What causes regurgitating liquids soon after drinking them?

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The most common reason for your symptoms can definitely be a feature of chronic silent GERD with LPR (gastroesophageal reflux with laryngopharyngeal reflux). Even though you might be asymptomatic or never had gastric issues in between, the inflammation in the throat often exists in the hidden form and can resurface when adequate care is not taken. Why does hidden acid reflux become so problematic? As you know the stomach usually has got cells that release hydrochloric acid and thus keep the gastric environment acidic in nature. Your entire mucosal lining from the mouth throat and food pipe (esophagus) is not meant to handle anything acidic. Of the three structures, the throat is the most sensitive due to its rich nerve supply. If in a given situation, your mouth, throat, or food pipe chronically comes in contact with acidic contents, an inflammation starts which the body initially takes care of, but once this compensation wears out, you start developing symptoms that you have mentioned. Please try to follow the advice mentioned below-

1. Maintain a strict diet and eat on time.

2. Avoid spicy, oily, and cold food or drinks.

3. Keep a gap of two hours between meals and going to bed.

4. Do not overeat, rather keep your stomach half empty and have regular intermittent light food like fresh-cut fruits in between major meals.

5. Do salt water gargling eight to ten times a day for 15 days.

6. Avoid alcohol and smoking as it can potentiate reflux.

7. Try to maintain a left lateral position while sleeping to reduce the chance of reflux.

8. Yoga exercises and meditation will definitely help to address anxiety-related issues.

Treatment plan:

Take a tablet of Pan D (Pantoprazole) 40 mg (or its equivalent) once in the morning before breakfast for one month.

Take syrup Mucaine gel (Aluminium hydroxide, Magnesium hydroxide, and Oxetacaine) (or it's equivalent) one tablespoon three times a day 20 minutes before meals for one month.

Make sure you follow the precautionary measures as much as possible as mere medications would not fetch long-term relief.

Please understand that this typically takes four to six weeks for things to normalize and for symptoms to subside and chiefly depends on how much you have been able to follow the precautions mentioned above as 80 percent of the treatment lies there. There is absolutely nothing that you need to worry about as this is a treatable entity and things will be fine. I hope I have answered your query in detail!. If there is anything more you need to know or enquire about, please do let me know.

Thank you.