Without These Symptoms, Endoscopy in GERD Patients Should Not Be Performed

Liputan6.com, Jakarta For some people who have experienced symptoms that refer to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), you may be concerned about checking it further.

This can be caused by several things. One of them relates to the examination process in the form of: endoscopy or insert a tube equipped with a camera and flashlight into the body.

Internal Medicine Specialist Consultant Gastro Entero Hepatology, Dr. Rabbinu Rangga Pribadi or who is familiarly called Abi also confirmed this.

“Not all GERD need endoscopy. So not all patients, because we can only diagnose GERD clinically,” said Abi in live streaming together Liputan6.com and EMC Healthcare written Wednesday, (23/3/2022).

Abi explained that the diagnosis through clinical examination would be done by revealing to the doctor several things related to the patient’s symptoms.

Given that GERD has typical symptoms such as a burning sensation in the chest (heartburn), sour mouth, and chest pain.

“But I also need to ask whether or not body weight it goes down, is it tight, its Hb (hemoglobin) is low or not if he brings blood results, he has bloody stools, and does he vomit blood,” said Abi.

“All of that, if there are patients with GERD symptoms, they can immediately endoscopy. That’s what we call symptoms alarma symptom for which we must immediately find the cause because it may not just be GERD,” he added.

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