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I have bad heartburn it doesn't go away, is it serious, this is on going 4 about 5 yrs?
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N if you take care: 4 to 5 years of reflex esophagitis might have caused lot of damage to lower part of it , by not taking care of it , long standing gerds ( also called ) causes metaplasia or change to columnar epithelium , which is a pre-malignant condition ( barrette's esophagus ) please see your doctor , get tested including endoscopy , take treatment , and prevent such damage
Answered 7/30/2013
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