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In older patients (60 or older), an endoscopy is often the next step in finding out the cause of newly onset indigestion regardless of the presence of alarm symptoms. [1] However, for all patients regardless of age, an official diagnosis requires symptoms to have started at least 6 months ago with a frequency of at least once a week over the ...
“Most people imagine that the symptoms of acid reflux require the experience of 'heartburn,' or a burning sensation in the middle or lower portion of the chest, or a feeling of regurgitation of ...
"Indigestion is a very subjective term that people use, and it is actually not really a medical symptom, per se," says Dr. Ketan Shah, a gastroenterologist at MemorialCare Saddleback Medical ...
Acid reflux into the mouth can cause breakdown of the enamel, especially on the inside surface of the teeth. A dry mouth, acid or burning sensation in the mouth, bad breath and redness of the palate may occur. [27] Less common symptoms of GERD include difficulty in swallowing, water brash, chronic cough, hoarse voice, nausea and vomiting. [26]
Functional heartburn is heartburn of unknown cause. [24] It is commonly associated with psychiatric conditions like depression and anxiety. It is also seen with other functional gastrointestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome and is the primary cause of lack of improvement post treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). [ 24 ]
Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) or laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) is the retrograde flow of gastric contents into the larynx, oropharynx and/or the nasopharynx. [4] [5] LPR causes respiratory symptoms such as cough and wheezing [6] and is often associated with head and neck complaints such as dysphonia, globus pharyngis, and dysphagia. [7]
These patients are usually older and have had GERD for a long time. Esophageal stricture can also be due to other causes, such as acid reflux from Zollinger–Ellison syndrome, trauma from a nasogastric tube placement, and chronic acid exposure in patients with poor esophageal motility from scleroderma. Other non-acid related causes of peptic ...
The study participants were evaluated for their symptoms on days 28 and 56 of the treatment. Researchers found no significant differences in the indigestion symptoms of people taking omeprazole ...