Symptoms
The symptoms people living with GERD experience vary from person to person but may include:
- Heartburn
- Regurgitation (fluid or food in the mouth that has refluxed up from the stomach)
- Indigestion
- Hoarseness, cough, asthma, lung infection
- Weight loss
- Problems swallowing
- Vomiting, including bringing up blood
- Black, tarry stools
- In children, GERD may produce repeated vomiting, coughing and other respiratory problems, or failure to grow.
You should see a doctor if you experience weight loss, sticking of food when one swallows, persistent symptoms in spite of medical treatment, vomiting, bringing up blood or passing black stools.
Important: This information should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your physician.