Saturday, October 22, 2016

The Benefits That Getting An Acid Reflux Surgeon Can Give You

By Sarah Stevens


There are many cases of heartburn and gastric acid resurfacing that is caused by constant intake of certain foods and beverages. While heartburn may be something not entirely alarming, it is a symptom of something more serious. Antacids are always available for these bouts of hyper acidity.

Yes antacids are available over the counter but severe cases require surgical attention. This is why getting a Morrilton AR acid reflux surgeon can be useful when worst come to the worst. Lifestyle and certain habits are greatly taken into account as to why a person may need this type of surgery.

The point is how the symptoms of or Gastroesophagael reflux disease or GERD is caused by so many unhealthy choices when it comes to food and beverage. Most foods that cause this are fatty, spicy foods. This also includes carbonated drinks, constant excessive intake of alcohol, and smoking. All these encourage acid production. Yes, this basically covers all the wonderful food and fun things on the list.

Your lower esophagael sphincter, or LES is a flap that covers and separates the stomach from the esophagus. When this part becomes dysfunctional that is when the acid reflux comes in. Gastric juices attempt to resurface from your gut. Symptoms of GERD include heart burn, dysphagia or the difficulty in swallowing and sore throat among other many things.

First there is a need to change your lifestyle, especially when you are starting to have constant bouts of acid regurgitation to your throat. Cut drinking alcohol and smoking. Maybe not entirely but keep it at a minimum. Also eat healthier cutting the fat and oil intake.

GERD is a side effect of obesity. Doctors say that it is caused by the fat surrounding the stomach that puts in pressure that forces the gastric juices to go up through the esophagus. This increases heartburn as a consequence. There are many interesting ways that doctors diagnose this disease. Endoscopy is when they put a fiber optic tube through the throat that has lights and a camera so they can see what is going on in the stomach.

Surgical methods can range from single incision laparoscopy to open surgery. Most would prefer the single incision option since the scarring is not that severe. There are many other benefits to this method including the lesser risks of infection from the contaminants found in the air that may dry out the insides. This complication is more likely to happen with open surgeries.

The Nissen fundoplication is basically wrapping the stomach at 360 degrees to recreate the barrier that prevents the reflux from happening. This either strengthens, augments or recreates the LES valve. This technique is almost always chosen for GERD surgery. Almost all operations on GERD are laparoscopy, a single incision technique with a scar that is not very visible.

There is a recovery period of around two to eight weeks and get admitted to the hospital for about at most three days after the surgery. Patients temporarily have a difficulty in swallowing or also known as dysphagia. The patient would have to be on a liquid diet for six weeks before they slowly transition to solids.




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