Symptoms of GERD: the Importance of Initial Diagnosis to Your Well Being

For inhabitants of developed countries, gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a widespread problem. No less than 20% of all residents in western countries suffer from some of the GERD common symptoms at least every seven days. Although few of them are in fact aware of the medical significance of this, decline in general well-being is the result for many people suffering from GERD.

Because GERD can make patients suffer a great deal and also cause grave complications, it is of prime importance to be able to see the symptoms, diagnose them and rapidly apply treatment. Doctors and paraprofessionals alike think that a first diagnosis of GERD, often with a typical gastro esophageal reflux disease questionnaire, is critical to effectively and quickly treat this condition. From different approximations made, some 70% of diagnostics using the identification of typical symptoms are in fact accurate.

Heartburn and regurgitation are among the typical symptoms of GERD. It is the contents of the stomach and its acids, being thrown back up in the esophagus, that causes the distressing burning feeling associate to injury of the esophageal lining in the case of gastro esophageal reflux disease. Symptoms of GERD may also include: nose and sinus symptoms, chest pain (can be mistaken for cardiac-related pain), dry coughing, wheezing chronically, asthma, nausea, decay of tooth enamel, bad breath, and dysphagia (impression of a lump in the back of the throat). Acid reflux may also attack the ears (otitis media) and the vocal cords (laryngitis, hoarseness and cancer).

The ability to recognize those symptoms in evidence of gastro esophageal reflux disease is critical for regaining health and well being as well as preventing possible complications.

Symptoms of acid reflux are often an outer danger sign of internal general imbalance. Neglecting gastro esophageal reflux disease can result in major physical distress and may also cause severe health problems like cancer of the esophagus and pneumonia.

Luckily, victims can identify the greater part of GERD symptoms before seeing a doctor. If a symptom (or several of them) occur regularly, the recommendation is to consult a gastrointestinal specialist for a full diagnosis.

Although a gastrointestinal endoscopist can provide a good preliminary diagnosis, conventional medicine as a cure for gastro esophageal reflux has two major drawbacks:

1. Medicaments available as prescriptions and over the counters only address the external symptoms of the disease, but acid reflux goes much deeper than this, being the result of a variety of different internal and external elements. In fact, life long dependency on drugs can result because a daily dose is necessary to keep the symptoms down but no action is taken to suppress the real causes.

2. Some drugs including PPIs and antacids can provoke many undesirable side effects.

The holistic program that targets the factors that are both internal and external and that trigger acid reflux, also addresses the basic problem that causes this condition. It is a much more effective answer and it works for the long term. Whatever your degree of GERD is, tackling this condition by using a holistic approach will make sure that the fundamental causes of your acid reflux problem are dealt with in safety and with permanence, to bring significant improvement to your well being.




Jeff Martin is a medical researcher, certified nutritionist, health consultant and author of the #1 best-selling e-book, "Heartburn No More- Open The Door To an Acid Reflux Free Life". Jeff has written dozens of holistic health articles and has been featured in ezines and print magazines, as well as on hundreds of websites worldwide.

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