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All About

Anti Reflux Surgery (GERD)

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Symptoms

  • Dry, persistent cough.
  • Wheezing.
  • Asthma and recurrent pneumonia.
  • Nausea.
  • Vomiting.
  • Throat problems, such as soreness, hoarseness, or laryngitis (voice box inflammation)
  • Difficulty or pain when swallowing.
  • Chest or upper abdominal pain.

Causes

  • Acid reflux is when some of the acid content of the stomach flows up into the esophagus, into the gullet, which moves food down from the mouth. Despite the name, heartburn has nothing to do with the heart.
  • The stomach contains hydrochloric acid, a strong acid that helps break down food and protect against pathogens such as bacteria.
  • The lining of the stomach is specially adapted to protect it from the powerful acid, but the esophagus is not protected.
  • A ring of muscle, the gastroesophageal sphincter, normally acts as a valve that lets food into the stomach but not back up into the esophagus. When this valve fails, and stomach contents are regurgitated into the esophagus, the symptoms of acid reflux are felt, such as heartburn.

 

More about Treatment

Anti-reflux surgery is a treatment for acid reflux, also known as GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). GERD is a condition in which food or stomach acid comes back up from your stomach into the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube from your mouth to the stomach.

 

 

FAQ on this Treatment

what precautions one must take after the surgery?

Patients are advised to engage in light activity and should avoid heavy lifting or strenuous activity for a short period of time. Initially liquid diet should be taken which can be slowly replaced with solid foods.

what are the complications which may occur following the surgery?

although the surgery is safe, few complications may occur rarely which include:
adverse reaction to general anesthesia
bleeding
injury to the esophagus, spleen, liver, stomach or internal organs
infection of the wound, abdomen, or blood.

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