To Diagnose Acid Reflux, One Can Go Through Gastroscopy, Since The Symptoms Of This Disease Re So Mild That Diagnosing Them Is Very Difficult And People Rather Than Going To The Doctor Stick To Own Medication. The Very Commonly Used Resort To Escape The Pains And The Problems From GERD Is Going For An Antacid. These Are Actually Helpful In Case Of Short-term And Infrequent Attacks Of The Disease. But These Cant Provide Much Relief For A Long Time. People Can Change Their Diets To Actually Eliminate Or Reduce The Effects Of Acid Reflux. A Proper Routine Can Be Made To Reduce The Problem Which Generally Causes Due To The Irregular Habits Of Eating Or Eating More Junk Food And Also From Excessive Drinking. Patients Also In This Case Maintain Diaries For Keeping A Track Of What They Eating And Drinking To Keep A Check On The Recurrence Of The Attacks Of Acid Reflux. And When These Controlled Diets Also Dont Help In Controlling The Disease Then The Doctors Resorts To Drugs To Keep The Disease In A Controlled Position.The Most Popular And Largely Used Drug For This Disease Is PPI (Proton Pump Inhibitors), This Is The Drug Which Is Generally Prescribed By The Doctors For Relief From The Pains Causing Due To The Attacks Of Acid Reflux. The Drug Helps In Stopping The Production Of The Acidic Contents In The Stomach Which Pushes Into Esophagus And Cause Acid Reflux. Not Many Side Effects Do These Drugs Have, But Are Really Relieving At Times Of Attacks.The Other Drug Primarily Prescribed By The Doctors All Over The World Is 2 Blocker, Which Also Restores Relief To The Esophagus. Both These Drugs Have Been Proved To Be Successful Drug Therapy For Long Term Acid Reflux Sufferers. But Patients With More Severe Damages, Who Dont Respond To These Drugs, Are Prescribed More Radical Drugs, With Strong Effects, Known As Promotility Agents. These Drugs Have Sometimes Adverse Side Effects, So These Are Very Seldom Prescribed By The Doctors.
