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How To Recognize Acid Reflux Symptoms |
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There are several very noticeable acid reflux symptoms which will help you immediately identify the onset of this disease. You must distinguish between acid reflux symptoms in the daytime and in the night time.
Acid reflux results in chronic symptoms and mucosal
damage to the esophageal tissue.
In adults suffering from acid reflux, heartburn
is a major acid reflux symptom. Heartburn is characterized
by an uncomfortable burning sensation located
in the center of the chest behind the breastbone
(sternum). |
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Typically,
this burning sensation will radiate from the stomach
up to the chest and the throat. People suffering from
acid reflux will generally experience heartburn after
eating a meal, bending over, lifting and while lying
down.
Often times people suffering from acid reflux will only
experience one symptom. Approximately three-quarter
of people suffering acid reflux will experience most
of their symptoms at night. In addition, people who
experience nighttime acid reflux, tend to have more
severe pain than those whose acid reflux symptoms appear
at other times during the day.
In adults with acid reflux, nighttime symptoms of acid
reflux, such as heartburn, can mimic the pain of angina
or even congestive heart failure. Although acid reflux
may cause damage to the esophagus, the severity of the
heartburn symptom is not an indication of esophageal
injury. A person can experience severe heartburn without
resulting in damage to the esophagus.
However, Barrett’s Esophagus, a condition linked
to acid reflux, exhibits fewer painful symptoms, yet,
causes pre cancerous changes in the esophagus. Although
heartburn is a common symptom of acid reflux, experiencing
acid reflux is not an indication that one has acid reflux.
Other acid reflux symptoms in adults can include difficulty
swallowing, chronic chest pain, cough, voice changes,
hoarseness, chronic earache, heartburn, sinusitis, persistent
hiccups, sore throat and nausea. |
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Dyspepsia
is another common symptom experienced by people
with acid reflux.
Although dyspepsia is a symptom of acid reflux,
just like heartburn, a person can have dyspepsia
without having acid reflux.
Dyspepsia is characterized by pain or discomfort
in the upper abdomen, nausea after eating and
feeling fullness in the stomach.
Regurgitation, which is another symptom of acid
reflux, is the feeling of acid moving up into
the throat. |
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Forceful
regurgitation associated with acid reflux will be exhibited
in the form of vomit. In addition, a “wet burp”
is a more common form of regurgitation caused by acid
reflux. A wet burp is when regurgitation passes the
throat and goes to the mouth.
Pain experienced in the chest, absent of heartburn,
is a common symptom of acid reflux. Sometimes people
with acid reflux will experience pain in the chest with
a sensation that food is trapped behind the breast breastbone.
Less commonly, sufferers of acid reflux will experience
a variety of symptoms in the throat. Acid laryngitis
is one condition that can be attributed to acid reflux.
Acid laryngitis is characterized by hoarseness, dry
cough a sensation of having a lump in the throat and
the compulsion to clear ones throat.
People suffering from acid reflux may also have trouble
swallowing. This condition is known as dysphasia. Severe
dysphasia can result in choking or food trapped in the
esophagus. When food is trapped in the esophagus, severe
chest pain will be experienced. The presence of dysphasia
can indicate a temporary spasm that narrows the esophagus,
or it can be an indication of serious abnormalities
or damage to the esophagus.
In some people acid reflux symptoms like coughing
and wheezing can occur. In addition, respiratory problems
like asthma and bronchitis can be exacerbated by acid
reflux. Chronic nausea and vomiting which persists for several
weeks may be a symptom of acid reflux. In some people
with acid reflux, vomiting will occur at least one per
day. |
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