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What is the treatment?
Treatment for heartburn and other signs and symptoms of GERD usually begins with over-the-counter medications that control acid. If you don't experience relief within a few weeks, your doctor may recommend other treatments, including medications and surgery.
More Symptoms.
- Chest pain
- Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)
- Dry cough
- Sore throat
- Regurgitation of food or sour liquid (acid reflux)
- Sensation of a lump in your throat
GERD
By:Katie Worden
What causes it?
GERD is caused by frequent acid reflux — the backup of stomach acid or bile into the esophagus.When you swallow, the lower esophageal sphincter — a circular band of muscle around the bottom part of your esophagus — relaxes to allow food and liquid to flow down into your stomach. Then it closes again.
What are the Symptoms?
Heartburn, also called acid indigestion, is the most common symptom of GERD and usually feels like a burning chest pain beginning behind the breastbone and moving upward to the neck and throat. Many people say it feels like food is coming back into the mouth leaving an acid or bitter taste
What is it?
Gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic digestive disease. GERD occurs when stomach acid or, occasionally, stomach content, flows back into your food pipe (esophagus). The backwash (reflux) irritates the lining of your esophagus and causes GERD
The outcome
You may need to make changes to your lifestyle such as maintaining a healthy weight, quitting smoking, drinking less alcohol, or not eating foods that make GERD worse.Treatment options for GERD may be different for each person. you can also use a (LES).
- Medicine
Taking medicine for GERD is the option most people choose first.
- Surgery
For some people, surgery can improve GERD symptoms and lower the amount of medicine they need.
Risk factors
- Obesity
- Bulging of top of stomach up into the diaphragm
- Pregnancy
- Smoking
- Dry mouth
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Delayed stomach emptying
- Connective tissue disorders