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Case Report Modul J 118
Case Report Modul J 118
Adult’s Life
Achmad Thariq Rizqullah,¹ Adinda Fazzahra Salma,¹ Andi Amanda Artenia Putri,¹
Annisa Anggie Tjahyaning Negri,¹ Cinta Widya Riamarni,¹ Dea Arshila,¹ Eleonora
Cathlin Kusuma,¹ Filzah Qori Isnaeni,¹ Marshanda Salwa,¹ Martinus Yudha,¹ Melza N.
Ramadhania,¹ Muh. Afdal R Tamani,¹ Mochamad Daffa Athallah,¹ Novelia Ayu
Widianti,¹ Tsabitha Salwanastiti,¹ Zalfa Alifia Rahmi,¹
¹Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
Surabaya – Indonesia
ABSTRACT
Background: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a chronic disease that
occurs in adults. The factors that can cause GERD are lifestyles including diet and poor
psychological condition. Purpose: To understand the relationship between a bad lifestyle and
the occurrence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) in adults. Case(s): A 29-year-old
patient who has a busy schedule, procrastination habits and environmental pressure cause his
lifestyle to be bad. Poor lifestyle and irregular diet in adults can lead to stressful conditions
that affect the reflux of gastric acid which causes GERD. GERD experienced by the patient
can trigger few symptoms such as chest pain, swallowing difficulties, cold body and heavy
breathing. Case Management: Treatment management that can be done is taking Proton Pump
Inhibitor (PPI) drugs to treat chest pain and shortness of breath followed by performing FEES
to determine the cause of dysphagia, performing middle ear canal irrigation and oral therapy
in the form of amoxiclav antibiotics also doing relaxation hypnosis and progressive muscle
relaxation for stress management. Discussion: Poor lifestyle and diet, especially in adults, can
be a triggering factor for GERD because they are related and can cause stress. Several
medications can be done to reduce the symptoms suffered by GERD. However, changes in
lifestyle are critical factors in reducing the various symptoms that arise due to GERD itself.
CASE(S)
Busy schedule, procrastination habits, and environmental pressure can cause a poor
lifestyle on a 29-year-old patient. A poor lifestyle and irregular eating patterns in adults impact
stress conditions. Prolonged stress may increase gastric acid⁹. Untreated rise of gastric acid
may cause GERD. Stress conditions that occur in GERD patients cause shortness of breath due
to the rising of gastric acid from the stomach to the oesophagus. If the sphincter is unable to
sustain it, gastric acids may move from the stomach upwards. Those acids can be sucked into
the lungs and cause a restriction in the respiratory tract¹⁰.
Irregular eating habits can cause hypoglycaemia, a condition that occurs when the body
lacks sugar in the bloodstream. In general, this condition has physical symptoms that are
weakness, tremor of the extremities, tachycardia (fast heart rate) and palpitations (irregular
heartbeat). These are all caused by the release of epinephrine in the initial mechanism of
hypoglycemia¹¹.
GERD which is experienced can cause several symptoms such as chest pain,
swallowing difficulties, cold, and heavy breathing (experienced along with stress). GERD itself
is identified as a complex disease since it can cause several new symptoms like otitis media
and vertigo. The reflux of gastric fluids into the Eustachian tube due to GERD becomes a
trigger for effusion in the middle ear¹². The spread of tympanic membrane infection on otitis
media patients can cause disturbances in body balance also known as vertigo¹³. All untreated
symptoms which occurred may lead to collapse.
CASE MANAGEMENT(S)
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) is the treatment for patients experiencing shortness of
breath and chest pain. PPI class drug’s mechanism is to inhibit acid production at the final stage
of acid secretion, namely (H+, K+)-ATPase enzyme from the proton pump of the parietal cell¹⁴.
PH (gastric lumen) response to PPI use varies and depends on the route of administration along
with the dose and timing which is related to food. To evaluate an accurate pH, an intragastric
pH probe must be used to assess gastric efficacy or a 24-hour intraoesophageal pH monitor that
can be used to determine the effect of drugs in the esophagus¹⁴.
One of the supporting examinations in dysphagia patients is Fiberoptic Endoscopic
Examination of Swallowing (FEES). Fiberoptic Endoscopic Examination of Swallowing
(FEES) is an examination of the pharyngeal phase of the swallowing process performed
endoscopically¹⁵. The endoscope is inserted through the nasopharynx and placed into the
laryngopharynx over the false vocal cords. Liquid and solid boluses are colored green so they
are easy to choose¹⁶. The FEES procedure assesses the anatomy and physiology of swallowing,
the airway and its relationship with swallowing function, diagnosis and treatment plans¹⁵.
Case management for the treatment of otitis media patients is by performing irrigation
of the middle ear. Ear canal irrigation is a process of cleaning the wax that clogs inside the ear.
Irrigation can be done alone, or preceded with ceruminolytic therapy and also oral jet irrigator
method¹⁷. Irrigation fluids consist of 0,9% NaCl, H2O2 and acetic acid. Some solution is
drained through the external auditory canal using an irrigation syringe and allows draining for
5-10 minutes before topical antibiotic¹⁸. Patients are also given oral therapy in the form of 3 x
625 mg of amoxiclav antibiotics for five days. Amoxiclav is a β-lactam dan β- lactamase
inhibitor class drug that is sensitive to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus,
the most common bacteria found in otitis media patients¹⁸.
Patients with a poor lifestyle and diet may easily suffer from hypoglycaemia.
Hypoglycaemia itself has several symptoms like cold body, tremor, and heart palpitation.
Treatment for hypoglycaemia patients can go through three modalities that are oral glucose,
intravenous glucose and intermuscular glucose¹⁹. Oral glucose is distributed to light-mild
hypoglycaemia with 20 grams of glucose in forms of jelly, candy, or fruit juice. Intravenous
glucose is given to patients who delayed oral glucose with the form of 75-100 ml glucose 20%
or 150-200 ml glucose 10% followed by infusing another 5% of glucose. On the other hand,
intramuscular glucose is administered in a dose of 1 mg subcutaneously or intramuscularly²⁰.
Apart from the things mentioned above, psychological factors play a role in the
perception of gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms. It has long been known that the
oesophagus reacts to psychological stress and emotional states. An alternative and investigative
approach are required in patients with GERD. This approach can be done by hypnotic
relaxation induction that shows that it can produce a decrease in gastric acid secretion.
Relaxation effects caused by hypnosis can also be reached by using progressive muscle
relaxation. Progressive muscle relaxation procedure requires at least specific training that
produces a deeply relaxed state and arguably more acceptable by the patient²¹. Pain in GERD
patients accompanied by acute stress has been proven through an increase in the perceptual
response to intraoesophageal acid²².
DISCUSSION
A poor lifestyle and diet, especially in adults, can be a triggering factor for GERD
because both are related to the patient’s mental and psychological condition. A poor lifestyle
may cause mental and psychological issues due to anxiety or depression and lack of physical
activities. This may affect a person’s quality of life and even lead to stress. If it is unbalanced
with a regular diet and a healthy lifestyle, stress may cause a disturbance in the digestive
system, one of which is the rising of gastric acid. A high concentration of gastric acid causes
the sphincter muscles on the stomach to weaken until it is unable to maintain the gastric acid.
As a result, there is a reflux of acids from the stomach to the oesophagus or known as GERD.
As explained before, GERD patients who experienced stress can be treated by giving
40 mg of esomeprazole for 8 weeks daily that can weaken the effect of acute stress on the acid
stimulus-response function. This treatment significantly decreases the oesophageal perception
of response to acid even during acute stress stimulation. In addition, stress management may
be performed by psychiatry visiting, hanging out with friends or family, relaxing in the middle
of a routine, taking a stroll, or listening to good music.
A poor lifestyle is associated with a poor diet which can cause hypoglycaemia due to
the lack of carbohydrates or delayed eating time. Hypoglycaemia occurs when blood sugar
levels in the body drastically decrease by less than 70 mg/dl. Some symptoms caused by
hypoglycaemia are cold and weak body, palpitations and tremor.
Treatments like FEES, endoscopy and ear canal irrigation are performed only to reduce
the symptoms caused by GERD. Treatment that has been applied is only prevention of other
contracting diseases that may be more severe than GERD itself. However, the most important
thing to do is to improve our lifestyle. Adjusting our diet is a fundamental method since GERD
is triggered due to an irregular diet. Another example is by maintaining body cleanliness
through daily routines such as taking a shower, brushing our teeth twice a day, washing our
hands before and after doing activities and also changing clothes after outdoor activities. As a
balancing factor, it is also necessary to maintain our sleep habits and exercise regularly.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would like to thank Dr. Pratiwi Soesilawati, drg., M.Kes as our tutor for her efforts
and expertise in the creation of this scientific article. Your help enabled us to meet the
scheduled time and to maintain the standards of peer-reviewed journals. Your dedication is
most appreciated as the number of manuscripts is increasing every year.
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