How dyspepsia, gastroesophageal reflux symptoms, and overlapping symptoms affect quality of life, use of health care, and medication - a long-term population based cohort study

Background and aim The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms (GERS) and dyspepsia is high. Overlapping of GERS and dyspepsia has been described to affect quality of life. However, studies are few. This long-term population-based study evaluates how GERS, dyspepsia, and overlapping symptoms, affect quality of life, and the use of health care and medication.Methods This study presents data for the control group of the randomised...