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Can severe and long term acid reflux lead to pulmonary fibrosis?

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Dr. Douglas Arenberg answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Unknown, unlikely: While some studies have shown improvement in lung function in pulmonary fibrosis patients who have surgical correction of acid reflux, none have proven, or even suggested, that this is a cause of pulmonary fibrosis. Yet.

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Answered 3/16/2014

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