Pharmacophore an International Research Journal
Heartburn, regurgitation, vomiting, and dysphagia are among the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which can lead to several problems. GERD has a negative influence on patients' quality of life as well as the healthcare system, which can be avoided by identifying risk factors early in life. As a result, we used this research to estimate the risk of GERD in Saudi Arabia due to smoking. In the Saudi western community, an electronic cross-sectional study was undertaken. The GERD-HRQL (GERD-Health Related Quality of Life Questionnaire) was given out at random and online. SPSS was used for the statistical analysis. The study had a total of 573 participants. Males made up 66.7°/c of the study participants, while females made up 33.3*/e. 55.5*/c of participants were between the ages of 18 and 30, and 6.6*/c were between the ages of 31 and 40. A total of 36.1 */c of the study participants were current smokers. Smokers reported smoking less than one pack per day 46.9% of the time, one pack per day 44.4 percent of the time, and two packs per day 7.7% of the time. Diagnosed GERD was found to be prevalent in 2I.3°/c. The mean score of GERD symptoms among participants who were not medically diagnosed with GERD was 9.05 * 12.8037. In addition, 5 I.7°/c had the worst heartburn symptoms, whereas 7 I.4°/c had the worst regurgitation symptoms. To summarise, smoking was linked to an increase in GERD and heartburn symptoms but not regurgitation symptoms.
