The Egyptian Society for Blood Transfusion Services
● Symptoms of severe GERD, the severity of the symptoms may vary from one patient to another, but there are a group of symptoms of severe GERD in which the patient must see a specialist doctor immediately, and the most prominent and important of these symptoms are the following:
Continuous difficulty in swallowing may make the patient vulnerable to suffocation.
• Severe damage to the esophagus.
• Having some difficulty breathing, which often indicates a serious heart or lung problem.
• bloody or black tarry stools; Which indicates the presence of bleeding in the esophagus or stomach.
• Feeling of a sharp and continuous pain in the abdomen, as this indicates the occurrence of bleeding or ulcers in the stomach or intestines.
Sudden weight loss.
• General weakness in the body.
Dizziness and confusion.
• Chest pain, which sometimes indicates the onset of a heart attack.
A burning sensation that starts in the upper abdomen and then moves to the upper chest.
• The presence of a pungent taste in the mouth.
• Anorexia.
• Vomiting continuously.
● How to reduce the symptoms of severe GERD, there are some methods that can help you reduce the symptoms of severe GERD that may develop over time.
to become chronic, and the most prominent of these methods are the following:
• Maintaining a normal weight.
• Eat small, frequent meals rather than eating large portions several times a day.
• Reducing fats, by reducing foods that contain fats, such as: butter, fatty meats, and full-fat dairy products.
• Sit up straight when eating.
• Remain upright, whether sitting or standing, for 45-60 minutes after eating.
• Avoid eating before going to sleep.
• Avoid wearing tight clothes in the abdomen area, for thatIt may put pressure on your stomach, pushing acid up into your esophagus.
• Raising the head using wooden blocks placed under the bases of the bed when sleeping.
• stop smoking.
• Avoid foods that trigger this type of health condition.
• Use of antacids as prescribed by the specialist doctor.