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Mild heartburn that is pretty much 24 hours per day. started 2 years ago, seems to be unrelated to food eaten, ppi and h2 only help a little. ?
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Causes: There is nothing mild about what you describe. If truly reflux, you need an endoscopy.
Answered 1/29/2012
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