Is reflux esophagitis serious? Understand these things

Reflux esophagitis is a common clinical disease. It is an inflammatory lesion of the esophagus. Clinically, reflux esophagitis will have symptoms of food reflux. People are also concerned about whether reflux esophagitis is serious. Reflux esophagitis can be serious if left untreated.

1. Many patients believe that the severity of esophagitis is related to reflux symptoms, and the more frequent the reflux, the more serious the condition. In fact, this is a misunderstanding. In fact, the severity of esophagitis has no correlation with reflux symptoms. Patients with reflux esophagitis show typical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux, but may also have no reflux symptoms and only show symptoms of indigestion such as upper abdominal pain and discomfort. The clinical manifestations of patients with severe esophagitis are not necessarily serious. Here we would also like to remind everyone that if you or your relatives and friends experience the above symptoms or suspect reflux esophagitis, you must undergo further examination and never ignore it.

2. Due to clinical manifestations, reflux esophagitis may be confused with esophageal cancer and peptic ulcer before diagnosis. Here, I would like to remind you again not to delay diagnosis and treatment just because you feel your symptoms are not serious. If you delay any further, you may miss the best time for treatment. All treatments must be carried out under the professional guidance of a physician and not on your own.

3. Reflux esophagitis is divided into mild, moderate and severe levels. As long as you take medication regularly and adjust your diet, the effect is still good, but it is easy to recur. It is not serious if treated in time, but it still needs treatment as soon as possible. The treatment mainly depends on conditioning. You should pay attention to avoid cold, control your emotions, and strengthen exercise. Pay attention to food hygiene, do not eat raw, cold, hard or spoiled food, avoid alcohol and spicy condiments, and strengthen exercise to strengthen the waist and kidneys and improve physical fitness.