| In all patients who had endoscopy, 26 percent had esophagitis, 8.7 percent had a peptic ulcer and 2.4 percent had malignant disease. |
| People experience degrees of severity ranging from only symptoms to erosive esophagitis that damages your esophagus. |
| Symptoms and signs of purging habits include reflux esophagitis, abdominal cramping, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding. |
| Complications seen in a hiatal hernia include aspiration pneumonia and peptic esophagitis with stricture. |
| The presence of occult blood in the stool may be a sign of neoplasms or esophagitis. |
| Side effects include damage to surrounding organs, which can lead to significant morbidity from esophagitis and pneumonitis. |
