The ideea of best treatment in a disease is wrong, there aren't ideally best treatments for diseases, for each person regarding the special characteristics of its disease exist some treatments which may be suitable than others. Gastroesophageal reflux also known as acid reflux is a condition in which the contents of the stomach flow back into esophagus causing the lower part of the esophagus to become inflamed and painful and the condition in which this occures is known as reflux esophagitis. Alcohol, nicotine and caffeine aggravate the acid reflux.

You are advised to give up at all bad habits and avoid fat food and sweet drinks and have some changes in your lifestyle. A gastroenterologist will perform some tests x-rays and barium examination, esophagoscopy, biopsy examination, manometry of the esophagus, the Bernstein test which deals with the level of acidity in the esophagus. Taking a team approach to care, work closely with patients' physicians and gastroenterology specialists to provide comprehensive care.

One possible treatment is surgery performed with extra care and mini invasive with small incisions, usually patients are well and fell very satisfied because they have a quick recovery and no scars and thay are able to eat all the interdicted foods.

The patient may return to its activies in a week and the incisions heal quickly, for the first two weeks the patient is allowed to eat only dietary. The advantages of the surgical procedure of laparoscopy are that the recovery is fast and there is no subsequent risk of stricture of the esophagus.

Complications

A complication that causes discomfort is gas-bloat which occurs because of the tightened low muscle of the esophagus which doesn't allowed food to pass in the stomach. Doctors advise to eat small amounts of food at one meal and to chew it thoroughly.

Other treatment options are: open surgery, proton pump inhibitors drugs, diet modification. The surgery is not recommended to patients with dysmotility, pregnant women, esophageal cancer, extreme obesity. The surgeon will suggest the best possibility for each person taking into consideration its risks and benefits. In cases where the medication fails the laparoscopic fundoplication is the only solution.

Avoid eating in a stressfull athosphere and quickly have a meal once at three hours and eat small amounts of food, maintain a diet and have regular exercise and most important follow your doctor's advice in care and treatment.

There are some easy to make recipes that may be used during the period of recovery. Proton inhibitors drugs only mask the symptoms, so what I truly recommend are natural and healthy recipes. Acid reflux can be healed with herbs, meditation, exercise and diet, health store items.