“One of the most amazing aspects of the surgery was that the reflux stopped immediately which has been life changing for me. I can eat whatever I want and sleep normally.”
A Life Without PPIs? A Life Without Reflux?
Have you ever considered what life would be like without reflux symptoms? Or not having to take PPIs every day?
RefluxUK aims to diagnose and treat patients who suffer from reflux symptoms to let them get back to their daily lives.
Contact UsSo many patients in the UK with reflux symptoms are misdiagnosed and mistreated. Did you know?
- Around 20-30% of the UK population suffer from gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and an even greater portion (up to 40%) suffer from moderate or severe reflux symptoms.
- 30% of patients with GERD do not respond well to standard medications such as proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs like Omeprazole).
- 60% of GERD patients have non-acidic symptoms, which will not be alleviated by PPIs.
So despite PPIs for many providing little to no relief from their symptoms or they work at first before then becoming ineffective, they continue to take them day after day. This often leads to what we at RefluxUK call the 'cycle of frustration'.
Cycle of Frustration
Everyday we hear from patients frustrated about how their reflux symptoms have been handled. We hear of countless visits to the GP only to be met with ever increasing doses of PPIs which which either do very little or nothing at all to alleviate the symptoms which affect their day to day life or worked at first before then becoming less and less effective over time.
This often results in patients losing hope of a different solution and fall back into a schedule of PPI usage and acceptance of reflux symptoms, so much so that it simply becomes their normal. They no longer allow themselves to take part or enjoy the things that brought them joy previously, at risk of inflaming their symptoms further. Even such a thing as a meal out with friends and family becomes difficult.
But we here at RefluxUK are committed to proving that relief from such unpleasant and activity-limiting symptoms are worth fighting for and we are dedicated to each and every patient in helping them get back to doing what they love most.
How RefluxUK Can Help
We at RefluxUK:
- Listen to each of our patients' stories to find out what reflux symptoms they are experiencing and also what they want to get back to enjoying. Want to enjoy a morning cappuccino? Want to be able to go out for a meal and not limit yourselves to what to order? Want to be able to sleep without waking up during the night?
- Diagnose their symptoms through accurate and comprehensive testing solutions, planned to their unique requirements. This will help to provide some clarity on what exactly is causing their symptoms, which may be the first time they have received such information.
- Treat their symptoms through a wide range of treatment solutions, all provided by our multidisciplinary team of the UK's leading experts in reflux. As always, these treatments will be suggested to treat the individual and their symptoms rather than any pre-decided, 'off the shelf' solution.
We have clinic locations throughout the UK, while remote appointments can also be arranged for certain consultation types.
Success Story
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The first step in our patient pathway is to listen to our patients' story. The most important thing to understand for us as clinicians in order to treat patients is their history. What does reflux look like to them? Get in touch with us and let's take that first step to reflux relief together.
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