Anthony Starpoli, MD, Gastroenterologist:
Some of the foodstuffs that they ate travel back up into their esophagus, a sensation that things did not digest well. It’s not really an issue of digestion, it’s an issue of regurgitation.
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Typical GERD symptoms include heartburn, chest pain, regurgitation and difficulty swallowing. There are also a number of possible GERD symptoms that may surprise you.
Anthony Starpoli, MD, Gastroenterologist:
You have the atypical manifestations that people are not so aware about; cough, asthma - you can have sinusitis, laryngitis or hoarseness.
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And untreated GERD can lead to serious complications like precancerous conditions in the esophagus. While just about everyone has GERD-like symptoms at some point, it’s how often you have them that matters.
Anthony Starpoli, MD, Gastroenterologist:
If you have symptoms regularly two times a week or more, we would consider that significant reflux that warrants an investigation.
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