Education

Learn more about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).

EDUCATION

Why do you need to continue treatment even when you have controlled the symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)?²

Once you start GERD treatment, symptoms usually are controlled faster than it takes to heal any lesions present.

Condition produced when there is reflux of stomach contents into the oesophagus

The diagnosis is done solely based on patient symptoms, but it might be necessary to run some tests.

More common: heartburn, acid regurgitation, difficulty swallowing, sensation of a mass in the stomach…

If GERD is mismanaged or left untreated, there can be serious complications

Several factors may contribute to the development of reflux.

GERD treatment seeks to reduce the amount of acid flowing back from the stomach into the oesophagus