Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources
for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease includes the 29
symptoms listed below:
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Complications
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Symptoms: Book Excerpts
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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms
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Medical Books Online about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Medical Books Excerpts
Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
are available from published medical books
for more detailed information about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
Medical Books Excerpts
- Dyspepsia
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Sore Throat
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Gastroesophageal reflux:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
GERD doesn’t always cause symptoms, and in patients showing clinical effects, it isn’t always possible to confirm physiologic reflux. The most common feature of GERD is heartburn, which may become more severe with vigorous exercise, bending, or lying down, and may be relieved by antacids or sitting upright. The pain of esophageal spasm resulting from reflux esophagitis tends to be chronic and may mimic angina pectoris, radiating to the neck, jaws, and arms.
Other symptoms include odynophagia, which may be followed by a dull substernal ache from severe, long-term reflux; dysphagia from esophageal spasm, stricture, or esophagitis; and bleeding (bright red or dark brown). Rarely, nocturnal regurgitation wakens the patient with coughing, choking, and a mouthful of saliva. Reflux may be associated with hiatal hernia. Direct hiatal hernia becomes clinically significant only when reflux is confirmed.
Pulmonary symptoms result from reflux of gastric contents into the throat and subsequent aspiration; they include chronic pulmonary disease or nocturnal wheezing, bronchitis, asthma, morning hoarseness, and cough. In children, other signs consist of failure to thrive and forceful vomiting from esophageal irritation. Such vomiting sometimes causes aspiration pneumonia.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Gastroesophageal reflux:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Gastroesophageal reflux doesn’t always cause symptoms. The most common features of this disorder are indigestion and heartburn, which may become more severe 30 to 60 minutes after meals and on reclining and with vigorous exercise, bending, or lying down and which may be relieved by antacids or sitting upright.
The pain of esophageal spasm resulting from reflux esophagitis tends to be chronic and may mimic that of angina pectoris, radiating to the neck, jaws, and arms. Other symptoms include odynophagia, which may be followed by a dull substernal ache from severe, long-term reflux; dysphagia from esophageal spasm, stricture, or esophagitis; and bleeding (bright red or dark brown).
Rarely, nocturnal regurgitation wakens the patient with coughing, choking, and a mouthful of saliva. Reflux may be associated with hiatal hernia.
Pulmonary symptoms result from reflux of gastric contents into the throat and subsequent aspiration. They include chronic pulmonary disease or nocturnal wheezing, bronchitis, asthma, morning hoarseness, and cough.
In children, other signs consist of failure to thrive and forceful vomiting from esophageal irritation. Such vomiting sometimes causes aspiration pneumonia.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Gastroesophageal Reflux:
Gastroesophageal Reflux - signs & symptoms
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- Complicated GERD:
- Vomiting
- Irritability
- Chest/abdominal pain
- Heartburn
- Blood loss
- Dysphagia
- Food refusal
- Cough, wheezing
- Obstructive apnea
- Dysphonia
- Aspiration pneumonia
- Posturing (Sandifer syndrome)
- Other suspected complications include chronic or recurrent otitis media and sinusitis.
- GERD may be asymptomatic and still carry risk of complications.
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease:
Heartburn, Hiatal Hernia, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): NIDDK (Excerpt)
The main symptoms are persistent heartburn and acid regurgitation. Some
people have GERD without heartburn. Instead, they experience pain in the
chest, hoarseness in the morning, or trouble swallowing. You may feel like
you have food stuck in your throat or like you are choking or your throat
is tight. GERD can also cause a dry cough and bad breath.
(Source: excerpt from Heartburn, Hiatal Hernia, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): NIDDK)
Heartburn, Hiatal Hernia, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): NIDDK (Excerpt)
You can have GERD without having heartburn. Your symptoms could be
excessive clearing of the throat, problems swallowing, the feeling that
food is stuck in your throat, burning in the mouth, or pain in the
chest.
(Source: excerpt from Heartburn, Hiatal Hernia, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): NIDDK)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, it is also important to consider Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease may cause:
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Onset and Incubation
Onset of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Usually chronic on onset.
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The symptom information on this page
attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
This signs and symptoms information for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease has been gathered from various sources,
may not be fully accurate,
and may not be the full list of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease signs or Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease symptoms.
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