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What Does The EGD Report Indicate?
Question: I went to a gastro doctor today did a egd on my esophages said i had normal mucosa, then the stomach mucosa localized erythema of the mocosa was noted in, duodenum mucosa normal mucosa was noted he did biopsy so he said everything looked fine no ulcers he marked to continue with my current g . I . medication why would he say that if everything looked normal so do I have silent reflux or not please help me
Brief Answer:
EGD does not rule out all conditions sir
Detailed Answer:
Hello sir and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. A clean esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is indeed good news, but I would like you to share the printed report with me as well, as certain aspects of an investigation may not be important enough to share with the patient, but it may reveal a lot to a doctor, so I would appreciate it if you would share the report with me.
The next thing I would like to talk about is that although a gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) can be diagnosed using an EGD, a simple acid reflux is not always caught on the investigation. So to continue the medication as long as you have the symptoms is indeed a wise decision.
Your doctor chose to continue the medications as you have your symptoms sir, and although the EGD did not pick up anything you still have your symptoms which means you still have some underlying cause. Continue what your doctor prescribes sir, but also try to follow the below mentioned suggestions:
-Drink plenty of water
-Avoid spicy food
-Avoid oily/fatty/fried food
-Avoid alcohol
-Avoid smoking
-Avoid long gaps between meals
-Have 5-6 small meals instead of having 2-3 larger meals
I hope you find my response helpful sir. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I would be more than happy to help you.
Best wishes.
EGD does not rule out all conditions sir
Detailed Answer:
Hello sir and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. A clean esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is indeed good news, but I would like you to share the printed report with me as well, as certain aspects of an investigation may not be important enough to share with the patient, but it may reveal a lot to a doctor, so I would appreciate it if you would share the report with me.
The next thing I would like to talk about is that although a gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) can be diagnosed using an EGD, a simple acid reflux is not always caught on the investigation. So to continue the medication as long as you have the symptoms is indeed a wise decision.
Your doctor chose to continue the medications as you have your symptoms sir, and although the EGD did not pick up anything you still have your symptoms which means you still have some underlying cause. Continue what your doctor prescribes sir, but also try to follow the below mentioned suggestions:
-Drink plenty of water
-Avoid spicy food
-Avoid oily/fatty/fried food
-Avoid alcohol
-Avoid smoking
-Avoid long gaps between meals
-Have 5-6 small meals instead of having 2-3 larger meals
I hope you find my response helpful sir. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I would be more than happy to help you.
Best wishes.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
it wont load thanks for all your help I also have to have swalowing test done and I did speak to the nurse today she said there was some redness to my stomach and they sent parts of my esophages out for test thats what she said today
Brief Answer:
Keep me updated sir
Detailed Answer:
Hello once again.
Its good to know that there is some progress, please share the reports with me once you get them, so that I can direct you forward from there on.
My sincere apologies for the difficulty you are facing to share the images with me, I wish I could have helped you with my opinion on that.
Anyway, I am sure your medical team is going to make developements.
Best of luck sir.
Keep me updated sir
Detailed Answer:
Hello once again.
Its good to know that there is some progress, please share the reports with me once you get them, so that I can direct you forward from there on.
My sincere apologies for the difficulty you are facing to share the images with me, I wish I could have helped you with my opinion on that.
Anyway, I am sure your medical team is going to make developements.
Best of luck sir.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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