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Acid reflux sufferers may be more at risk of getting Covid - study finds why

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NHS. Some factors, including certain foods and smoking, can make it worse. The new study from Berghofer Medical Research Institute found that people with acid reflux are more vulnerable to developing coronavirus.

The Queensland study discovered genes that cause the digestive disease can also be linked to COVID-19. These genes can cause a 15 percent increase in the risk of severe coronavirus and hospitalisation.

If your acid reflux keeps happening, it's called gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), the NHS reports. The new study looked at genes predicted to cause GORD. READ MORE: Joanna Lumley health: Star left 'badly shaken up' by health condition - symptoms © GETTY People with acid reflux are more vulnerable to developing coronavirus..

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