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A member asked:

How come i always get reflux and heartburn when i have a chest cold?

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Dr. Tracy Sinha answered

Other way round: Mostly people who have acid reflux keep on complaining as the have cough and cold.

Dr Parvez agreed

Answered 9/7/2013

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I was diagnosed with reflux a couple of years ago, and I didn't treat it good lately i have been having chest pain, and hoarseness and swollen glands the chest pain comes and go could it be barretts or is the gerd coming back? im not having heartburn?

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I have bad reflux at the moment but im also getting vsharp shooting pains going across my chest? Can this be from the GERD ?

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These Past couple days I've been having chest pain which is caused by my acid reflux but I read online that it could be GERD I just?

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