Heartburn Common In Western Populations

In western countries, 25% of citizens report having heartburn at least once a month, 12% at least once per week, and 5% describe daily symptoms, state the authors of a Seminar in that week’s

issue of The Lancet.Heartburn results from gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), where the contents of the stomach are pushed up into the oesophagus. [click link for full article]

Original post by Kristina Collins