Search for: [Abstract = "Aim\: The aim of the study was to assess the course of gastro\-esophageal reflux disease \(GERD\) in children. Methods\: We included to the study 200 children \(44% females and 56% males\) diagnosed with GERD on the basis of positive result of 24\-hour pH\-monitoring \(fT≥4.2%\). Median age at the time of diagnosis amounted to 4.5 year \(from 1 month to 17.5 year\). After a mean period of 2 years from the diagnosis, the guardians or patients filled in a questionnaire evaluating past and present GERD symptoms. Additionally, the control pH\-monitoring was conducted in 71 patients. The patients, who initially presented with gastrointestinal GERD symptoms \(163 children\) were divided into three age groups, considering the time of the diagnosis\: group I \- below 1 year of age \(38 children\), group II \- between 1 and 4 years of age \(35 children\) and group III \- above 4 years of age \(90 children\). Results\: The gastrointestinal GERD symptoms disappeared completely in 45%, 14.3% and 13.3% of patients from group I, II, and III, respectively. The presence of feeding problems below 1 year of age was found to be a risk factor of persistent GERD symptoms \(p=0.007\; LR\(Likehood ratio\)=8.9\). In 38 patients \(54% of the study group\) the control pH\-monitoring revealed pathologic acid reflux \(fT>4.2%\). The epigastric pain was found to be a risk factor of positive result of the control 24\-hour pH\-monitoring. \(p=0.01"]
