Effective treatments for GERD include conservative treatment, reduction of factors causing increased abdominal pressure, application of proton pump inhibitors, and surgical treatment.
1. Conservative treatment: strengthen exercise, reduce weight, try to adjust BMI below 25; change sleeping habits, fasting 3 hours before bedtime, raise the head of the bed 15-20 degrees; limit alcohol consumption, quit smoking.
2. Reduce the factors that cause the increase of abdominal pressure: such as avoiding wearing tight and close-fitting clothes, and reducing the long time bending work.
3. Application of proton pump inhibitors: suitable for patients with severe GERD, applying drugs such as omeprazole, lansoprazole, esomeprazole, etc.
4. Surgical treatment: if the effect of drug treatment is not obvious, surgical treatment can be used, such as endoscopic gastric luminal suture, folding treatment, anti-reflux surgery and so on.
The above drugs need to be under the guidance of the doctor, avoid self-medication.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease if the above methods are not applicable or have not played a role in the effect, you can go to the hospital for targeted examination and corresponding treatment.