Table 3.
List of Food Items That Frequently or Occasionally Induced Typical Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Symptoms and Percentage of the Patients in Possible Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Cases
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| Food items | Patients (%) | Food items | Patients (%) |
| Hot spicy stews | 76.9 | Fried foods | 88.9 |
| Fried foods | 66.7 | Hot spicy stews | 84.6 |
| Doughnuts | 66.7 | Topokki | 81.8 |
| Breads | 62.5 | Breads | 81.3 |
| Ramen noodles | 57.1 | Pizzas | 77.8 |
| Coffee | 57.1 | Rice cakes | 73.3 |
| Pizzas | 55.6 | Coffee | 71.4 |
| Topokki | 54.5 | Doughnuts | 66.7 |
| Rice cakes | 53.3 | Ramen noodles | 64.3 |
| Champon | 50.0 | Hotdogs | 62.5 |
| Hotdogs | 50.0 | Cola | 60.0 |
| Oranges | 58.3 | ||
| Champon | 57.1 | ||
| Alcohols | 57.1 | ||
| Hamburgers | 57.1 | ||
| Jajangmyeon | 55.6 | ||
| Hand-pulled dough soup | 53.8 | ||
| Dumplings | 50.0 | ||
| Red beans | 50.0 | ||
| Green tea | 50.0 | ||
| Rice cake soups | 50.0 | ||
GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease.