Usually, patients with mild symptoms of GERD are allowed to do physical work, but patients with more serious conditions or complications should avoid heavy labor. GERD is a type of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which is caused by the reflux of gastroduodenal contents into the esophagus. Reflux esophagitis can be divided into esophageal symptoms and extra-esophageal symptoms. Esophageal symptoms include acid reflux, heartburn, chest pain, and dysphagia, while extra-esophageal symptoms include chronic cough, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and asthma. For reflux esophagitis symptoms are relatively mild patients can do heavy physical work, in general, will not affect the patient’s normal work, but should try to avoid bending over and weight bearing and other physical labor can increase abdominal pressure, so as not to aggravate the reflux symptoms. For the acute onset and the serious condition of the patient, try to avoid engaging in heavy physical labor, so as not to aggravate the symptoms.