Recommendations for Treating GERD

For mild symptoms:

•  Avoid chocolate, alcohol, caffeine, fried and fatty foods (i.e. dairy/meats)

• Use antacids (Tums, Rolaids, Mylanta, Zantac, Tagament, etc)

• Avoid late meals or lying down in bed within 3 hours of eating

• Elevate the head of the bed with a foam wedge or 6” cinderblocks under the head bedposts

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Severe symptoms:
See your doctor for stronger medications and endoscopy (if warranted).

 

Anti-reflux surgery has not been very successful and is not generally recommended, except for rare cases.

 

Newer Endoscopic Anti-reflux surgeries (i.e. Stratta, Enterix) have not been uniformly helpful, and we do not advocate such procedures.