Esophageal reflux for one month may be caused by lower esophageal sphincter abnormality, esophageal hiatal hernia, esophageal mucosal barrier function abnormality, etc. It can be treated by medication or surgery.
1. Abnormal lower esophageal sphincter: The relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter can cause gastric reflux, in this case, patients need to reduce the amount of food intake at one time, eat less and more frequent meals, and can take medication such as domperidone.
2. Esophageal hiatal hernia: It is a condition in which the upper part of the stomach breaks through the diaphragm and forms an opening, which causes acidic liquid in the stomach to flow back into the esophagus through the dysfunctional or loose lower esophageal sphincter, which can be treated by laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair surgery.
3. Abnormal barrier function of esophageal mucosa: long-term smoking, drinking and irritating food or drugs destroy the barrier function of the esophageal mucosa, resulting in the esophagus can not resist the damage caused by reflux, you can take acid-suppressing drugs such as omeprazole and other mucosal protective agents such as thioglycollate gel for treatment.
If the esophageal reflux is not relieved for a long time or the medication is not good enough, it can be treated by surgery such as fundoplication. If the patient’s esophageal reflux symptoms are serious, they should go to the hospital in time to identify the cause of the disease, standardize the treatment, use medication under the guidance of the doctor, and avoid unauthorized use of medication.