Which choice is aimed at reducing inflammation related to regurgitation?

• A. Decrease inflammation
• B. Change consistency of food and water
• C. Pain management
• D. Let gravity help

Answer: (A)

Reducing inflammation is the direct way to address tissue irritation from regurgitation. When refluxed stomach contents irritate the esophagus or throat, the inflammation drives symptoms and healing time. This option targets that inflammation itself, aiming to lessen tissue damage and improve comfort and healing.

The other approaches play different roles but don’t directly cut the inflammatory process: changing the texture of food and liquids can help swallowing safety and reduce choking or aspiration risk, but it doesn’t reduce inflammation; pain management relieves discomfort without changing the underlying inflammation; using gravity mainly affects how reflux occurs through positioning, not the inflammatory response.