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The Other Reflux: Is it Bile Burning Your Gut, Not Acid?
If you have acid reflux but still suffer with symptoms despite using medication, you may suffer from bile reflux. You can have both acid reflux and bile reflux, or you can have bile reflux only. Let's delve into it.
Symptoms of bile reflux include many of the same symptoms of acid reflux. They include:
upper abdominal pain or burning
nausea after eating
cough or sore throat if the bile reaches the upper esophagus
vomiting (may be yellow-green if it contains bile)
unresponsive to PPIs - this medication only decreases acid, not bile
Complications of bile reflux are also similar to acid reflux…
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