GERD Basics: Symptoms Of Acid Reflux
The most effective way to make sure that acid reflux doesn’t progress into severe acid reflux is by spotting the symptoms of acid reflux fast. This way, you will be able to immediately tell if you are already at the verge of having it or not. Below are the symptoms of acid reflux or better known as GERD.
The symptom that stands out the most is pain that can start from the chest all the way to the back, neck and jaw. Patients also complain that the can feel pains that are localized in the chest area. The pain can be triggered by doing strenuous activities such as lifting heavy objects. Also, the pain can rear its ugly head after eating which can be taken care of by pain relievers.
Next to pain, the other most apparent symptom of acid reflux disease is heartburn. To some, the pain that they are experiencing is similar to heartburn. Others however say that they can totally differentiate the pain from heartburn to which some might say that they experience both symptoms simultaneously or separately.
Some patients might also experience odynophagia or painful swallowing since it is also one of the symptoms of acid reflux disease. It does not matter if the food that they trying to swallow are a solid, a semi-solid or water. Pain is still apparent.
Dysphagia, which is like a toned down version of Odynophagia, can also be experienced by some patients. This symptom of acid reflux disease causes the person that is affected with the disease to have problems when it comes to swallowing all kinds of food.
Other symptom of acid reflux disease that has something to do with the mouth is water brash or eructation. This symptom may cause the mouth to produce uncontrollable amounts of salty secretions. Not only is it uncomfortable, it can also be deadly since it is unnatural and it can cause the salt level in the body to rise into an abnormal level.
