Acid Reflux Treatment

Typical Symptoms of GERD

Refluxing acid can irritate the lining of the esophagus, and it can also irritate the throat or airway structures if it contacts these areas. Symptoms may be worst in the mornings (after you have been lying down) or after meals. Common symptoms of GERD include

• sharp or burning chest pain behind the breastbone (heartburn)
• chest heaviness
• regurgitation of partially digested or sour tasting stomach contents
• difficulty or pain with swallowing
• nausea
• excessive saliva production
• sore throat
• persistent cough
• a feeling of a lump in your throat
• hoarse or lost voice
• a need to repeatedly clear your throat
• asthma.

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Online Medical Reviewer: Faculty of Harvard Medical School Date Last Reviewed: 8/18/2006 Date Last Modified: 8/7/2006 Source: from Harvard Health Decision Guides, Harvard Health Publications, Copyright © 2007 by President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved. Used with permission of StayWell.

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