GERD Treatment in South Delhi
GERD is acid reflux that has become chronic — the valve between food-pipe and stomach lets acid flow upward, damaging the oesophagus over years. Dr Maneesh Paliwal confirms whether your symptoms are truly reflux (about a third of 'GERD' patients on long-term PPIs do not have it), grades the damage, and treats accordingly.
Symptoms
- Heartburn more than twice a week
- Regurgitation of food or sour fluid
- Chronic cough, hoarseness, throat clearing or asthma-like wheeze
- Difficulty or pain when swallowing
- Chest pain after a cardiac cause has been ruled out
- Dental erosion, bad breath, disturbed sleep
See a doctor urgently if
- Severe or worsening abdominal pain
- Vomiting blood, black stool or fresh bleeding with dizziness
- Jaundice with fever
- Unexplained weight loss, difficulty swallowing, persistent vomiting
PSRI Hospital emergency is open 24×7 — call +91 98104 55542.
Causes Dr Paliwal looks for
- Weak or transiently relaxing lower oesophageal sphincter
- Hiatus hernia
- Obesity and abdominal fat pushing on the stomach
- Late-night meals, alcohol, smoking, caffeine
- Pregnancy, certain medicines
- Delayed stomach emptying (gastroparesis)
Tests that settle it
Chosen for your case — never a fixed panel.
Upper GI Endoscopy
Camera examination of food-pipe, stomach and duodenum — with biopsy and treatment in the same session
How it works24-Hour pH-Impedance Study
Measures every reflux episode over a day — proves or disproves GERD
How it worksHigh-Resolution Manometry
Oesophageal and anorectal pressure studies — the definitive test for motility disorders
How it works
How it is treated
- Endoscopy to look for oesophagitis, Barrett's oesophagus and hiatus hernia
- 24-hour wireless or catheter pH-impedance study when the diagnosis is unclear or PPIs are not working
- High-resolution manometry before any anti-reflux surgery is considered
- Right drug, right dose, right timing — and a step-down plan
- Weight, meal-timing and sleep-position changes that actually reduce reflux episodes
- Referral for laparoscopic fundoplication or endoscopic anti-reflux therapy in the few who need it
Why Dr Paliwal for gerd (reflux disease)
- Pioneered solid-state and 3D high-resolution manometry in India's private sector
- Performs 24-hour ambulatory and wireless pH-impedance studies — most clinics cannot
- Over 3,500 oesophageal function studies performed
What to expect
Send your reports
WhatsApp scans, prescriptions and previous endoscopy pictures. The team books PSRI or the CR Park clinic.
Consultation
A proper history, examination and reports on screen. You leave knowing the likely cause and the plan.
Only the tests that matter
Breath test, FibroScan, endoscopy, manometry — chosen for your case, most done in-house.
Treatment & follow-up
Cause-directed treatment, diet plan from our dietitian, and review at the clinic or hospital.
Searching for "GERD treatment in Delhi" or "GERD specialist South Delhi"? Dr Paliwal consults at PSRI Hospital, Sheikh Sarai (near Saket, Malviya Nagar) and at the Gut Liver Obesity Clinic, Chittaranjan Park (near Greater Kailash, Kalkaji, Nehru Place, Alaknanda) — with evening appointments for working patients from across South Delhi, Faridabad and Noida.
Questions patients ask about gerd (reflux disease)
How is GERD confirmed?
By endoscopy (if there is visible damage) or a 24-hour pH-impedance study that records every reflux episode and links it to your symptoms. Many patients are labelled GERD without either test.
Can GERD cause cancer?
Long-standing untreated reflux can lead to Barrett's oesophagus, which slightly raises cancer risk. Endoscopic surveillance picks this up early; Dr Paliwal is trained in Japan in early-cancer detection with magnification and narrow-band imaging.
Do I need surgery for GERD?
Rarely. Most patients are controlled with correct medication and lifestyle changes. Surgery is considered for large hiatus hernias or proven reflux that fails medical treatment — after manometry and pH testing.
Is GERD curable?
It is controllable and, with weight loss and habit change, often becomes minimal. The structural cause (a weak valve) does not disappear, so a maintenance plan matters.
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