What GERD Treatment Options
Are
Available?
Initial GERD treatment typically involves a combination of lifestyle and dietary changes, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, and prescription drug regimens. As the disease progresses, to correct the root cause, an anatomic defect at the gastroesophageal junction, you and your doctor may want to consider surgical intervention, either a conventional laparoscopic procedure or the new incisionless procedure called TIF (Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication).
- Lifestyle changes
- Dietary changes
- Over-the-counter medications
- Prescription pharmaceuticals
- Surgical intervention, either:
- Laparoscopic surgery (laparoscopic fundoplication)
- Incisionless surgery (incisionless fundoplication)
Research shows that of the approximately 23 million Americans diagnosed with chronic GERD and dependent on daily GERD medications, 20-40% are not satisfied with the medications.
