is gerd/ gastro reflux/ acid reflux fatal. does acidity controlling pills cures it or simply?

Question

regulate/ releave the pain. Are test( WHICH ) to be done regularly. i Now this is required to be asked from a doc.still. ARE there any home made remedy for it

Answer 1

Go see an Md and don't ask the advice of non professional strangers on the Internet. Really stupid. No one here is a Doctor. No one here can exam you, take a history and give you any tests. This is a serious medical issue. Go see a Gastrointerologist. Don't be stupid. It's your health.

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Answer 4

It isn't fatal but it can cause a lot damage to your esophagus if it isn't gotten under control.

1. Don't eat within two hours of going to bed, and stay upright after you eat..no lounging on the couch after dinner...laying down allows the stomach acid to bubble back up into the esophagus.

2. Raise the head of your bed with a 2x4 piece of wood.

3. Try something over-the-counter for acid control first such as Tums or Rolaids...if this doesn't work get some Pepcid which you need to take it about 30 minutes before eating...or you can even take it regularly if you have reflux daily. You can take up to 40 mg of it a couple times a day if you need it that often...this works really well and doesn't cause liver damage which other PPIs such as Prilosec or Nexium can do.

4. Talk to your doctor...they may want to do an upper GI study to see what the damage is (scope down the throat...but painless).

Answer 5

This book is probably the most informative and practical guide on the subject of acid reflux and heartburn that I have ever read https://tr.im/JUWUV
I was prescribed Lansoprazole which was brilliant but after two years of aching joints, extreme muscle pain which the doc gave me cortisone jags for, with some research I discovered the drug Lansoprazole was causing these rare side effects but it was I who diagnosed it NOT my doctor, I came off the drug 2 months ago, changed my diet and discovered just eating an apple stops any acid reflux, I eat an apple before bed, brilliant no acid, any time I feel the slightest sign of reflux I simply eat an apple. Apple juice is not that good nor is anything else I have tried including honey at stopping reflux.

Answer 6

The bad thing about those diseases is that if you let it go long enough it can cause lesions on the esophagus, causing cancer. Which, I would say, can be fatal. Nexium heals erosions on the esophagus as well as prevents them. Other acid reducers, to the best of my knowledge, only prevent the acidity. Really, you can take over th counter meds, or drink alot of milk to alleviate the pain and burning but does it really work? No. You should get a prescription and get in under control otherwise it will control you.

Answer 7

Acid reflux can be fatal but not in the way you'd think of. What happens is the stomach acids eat away at the bottom part of the esophagus (food tube) where it meets the stomach. Given time- sometimes decades- the acid causes the stomach lining and esophagus lineing to become cancer- hence, the start of stomach cancer.

Answer 8

No, it is not fatal. You need to see a doctor as chronic nature may lead to gastric ulcer. For home remedy: a. take cold milk (cool at refrigratior temp) in small quantity 5-6 times a day. b. eat the alovera leaf (soft portion which is inside after removing the hard calus of leaf) early morning. Do this remedy for a week and repeat it after a week gap. It controlls both acidity and constipation. It is a tested remedy for numer of times.

Answer 9

in extreme cases it can be fatal..the acid rising from your stomach can burn the soft tissue lining of your esophagus,causing it to swell and inhibit breathing or accidently get sucked into your lungs causing scar tissue to develop...extreme cases recently have been linked to a bacteria known as h pylori that live in your gut

Answer 10

Gerd, or gastroesophageal reful disease, can be controlled by medications. Not totally cured.