You are sitting down with your date after a dinner out and instead of wanting to get to know her better; you want to scream from the battery acid strength liquid that is reversing its flow of direction and coming up into your esophagus. This may be heartburn or you may have acid reflux syndrome. So, how do you tell? Well, an occasional case of heartburn is far different from acid reflux syndrome in many ways. Just by its name acid reflux syndrome, a syndrome is a collection of various related symptoms. Therefore, heartburn is just one burning sensation that comes and goes occasionally, we have all probably had that. However, acid reflux syndrome is a multititude of various symptoms that can lead to esophageal cancer if left untreated or not treated sufficiently.

Acid reflux syndrome is a very serious condition that has several serious symptoms that can cause a lifetime of problems. The main symptom of acid reflux syndrome that everyone knows about is the heartburn sensation. This is why acid reflux syndrome is confused with regular heartburn. However, there are additional symptoms that do not come with regular heartburn. Some of the symptoms of acid reflux syndrome either are regurgitation of stomach acid into just the esophagus or all the way up into your mouth. There is a horrible sour taste and you may even taste solid partially digested food. Another symptom of acid reflux syndrome is waking up at night with this painful burning sensation. Some people have found that eating settles it down for a while, but not always and not for long.

In addition, asthmatics may confuse the coughing, that can occur mostly at night with the symptoms of acid reflux syndrome. It also may happen the other way around for them. Untreated asthmatic coughing may in turn stir up the stomach acid and bring it up to the mouth in full force. Nausea and vomiting are two other symptoms of acid reflux syndrome.

The prognosis of acid reflux syndrome is not good, especially if left untreated. If left untreated, acid reflux syndrome can eat away at the lower esophagus and lead to the development of precancerous and even cancerous cell growths. Esophageal cancer is among the fastest growing cancers. This year alone over 4,000 people with get Esophageal Cancer because of acid reflux syndrome, only 16% of them will survive. That means that this year alone over 3,000 people will die from acid reflux syndrome related esophageal cancer.

The above statistics show how important it is to treat acid reflux syndrome. Because it cannot be stressed enough that acid reflux syndrome, if left untreated not only will become a lifelong problem, costing you thousands of dollars worth of doctor’s bills and medical expenses, but acid reflux syndrome, left untreated may cost you your very life.