You can get nutrition recommendations and other tips to help reduce heartburn, and you might be prescribed medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For many people, these measures just don\u2019t work. If you\u2019ve tried everything and are still suffering, your doctor may talk to you about surgery to correct your problem. That\u2019s when it\u2019s time to call Central Surgical Associates in Jackson, Mississippi for advanced heartburn care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our surgeons perform a surgery called Nissen fundoplication, though it\u2019s better known as antireflux surgery. This surgery is used to strengthen the natural valve that keeps stomach acid where it belongs \u2013 in your stomach, not your throat. When this valve isn\u2019t functioning properly, that\u2019s what causes acid to \u201cback up\u201d and create the painful burning sensations of heartburn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though this surgery has become fairly common over the past several years, not everyone is able to perform it the minimally invasive way like our surgeons. This means that instead of a large incision that takes weeks to heal, you\u2019ll have only tiny (approximately 1\/4- to 1\/2-inch) incisions that heal much more quickly and more comfortably. This heartburn surgery offers great results, too. Studies have shown that most patients are greatly improved after surgery or find that their heartburn is completely eliminated for good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n