Overview
Reflux is usually diagnosed on symptoms and treated with meal timing, trigger reduction and acid-suppressing medication. Endoscopy is reserved for alarm features or symptoms that do not respond.
Common symptoms
- • Burning behind the breastbone
- • Sour taste or regurgitation
- • Chronic cough or hoarseness
- • Worse after meals or lying down
When to seek care
- • Trouble swallowing
- • Unintentional weight loss
- • Vomiting blood or black stools (seek urgent care)
- • Symptoms lasting past 8 weeks of treatment
Specialists who treat acid reflux (gerd)
Providers accepting patients
See allDr. Robert Jackson
Gastroenterology
Greensboro, NC
Dr. Jesus Benjamin Price
Gastroenterology
Boca Raton, FL
Dr. Andres Cardona
Gastroenterology
Miami, FL
Dr. Anastasia Clark
Gastroenterology
Memphis, TN
Dr. Mariela Barbara Ward
Gastroenterology
Tacoma, WA
Dr. Antonella Guadalupe Morales
Gastroenterology
Elizabeth, NJ
Dr. Stephanie Wilson
Gastroenterology
Houston, TX
Dr. Isabella Taylor
Gastroenterology
Lafayette, LA
Frequently asked questions
- When is endoscopy recommended?
- When there is trouble swallowing, weight loss, bleeding, anemia, or reflux that does not respond to treatment.
This page is general health education, not medical advice, and does not create a patient relationship. Talk with a licensed clinician about your situation. In an emergency, call 911.