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Can you get gerd from ptsd from war?

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Dr. Darrell Herrington answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Possibly: The stress of PTSD and other such disorders may cause hyper acidity and changes in eating habits, which can lead to heartburn and reflux. See your doctor to assure that this is controlled in order to prevent long-term consequences.

Answered 11/28/2017

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PTSD and GERD: I am an expert in prevention and treatment of Combat Trauma and most of my patients end up with a number of physical symptoms. But see your primary care doctor for medical treatment and your trauma psychologist expert for PTSD tx

Answered 9/29/2016

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