Acid reflux

2018-06-07 23:23:20
I am suffering from acid reflux, they did endoscopy and everything is normal, they did 24 hour PH level monitoring and my DeMeester score is 17.6, am I candidate for antireflux surgery? Or can I choose surgery instead of being in medication for lifelong?
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[ ] Hi as symptoms are suggestive of gastritis.Need to follow some lifestyle changes. Take food timely. Avoid cabbage, capsicum, citrus fruits ( for a while). Don't drink water with food, take after 40 min. as much as needed thereafter. Don't lie down immediately after food. Finish night meal by 8.30 pm maximum. Go to bed after minimum 1 hour after dinner. Always keep stomach 1/4 th empty.Divide meal into 5-6 times a day. Avoid the particular food, which is being observed to cause bloating, fullness, upper abdominal pain/ discomfort, reflux symptoms etc. A good acid blocker is needed to check excess acid production. Some times in intractable cases may require Nissan Fundoplication ( anti reflux surgery). Score more than 14.7 is another indication for surgery. Feel free to ask any further quary related to this problem.

Answered2018-06-08 18:20:54

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