reflux disease) is a spilling of gastric contents up into the
esophagus. In the early stages of this disease, it can cause
heartburn. However, if not treated, severe GERD symptoms will
begin to rear their ugly heads. In addition, these severe GERD
symptoms can and do lead to esophageal cancer. Therefore, if
possible, it is best to be treated for any heartburn that occurs
more than once a week. By doing this, you are then able to
prevent severe GERD symptoms.
Severe GERD Symptoms:
1. Barrett's esophagus-GERD can eventually lead to what is
known as Barrett's esophagus. This is the most severe of GERD
symptoms. Barrett's esophagus is the result of years of the
effects of stomach acid, which is as strong as battery acid.
While the stomach is able to tolerate this strong acid, the
esophagus is not. The only way to diagnose this severe GERD
symptom is to have an EGD, a test in which the Doctor looks at
the esophagus through an endoscope. This leads to inflammation,
and extreme cell damage. Because of this cell damage, the cells
mutate and become cancerous. It also must be related that
cancer caused by this severe GERD symptom leads to death in
about 85% of those who get it.
2. Regurgitation - is another severe GERD symptom. This
occurs when the acidic contents of the stomach not only enter
the esophagus but back flows up into the mouth. This can
especially happen when you lay down. This severe GERD symptom
can lead to other severe GERD symptoms such as chronic coughing,
and choking.
3. Hoarseness is a further severe GERD symptom. This severe
GERD symptom is caused by the damage to the vocal cords by
frequent acid reflux into the mouth (regurgitation)
4. This also causes nausea and vomiting after meals, which are
also severe GERD symptoms.
These are the severe GERD symptoms that you must be aware of
when you have heartburn.
Medications for heartburn relieve the pain in the beginning of
GERD. However, it is important to get periodic check-ups of
your esophagus if you continue to have heartburn for several
months, especially if the heartburn is more than twice a week
and you are over the age of 50. This is especially important
for white men because they are most likely to have severe GERD
symptoms such as Barrett's esophagus.
Much discussion has occurred regarding Barrett's esophagus and
how to treat this severe GERD symptom. There are those who
suggest watching it and hoping it does not turn cancerous,
because it often does not. Then there are those who want to
attempt to use new technologies to treat this potentially fatal
severe GERD symptom before it turns cancerous.
Acid reflux disease can cause several severe GERD symptoms,
which can be uncomfortable, or become potentially fatal.
Therefore, it is very important to get proper treatment for acid
reflux disease to prevent these potentially fatal severe GERD
symptoms.
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