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The frequency with which gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms occur varies.
For most people, symptoms are rare, but some people experience weekly or daily episodes of reflux.
Symptoms include:
• A painful or burning sensation in the upper abdomen or chest, sometimes radiating to the back (heartburn). This usually lasts only a few minutes. Some people describe it as a “must-sit-up” feeling (regurgitation).
• The acid reflux can reach the pharynx (throat) and mouth. It tastes sour and can burn (waterbrash).
• A non-burning chest pain.
• Persistant laryngitis, hoarseness and even difficulty breathing, because the refluxed fluid irritates the larynx (voice box) and respiratory tract.
• Persistant sore throat. Excess burping is common.
• Diffculty swallowing (called dysphagia), or food getting stuck.
• Chronic cough, new onset of asthma or asthma only at night.
• Sense of lump in throat.
• Worsening dental disease.
• Recurrent pneumonia.
• Chronic sinusitis.
• Waking up with a choking sensation.
For most people, symptoms are rare, but some people experience weekly or daily episodes of reflux.
Symptoms include:
• A painful or burning sensation in the upper abdomen or chest, sometimes radiating to the back (heartburn). This usually lasts only a few minutes. Some people describe it as a “must-sit-up” feeling (regurgitation).
• The acid reflux can reach the pharynx (throat) and mouth. It tastes sour and can burn (waterbrash).
• A non-burning chest pain.
• Persistant laryngitis, hoarseness and even difficulty breathing, because the refluxed fluid irritates the larynx (voice box) and respiratory tract.
• Persistant sore throat. Excess burping is common.
• Diffculty swallowing (called dysphagia), or food getting stuck.
• Chronic cough, new onset of asthma or asthma only at night.
• Sense of lump in throat.
• Worsening dental disease.
• Recurrent pneumonia.
• Chronic sinusitis.
• Waking up with a choking sensation.
