When are reflux episodes symptomatic?

Abstract:

:Careful scrutiny of pH recordings and symptom diaries in patients having 24-hour pH-metry reveals that most reflux episodes are asymptomatic. Although this observation is well known and long recognized, the explanation for why one reflux episode leads to symptoms and others do not is incompletely understood. Forty-four patients with chronic typical gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms referred for ambulatory pH testing were studied. Antisecretory medication was stopped 2 weeks prior to the study. Two meals were taken during the study; one standardized (hamburger, fries, milk-shake) and one at the patient's discretion. A system onset marker noted the type, beginning and end of symptoms (heartburn, regurgitation, chest pain). Age, sex, upright/supine position, nadir pH, time pH < 4, and relationship to meals were compared for symptomatic/asymptomatic reflux episodes. An acid reflux event was defined as a drop in pH < 4 lasting > 5 seconds. The pH catheter detected 1464 reflux episodes. Only 93 (6.3%) were symptomatic. Forty-six of the 93 (49.4%) were associated with heartburn, 38 (40.9%) with regurgitation, and nine (9.7%) with chest pain. Nadir pH was significantly lower in symptomatic episodes. Nearly 50% of symptomatic reflux episodes occurred after meals, especially after non-standardized compared to standardized meal. Symptomatic episodes tended to be longer in duration and to occur in the supine position, while age/sex made no difference. Six percent of the reflux episodes were temporally associated with typical GERD symptoms. This association seems to be influenced by the acidity of the refluxate. Nearly half of the symptomatic reflux episodes occurred after eating.

journal_name

Dis Esophagus

authors

Portale G,Peters J,Hsieh CC,Tamhankar A,Arain M,Hagen J,DeMeester S,DeMeester T

doi

10.1111/j.1442-2050.2007.00650.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-01-01 00:00:00

pages

47-52

issue

1

eissn

1120-8694

issn

1442-2050

pii

DES650

journal_volume

20

pub_type

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