Posted by evergreen on January 26, 2003, at 7:08:29
In reply to What is GERD?? (nm) » Ame Sans Vie, posted by hildi on January 23, 2003, at 23:08:42
At times eveyone get acid reflux. However, when it is 2 or more times a week for a period of 10 years or more it can lead to a condition called Barrett's esophagus. B.E. is a pre cancerous condition that rarley turns cancerous.(About 8 out of 100) However if a person has the above criteria they should go for an endosccopy exam. (Not painful) and the conditioncan be monitored. If it begins to get worse it is much easy to treat/cure than if it goes unchecked,
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