Recommendations for Treating GERD
1. For mild symptoms:
a. Avoid chocolate, alcohol, caffeine, fried and fatty foods
(i.e. dairy/meats).
b. Use antacids (Tums, Rolaids, Mylanta, Zantac, Tagament,
etc).
c. Avoid late meals or lying down in bed within 3 hours of
eating.
d. Elevate the head of the bed with a foam wedge or 6”
cinderblocks under the head bedposts.
2. Severe symptoms:
a. See your doctor for stronger medications and endoscopy (if
warranted).
3. Anti-reflux surgery has not been very successful and is not generally recommended, except for rare cases.
4. Newer Endoscopic Anti-reflux surgeries (i.e. Stratta, Enterix) have not been uniformly helpful, and we do not advocate such procedures.
