VOLUME 21, ISSUE 11 · NOVEMBER 2017 “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” ~ Ralph Marston REFLUX... by Natasha Trenev ...WHY BRING IT UP? Gastroesophageal reflux (GER), also GER is typically used to refer to a rare, but deadly type of cancer of...
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VOLUME 21, ISSUE 11 · NOVEMBER 2017 “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” ~ Ralph Marston REFLUX... by Natasha Trenev ...WHY BRING IT UP? Gastroesophageal reflux (GER), also GER is typically used to refer to a rare, but deadly type of cancer of known as acid reflux, takes place people who have occasional heart- the esophagus. when the contents of your stomach burn, while GERD, the ‘D’ standing back up out of the stomach and into for disease, describes a more serious Is There a Microbial Connection? your esophagus. The stomach con- version in which a person experiences tent is highly acidic and can ‘burn’ heartburn more than twice a week Several scientific studies have estab- the lining of your esophagus caus- for a few weeks. lished the idea that a complex group ing heartburn, a painful, burning of microbes that live in our esopha- feeling in the middle of the chest GERD can affect anyone, but you’re gus might play a role in GER. One or abdomen. It can also cause bad more li
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