Hard to say: The most common contributing conditions to reflux are being overweight and smoking tobacco. If you have either, weight reduction and smoking cessation will help. At your age, i don't worry too much about needing a GI work-up, and would recommend using available over-the-counter medications, particularly Omeprazole 20 mg, once a day for about 2 weeks. If the reflux returns afterwards, see md.
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