CARE OF MUD AND MASK TURTLES. Our Turtle & Tortoise Care Sheets are meant as a general guideline to caring for your Turtle/Tortoise. Every specific species requires it's own unique care - while many species are overlapping and can be kept with other species that have similar needs.
That means between 42 million and 64 million adults in the U.S. suffer from GERD. Many people use the terms acid reflux, heartburn and GERD interchangeably, which is why there can be some confusion when you ask how many people suffer from the condition. But regardless of what you call it, this is a problem that many, many people experience at some point during their lifetime.
1 GERD is most often diagnosed in individuals over the age of 40, with approximately 50 percent of all individuals diagnosed with GERD between the ages of 45 and 64. 2. 2  Women are more likely to be hospitalized for GERD symptoms than men. Women are more likely to be hospitalized for GERD symptoms than men. 2  Women accounted for 62 percent of all hospitalizations for GERD in 2005, with the highest percentage occurring in the South (approximately 40.9 female GERD patients seen per 100,000 people).