Women & gastrointestinal conditions.(Case study)

From: National Women's Health Report | Date: June 1, 2007 | Copyright information

Roxanne Jones was certain she was having a heart attack. It was the middle of the night in 1999, and the pain behind her sternum woke her out of a deep sleep. But after a full physical, her doctor gave her a completely different diagnosis. There was nothing wrong with her heart. But her esophagus ... now, that was a different story.

Ms. Jones, of Harpswell, ME, had gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. The condition occurs when stomach contents and acid back up into the esophagus, often because the muscle at the end of the esophagus relaxes more than usual. Affecting an ...

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