Welcome to Reflux Symptoms! Find out simple ways to manage your Acid Relfux Symptoms.
Silent reflux is a condition wherein the stomach contents are pushed upward to the esophagus. This can happen anytime of the day or to people who didn’t eat. The main difference between the acid reflux and the silent reflux is that the latter does not manifest. Most of those who suffer from this kind of reflux don’t experience indigestion or heartburn, the most common symptom for acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Silent reflux is also termed as Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR). You can identify LPR if you experience hoarseness, heartburn, chronic cough or too much throat mucus. You may also have a feeling of a lump in the throat prompting throat clearing often. There are also studies suggesting that some patients also experience sleep disturbance due to this ailment.
Diagnosis for this reflux is difficult as it does not have a conclusive outward symptom. Since doctors rely heavily on diagnoses based on physical manifestations, identifying this disease is definitely a challenge especially for pediatricians. Babies who suffer from LPR will cry often during or after meals although this does not happen exclusively around feeding time. They will also have bad breath and will burp more recurrently than they used to. If your baby is also having problems sleeping, you may prop her up and make her sleep while in an upright slope. You may even use a carseat.
Accompany your kid immediately to a pediatrician when these subtle symptoms are present because your babies are suffering and of course do not have the ability yet to clearly express that feeling.
Check with an Otolaryngologist or Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist before taking nay over-the-counter medications. You can also request for pH Metry, which is one of the most common tests to identify silent reflux and requires patients to stay overnight stay for results.
Silent reflux is more tricky and evil than it’s boastful counterpart, the acid reflux. So make sure that you get the right diagnosis for you and your child.
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I’m a liver nsplant patient and as a result lost my gallbladder. I think this retarded my digestion cycles and produced the silent GERD. They put me on PPI’s and I am now deprived of digestion in a double whammy. No bile and no acid. I don’t know how to deal with this. Its
killing me slowly and cannot eat, one of my favorite sports in life ! !
Any advise ?