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Acid Reflux (GERD) Treatment
Phase 1 : Lifestyle Changes
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13 Lifestyle changes treat to Acid Reflux
● 11 Ways to avoid for Acid Reflux
● 7 Tips for
easing nighttime Acid Reflux
● 10 Tips
preventing Acid Reflux
● If your heartburn is worse when lying down
● If your heartburn worsens after exercise
● Over the counter antacids
● Foam barriers
● Histamine antagonists
● Pro-motility drugs
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Phase 2 : Medications Treatment
● Higher more frequent an H2 receptor antagonist ranitidine, famotidine, cimetidine
● Proton pump inhibitors
● 8 Medications
treatment for Acid Reflux
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Phase 3 : Surgery Treatment for Acid Reflux
● Surgery
1. Open Nissen
Fundoplication (more invasive technique)
2. Laparoscopic Fundoplication
○ Other
variations
○ Postoperative
problems and complications after Fundoplication
○ Reasons for
treatment failure
○ Surgical
treatments using Endoscopy
○ Transoral
flexible endoscopic suturing
○ Radiofrequency
○ Implants
○ Techniques to
stop bleeding
○ Dilation
procedures
● Endoscopy
● Prevention of transient LES relaxation
● The candidates for surgery treatment for Acid Reflux
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