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21 / 04 / 2024

 


Does weather and time have any effect on gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in a sample of the Saudi Community?

Waleed Mohammed AlHuzaim, Omar Dawas AlDawas, Abdullah Ahmad AlFihaid, Saud Turki AlHazani, Abdulelah Mohammed AlSoby, Faisal Musaed AlJarbuo, Mohammed Ibrahim AlOraini.


Abstract
Objective:
This study aimed to determine if there was any correlation between weather and time and their effects on Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms.
Methods:
The analytical cross-sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire to gather information from the population of Saudi Arabia aged above 16 years. The questionnaire included questions regarding the demographic factors of the patients, the severity of GERD in patients, and whether the symptoms change depending on the weather and time of day.
Results:
In this study, the data were collected from 400 participants. Among the sample, 31% were aged between 16-25 years old and 57% were females. Furthermore, 40.0% of the patients described the severity of pain associated with GERD as moderate, while 6.7% reported having very severe pain. Considering the relation between symptoms of GERD and climate differences, it was found that morning was the least time that was reported by patients to have severe and painful reflux (15%). Moreover, almost three quarters of the participants reported having severe and painful reflux in both summer and winter season (35.5% and 39.3%). Furthermore, most of the participants reported that symptoms become worse at high temperatures (36.5%) and low temperatures (36.8 %).
Conclusion:
There was a significant relation between the symptoms of GERD and weather and time of the day. Severe symptoms of GERD were found to be reported significantly in bedtime and in the extreme weather conditions (high and low temperatures). The results were not affected by the demographic factors of the patients.

Key words: Weather, time, GERD, symptoms, Saudi community


 
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AlHuzaim WM, AlDawas OD, AlFihaid AA, AlHazani ST, AlSoby AM, AlJarbuo FM, AlOraini MI. Does weather and time have any effect on gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in a sample of the Saudi Community?. IJMDC. Online First: 21 Apr, 2024. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1702008790


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AlHuzaim WM, AlDawas OD, AlFihaid AA, AlHazani ST, AlSoby AM, AlJarbuo FM, AlOraini MI. Does weather and time have any effect on gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in a sample of the Saudi Community?. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=180449 [Access: April 21, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1702008790


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AlHuzaim WM, AlDawas OD, AlFihaid AA, AlHazani ST, AlSoby AM, AlJarbuo FM, AlOraini MI. Does weather and time have any effect on gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in a sample of the Saudi Community?. IJMDC. Online First: 21 Apr, 2024. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1702008790



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AlHuzaim WM, AlDawas OD, AlFihaid AA, AlHazani ST, AlSoby AM, AlJarbuo FM, AlOraini MI. Does weather and time have any effect on gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in a sample of the Saudi Community?. IJMDC, [cited April 21, 2024]; Online First: 21 Apr, 2024. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1702008790



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AlHuzaim, W. M., AlDawas, . O. D., AlFihaid, . A. A., AlHazani, . S. T., AlSoby, . A. M., AlJarbuo, . F. M. & AlOraini, . M. I. (2024) Does weather and time have any effect on gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in a sample of the Saudi Community?. IJMDC, Online First: 21 Apr, 2024. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1702008790



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AlHuzaim, Waleed Mohammed, Omar Dawas AlDawas, Abdullah Ahmad AlFihaid, Saud Turki AlHazani, Abdulelah Mohammed AlSoby, Faisal Musaed AlJarbuo, and Mohammed Ibrahim AlOraini. 2024. Does weather and time have any effect on gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in a sample of the Saudi Community?. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, Online First: 21 Apr, 2024. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1702008790



Chicago Style

AlHuzaim, Waleed Mohammed, Omar Dawas AlDawas, Abdullah Ahmad AlFihaid, Saud Turki AlHazani, Abdulelah Mohammed AlSoby, Faisal Musaed AlJarbuo, and Mohammed Ibrahim AlOraini. "Does weather and time have any effect on gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in a sample of the Saudi Community?." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries Online First: 21 Apr, 2024. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1702008790



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

AlHuzaim, Waleed Mohammed, Omar Dawas AlDawas, Abdullah Ahmad AlFihaid, Saud Turki AlHazani, Abdulelah Mohammed AlSoby, Faisal Musaed AlJarbuo, and Mohammed Ibrahim AlOraini. "Does weather and time have any effect on gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in a sample of the Saudi Community?." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries Online First: 21 Apr, 2024. Web. 21 Apr 2024 doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1702008790



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

AlHuzaim, W. M., AlDawas, . O. D., AlFihaid, . A. A., AlHazani, . S. T., AlSoby, . A. M., AlJarbuo, . F. M. & AlOraini, . M. I. (2024) Does weather and time have any effect on gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in a sample of the Saudi Community?. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, Online First: 21 Apr, 2024. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1702008790





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