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Expert explains why reflux disease isn’t ‘just’ heartburn
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Expert explains why reflux disease isn’t ‘just’ heartburn

by Sharon Theimer, Mayo Clinic Credit: Shutterstock Gastroesophageal reflux disease is one of the most common digestive disorders in the world. It happens when acid comes up from the stomach into the esophagus: The stomach can resist acid but the esophagus is less acid-resistant. James East, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London,...