Barium swallow GERD?

Hello.

I had a barium swallow done last week (I've been having chest pain for a year and a half, all cardiac tests have come back normal so this is the next avenue) and I've just been given the results, the conclusion is "severe and torrential reflux, diagnosis: GERD"

I'm really quite confused because almost everything I've read online has said that a barium swallow isn't a test for identifying GERD and a definitive diagnosis can't be made based on it?

Barium swallow is widely used so there really is nothing to be confused or concerned about. That's the problem when surfing the internet too much conflicting information out there. Now that you have a diagnosis you & your dr can work on it.