According to M.D. Doan Hoang Long - Center for Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, gastroesophageal reflux tends to increase, especially in people with lifestyle and eating habits. unhealthy drinking .
According to statistics, in the first 6 months of the year, the unit received more than 12,000 people with various levels of gastric reflux, an increase of 40% compared to the same period last year.
Gastroesophageal reflux has many causes. Among them, factors that cannot be changed such as age, gender or genetics. Daily habits such as consuming a lot of fast food, stimulants, carbonated drinks, smoking, and alcohol abuse are influencing factors.
Factors such as lack of exercise, lying down immediately after eating, and frequent stress also promote the onset or increase of gastroesophageal reflux.
Treatment methods include medication or surgery combined with diet, lifestyle, scientific exercise, and maintaining a reasonable weight. Symptoms can gradually improve and the disease can be completely cured.
To prevent it, Dr. Long recommends not gaining too much weight, not eating too much, not using alcohol, dividing meals into small portions (4-5 meals per day), and not lying down right after meals.
People with gastric reflux due to stress need to balance work and participate in rest and entertainment activities to reduce stress and anxiety. A comfortable spirit helps increase treatment effectiveness.
In case lifestyle changes and 3-6 months of medical treatment are not effective, the doctor may consider endoscopic or oral endoscopic surgery to create an anti-reflux valve.
