Uncle Wang, 65 years old, has been acid reflux and heartburn for many years, and occasionally has stomach pain, stomach distension, and hiccups, and has been diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease in the hospital. Although I have been taking medicine, my condition is still repeated, and the symptoms of acid reflux and heartburn have worsened recently, and I can't eat and sleep well.
After many twists and turns, I was finally introduced by a friend. After the examination, I introduced a new technology for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease to Uncle Wang, although Uncle Wang had doubts before the operation, but after I explained that this was only a minimally invasive small operation, Uncle Wang gladly agreed to do the operation.
On the day after the operation, Uncle Wang's symptoms of acid reflux and heartburn were significantly alleviated. Recently, Uncle Wang's mental state is very good, he eats well, sleeps soundly, the discomfort symptoms basically disappear, and he no longer needs oral acid-suppressing drugs.
Speaking of not having to take medicine anymore, Uncle Wang was very excited, and kept saying thank you, before he didn't know that this disease could be treated surgically, he regretted not meeting me earlier.
What is GASTROES REFLUX?
Gastroesophageal reflux disease is actually a disease in which the contents of the stomach regurgitate to the esophagus, causing a series of uncomfortable symptoms.
The most typical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease are acid reflux and heartburn, but some patients will have other atypical symptoms, resulting in misdiagnosis, such as foreign body sensation in the throat, difficulty swallowing, belching, bloating, chest pain, cough, asthma, etc., which are also symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
What tests do I need for gastroesophageal reflux disease?
In general, if there are typical acid reflux and heartburn symptoms, the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease can be basically confirmed. For some patients with unclear symptoms, gastroscopy or acid measurement and manometry are required, and many times gastroscopy shows no problems, but there are obvious symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux.
Patients with atypical symptoms are recommended for 24-hour impedance-ph monitoring, which is the gold standard for the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease. It can more accurately monitor esophageal motility, assess reflux and symptom correlation, and provide a scientific and reliable basis for the diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
How should I treat the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease?
1. Lifestyle changes
The incidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease is closely related to the lifestyle, so first of all, change the lifestyle, such as overeating, irregular diet, eating supper, smoking and alcoholism, long-term consumption of spicy food, coffee, strong tea, etc. are the pathogenesis factors that lead to gastroesophageal reflux disease, and these poor lifestyles should be changed.
2. Medication
Most patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, especially patients with moderate to severe gastroesophageal reflux disease, only change their lifestyle, the condition cannot be alleviated, and they need to take acid suppressive drugs and pro-motility drugs. However, some patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease are more serious, even if they take acid suppressants every day, the symptoms still exist, and some patients need long-term medication to control the disease, and once they stop the drug, they will relapse and dare not stop the drug.
3. Surgery
The fundus folding type is a common surgical treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease, and if it meets the indications for surgery, the symptoms of patients will be significantly improved after surgery. However, the surgical requirements are high, and not every hospital and every doctor can operate it.
4. Endoscopic minimally invasive treatment
With the development of medicine, the current surgical methods have also been greatly improved, endoscopic minimally invasive treatment is the latest surgical method, for the treatment of reflux esophagitis, cardia laxity, hiatal hernia and other refractory, refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease effect is remarkable, by repairing the lax cardia, to achieve the effect of preventing reflux.
Compared with the traditional surgical methods, minimally invasive treatment has a fast recovery effect, low treatment cost and more accurate efficacy, after surgery, patients basically no longer need to take acid suppressants, which can improve the quality of life of patients and reduce the economic burden.
There are always some patients who ask whether gastroesophageal reflux disease cannot be cured, can not go to the root, and the symptoms of taking the drug for many years still exist. In fact, it is not that gastroesophageal reflux disease is not treated well, but that the treatment method you choose is not right, find the cause, and ask a professional doctor to formulate a treatment plan in order to recover as soon as possible.