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Be very careful about this. Reflux is one of the major causes of oesophageal cancer, which is the second most nasty cancer of all (after pancreas) and very difficult to treat.
The repeated acid burns to your oesophagus will lead to mutations that cause cancer. There are treatments that can nip all of this in the bud before it gets nasty, but you should all push your doctor for an endoscopy.
By the time the main symptom of trouble swallowing becomes apparent it is often too late for anything to be done. So get it checked often and early.
The repeated acid burns to your oesophagus will lead to mutations that cause cancer. There are treatments that can nip all of this in the bud before it gets nasty, but you should all push your doctor for an endoscopy.
By the time the main symptom of trouble swallowing becomes apparent it is often too late for anything to be done. So get it checked often and early.
Happy new year 
Mrs slopes has this very problem, but in her case its due to the tube from the oesaphagus(spelling) to the stomach being loose, and requires an operation to re-attach it. She does some mightily impressive belchs with this, but when she gips, god its horrible and she can be in pain for ages. Gaviscon,rennie and any other acid reducing products dont touch it.
audi nat said:
i had the same diagnosed last year as a hiatus hernia xx on medication and tablets to stop the nausea but still carries on, but told the op not 100% so only do when unable to keep food down
hers definately isnt down to a hiatus hernia, she had the camera down the throat thing, and its all fine, except the tube being loose. Poor lass really suffers
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