Pains of GERD

What is not complicated symptoms of Pains of GERD?

GERD symptoms is not complicated is heartburn, reflux, nausea and other symptoms. Other symptoms, a complication of pains of GERD and will be discussed with complications.

Heartburn
When the acid reflux back to the esophagus, in patients with pains of GERD, stimulating nerve fibers in the esophagus. This nerve stimulation results in the most common heartburn, and the pain is characteristic of gastroesophageal reflux. Heartburn is often described as burning pain in the chest in the Middle East. It may start, in the abdomen or may extend into the neck. In some patients, however, may be acute pain or pressure-like, rather than combustion. This pain can mimic heart pain (angina pectoris). In other patients, the pain may extend to the back.

The acid reflux is common to eat, heartburn is more common after meals. Heartburn, also more common, when individuals lie down, because there is no effect of gravity, reflux occurred more easily, as well as acid, is returning to the stomach more slowly. Many patients with pains of GERD were awakened from sleep by heartburn.

Attack heartburn may arise rare or frequent, but circumstances often occur periodically. This means that the more frequent or serious incident for a period of several weeks or months, and then they become less frequent or severe, and even the absence of a few weeks or a few months. This cyclical symptoms, provide a rationale intermittent therapy in patients with pains of GERD for those who do not have esophagitis. However, heartburn is a life-long problem of the long-term, it almost always returns.

Countercurrent

Countercurrent is the return appearance of the liquid in the mouth. In the majority of patients with GERD, a small amount of liquid is usually only at the esophagus, and liquid remains in the lower esophagus. Occasionally in some pains of GERD patients, a substantial flow of liquid, sometimes containing food, is returning to the upper esophagus.

In the end of the esophagus is on the esophageal sphincter (UES). The UES is a circular muscle, and this is very similar in its operation to the group that is, UES companies backup to prevent esophageal content throat. When a small amount of liquid reflux and / or breach of food (through) UES companies, and entered the throat, it may be a sour taste in the mouth. If you need larger quantities violation of UES companies, patients may suddenly find that their mouths full of liquid or food. What is more important is that frequent or prolonged reflux can lead to acid-induced erosion of teeth.

Nausea

Nausea, gastroesophageal reflux is not unusual. In some patients, however, it may be frequent or severe, and may lead to vomiting. In fact, patients with an identifiable cause nausea and / or vomiting, and gastroesophageal reflux is a condition be taken into account. It is not clear why some pains of GERD patients with the development of major heartburn and other development is mainly nausea.