Miss Chen, who works in a foreign company, recently felt chest pain and acidity in her stomach, and she suspected that her old GERD problem had returned, and she was very worried that repeated attacks would aggravate her condition. Gastroenterologists, gastroesophageal reflux disease is one of the most common digestive system diseases, refers to the regurgitation of gastric contents and cause discomfort and complications, many people will ignore its symptoms and neglect treatment, which may cause cancer, which is not small. GERD can be recurrent The main symptoms of GERD are “heartburn” and reflux, but many times it is manifested by other atypical symptoms, such as recurrent cough, chest pain, chest tightness, asthma, throat discomfort, etc. “Indeed, some patients with GERD have recurrent attacks and are very stubborn.” According to Mao Hua, director of the Department of Gastroenterology at Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, “Most patients get better after 4-8 weeks of treatment with medication, and some patients have recurrent episodes, especially when symptoms appear after stopping medication, which may be related to mental factors or to the way they eat.” One commonality among people with GERD is that most of them are caused by “human factors”. Often eat too much or before bedtime, often eat spicy, sweet and sour, fried food, alcohol or smoking, often eat high protein, high fat food, these bad eating habits may cause GERD. In addition, mental stress is also a very important factor, the stomach is an organ that is very obviously affected by emotions, and modern people live and work at a hectic pace, which directly leads to an increase in GERD and recurrent attacks. Adhere to long-term medication and pay attention to a healthy diet Like hypertension and diabetes, GERD is a highly prevalent chronic disease that seriously affects people’s work and quality of life. Surveys show that up to about 80% of GERD patients have trouble sleeping, more than 2/3 of patients feel that their daily diet is affected, and about 1/3 of patients believe that the disease reduces their work efficiency. So how can you effectively manage your symptoms to prevent recurrent attacks? Mao Hua made two suggestions: First, insist on long-term medication. The current clinically recommended treatment is to inhibit the secretion of gastric acid through proton pump inhibitors. Most patients’ heartburn symptoms can be significantly relieved within five days, but to consolidate the effect and prevent recurrence, long-term treatment must be adhered to in accordance with medical advice. There is no drug or surgery that can cure the disease. Second, pay attention to a healthy diet. The most fundamental preventive measure is to cultivate good eating habits, reduce the amount of food, adhere to a small number of meals, eat less fried and fried food, eat more lean meat, milk, soy products, egg whites and other protein-rich foods, light diet, reduce the use of chili, curry, pepper, garlic, mint and other irritating seasonings.