Check your lifestyle
It is also good to improve your posture and lifestyle.
- Clothes that tighten the abdomen, which exerts excessive force on the back of shrimp or forward bending posture, are avoided because of abdominal pressure.
- Obesity increases abdominal pressure due to an increase in internal fat. Let’s lose weight.
- Tobacco worsens gastroesophageal reflux. Let’s quit smoking.
Can you fix reflux esophagitis by yourself
If gastric acid reflux and burning pain in the throat are not frequent, you may expect improvement by implementing the “solution” described in the preceding paragraph.
But if you repeat symptoms or get worse, you should be treated at the hospital.
Cautions of over-the-counter medicines
There are over-the-counter medicines that contain an ingredient called ‘H2 blocker’ that affects reflux esophagitis.
It depends on the medicine, so it would be good to check with the pharmacist before you buy it.
Avoid taking H2 blockers for a long time.
If the symptoms do not improve even after taking it for 3 days, there is a possibility of other diseases. Let’s stop using it and see a doctor.
Also, the H2 blocker is a drug that reduces stomach acid, so it is not recommended for older people with low stomach acid. In the case of the elderly, make sure to see a doctor.
If you are taking other medications, please check with your doctor about the use of H2 blockers.
Let’s treat him at the hospital!
- The symptoms are getting worse
- Even if I use the 3-day commercial medicine, the symptoms don’t go to the cold
In this case, let’s go to the digestive medicine department or the internal medicine department.
This is what the hospital does
Suggestions for medication and improvement of life are made in the hospital.
A protopump inhibitor (PPI) that is stronger than the H2 blocker prescribed by the hospital is prescribed. In addition, it is prescribed according to the patient’s symptoms, such as mucous membrane protective drugs or antacid medicines.
Suggestions for life improvement Guidance of daily life such as review of eating methods, contents, and postures will be carried out without lying down.