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<h3 style="display: none;">Acid Reflux: A Disease Anyone Can Have</h3>
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<div><span style="color: #00826a;"><strong>Nowadays, acid reflux has become a disease that we are all familiar with, whether in families or offices. This disease is often heard of because many people face this condition. It can be said that it is a disease caused by lifestyle.</strong></span></div>
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<div><span style="color: #00826a;"><strong>Acid Reflux (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: GERD)</strong></span> occurs when stomach acid flows back into the esophagus. This happens because the lower esophageal sphincter, which separates the esophagus and stomach, relaxes, allowing fluids or acid to overflow from the stomach into the esophagus.</div>
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<h4 class="paragraph"><span style="color: #00826a;">Symptoms of Acid Reflux include</span></h4>
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<li>Burning sensation in the middle of the chest</li>
<li>Sour or bitter belching in the mouth and throat, or feeling of fluid reflux into the esophagus</li>
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<h4><span style="color: #00826a;">Sometimes acid reflux may not have the specific symptoms mentioned above but may present with non-specific symptoms such as</span></h4>
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<li><span style="color: #000000;">Chest pain</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #000000;">Tooth decay, bad breath</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #000000;">Hoarseness</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #000000;">Shortness of breath</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #000000;">Chronic cough without a clear cause</span></li>
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<h4><span style="color: #00826a;">Common symptoms are as follows</span></h4>
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<li>Feeling like there is a lump in the throat</li>
<li>Constant throat irritation</li>
<li>Chronic cough</li>
<li>Feeling a sour acid taste in the mouth</li>
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<h4 class="paragraph"><span style="color: #00826a;">Diagnosis</span><strong><span style="color: #00826a;"><br />
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<h4><span style="color: #000000;">The doctor will take a history and perform a physical examination. Taking a history is important to understand the patient&#8217;s lifestyle and detailed information. In cases with clear symptoms and no other abnormalities, the doctor can immediately diagnose the disease. However, if symptoms are unclear, further tests are needed to confirm the disease and identify other abnormalities.</span></h4>
<div><strong><span style="color: #00826a;">Additional diagnostic tests</span> </strong>such as endoscopy are usually performed after about 4 weeks of medication without improvement or if there are indications of other diseases.</div>
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<h4><span style="color: #00826a;">Treatment of Acid Reflux can be done in several ways</span></h4>
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<p><span style="color: #00826a;"><strong>1. Lifestyle modification is very important because acid reflux symptoms can improve by adjusting certain daily lifestyle habits as follows</strong></span></p>
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<li>Avoid certain foods such as tea, coffee, carbonated drinks, fried foods, high-fat foods, spicy foods, sour fruits, chocolate, etc.</li>
<li>Have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed</li>
<li>Eat appropriate portion sizes</li>
<li>Quit smoking and avoid alcoholic beverages</li>
<li>Sleep on the left side</li>
<li>Elevate the head about 6 inches while sleeping</li>
<li>Avoid stress</li>
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<div><span style="color: #00826a;"><strong>2. Medication</strong></span> Medication is an effective treatment for most patients, such as</div>
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<li>Antacids to reduce stomach acid</li>
<li>Medications that coat the stomach lining</li>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #00826a;"><strong>3. Surgery</strong> </span>is considered on a case-by-case basis. Surgery is an option for patients whose symptoms do not improve with medication, have contraindications to medication, or frequently relapse after stopping medication.</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #00826a;"><em>Acid reflux is not a life-threatening disease but affects quality of life. Many people neglect to see a doctor early. If left untreated, complications may occur, and the opportunity to treat by lifestyle modification is lost, making treatment more difficult and causing suffering from symptoms. Therefore, if abnormalities are found, it is important to consult a doctor promptly.</em></span></strong></div>
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<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #00826a;"><strong>Dr. Sirinthip Sridemma</strong></span></div>
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In addition to chest burning and acid reflux, chronic cough or bad breath are also symptoms of acid reflux disease. Therefore, an endoscopy of the digestive tract is a diagnostic method that helps confirm whether you have acid reflux or not.

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