Little Known, But Potentially Serious, Manifestations Of Acid Reflux Highlighted By Studies

GERD can masquerade as persistent cough or even severe chest painMany people may not realize that symptoms such as chronic cough or chest pain can be caused by acid reflux into the esophagus, because they do not experience classic heartburn symptoms or acid regurgitation. Two new studies presented at the 72nd ACG Annual Scientific Meeting highlight the little known connection between gastroesophageal reflux and seemingly unrelated problems. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Acid Reflux/GERD on October 20th, 2007