Prognosis

Eighty percent to 90% of patients improve after treatment with medication, but it can take weeks of treatment before symptoms begin to be relieved. For example, with proton pump inhibitor treatment, only about 10% of people will be symptom-free after one week, but about 80% will be relieved of symptoms after eight weeks of daily treatment.

Additional Info

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse 2 Information Way Bethesda, MD 20892-3570 Toll-Free: (800) 891-5389 Phone: (301) 654-3810 Fax: (301) 907-8906 http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 4900 B South, 31st St. Arlington, VA 22206 Phone: (703) 820-7400 Fax: (703) 931-4520 http://www.acg.gi.org/