How can I tell if I have acid reflux disease?

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superrobottodd asked:


When I eat spicy foods I pay in a big way, is there a way to tell if I have acid reflux disease?

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This entry was posted on Sunday, June 21st, 2009 at 7:16 pm and is filed under acid reflux. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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One Response to “How can I tell if I have acid reflux disease?”

  1. Taylor M Says:
    June 22nd, 2009 at 3:57 am

    Do symtoms increase when you lie down ? Like do you wake up at night with heartburn , or even vomiting ?

    GERD can be compared to a valve failure between the stomach and the food-pipe . This valve due to many causes will leak and allow fluid from the stomach (which contains hydrochloric acid and powerful digestive juices) to pass to the food-pipe and even up to the mouth , causing a burning sensation in the chest and throat , and sometimes even severe pain as the stomach juice burns through the inner walls of the food-pipe .

    Definite diagnosis requires ENDOSCOPY , 24 hour pH monitoring of the ESOPHAGUS (food-pipe) , also a barium meal contrast study to show how stomach contents return back into the food-pipe .

    HEY !!!
    I will tell you a cheap practical way to definitely tell if your indigestion is caused by GERD or something else !!
    Simply take an ANTACID syrup or tablets when you feel the discomfort , if it gets better right away , then you most likely have GERD !!