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Is there a connection between autonomic dysfuction (dysautonomia) and gerd?my wife has btoh - and when dysautonomia came into play she also got gerd
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Yes: Gastroesophageal reflux is mediated/ controlled by the autonomic nervous system. Specifically the parasympathetic fibers that originate from dorsal nucleus of the vagus nerve and the nucleus ambiguus of the vagus nerve.
Answered 4/22/2016
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