Union Medical College Hospital, said gastroesophageal reflux is associated with age, obesity, excessive drinking, physical overwork, smoking and mental stress.

"there are more and more patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease caused by age, bad habits and other reasons, but many people do not know about the disease." Wang Wen, chief physician of the Department of Gastroenterology at Fuzhou General Hospital, said that many patients often go to cardiology, respiratory, or otorhinolaryngology first, resulting in misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis, the most common of which is misdiagnosed as coronary heart disease because of "angina pectoris."