What Are the Levels of GERD Symptoms?
Doctors classify GERD symptoms as mild, moderate, or severe. OAS_RICH(“x25”); Symptoms are considered mild when they: • are fairly easy to tolerate • do not interfere with normal, daily activities • don’t change much in severity • last for only a limited time during each episode • are infrequent Symptoms are considered moderate when they: • are frequent • begin to interfere with, but don’t prevent, normal daily activities such as eating and sleeping Symptoms are considered severe when they: • are so disabling, disturbing, and frequent that they prevent you from participating in many daily activities or make participation extremely difficult Severe symptoms are often a sign that additional problems have occurred, such as damage to the esophagus.
