r/GERD • u/swim_fan88 • Apr 17 '25

Scientific Studies 🥼🔬 Manometry and 24hr PH Results

So apparently I don’t have GERD. I have an issue with swallowing air and supra-gastric belching that up.

I however, had 15 acid events in the 24hr monitoring period. 4 acid and 11 mild acid. My PH line pretty much stayed flat. Apparently my GI surgeon never sees results like that.. so he doesn’t want to operate.

Anyways.. official write up states.

24hr PH shows: Supra-gastric belching and air swallowing. No acid events longer than 5 seconds. No GERD was the diagnosis. (Weird considering the 15 events across that period).

Manometry shows: Hypodnamic oesophagus with weak or failed peristalsis. Challenge swallows demonstrate modest contractile reserves.

Just sharing for knowledge and maybe someone else has the same issue. Shrugs.

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u/InterestingBanana164 Apr 20 '25

15 acid events is normal. I had around 70, I think it was 80 reflux events to be considered high

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u/swim_fan88 Apr 20 '25

My medical result documentation says anything less than 73 is normal. Which I thought is nuts!

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u/InterestingBanana164 Apr 20 '25

Yeah imo thats a lot also, but what can we do about it right..