Is GERD the Same Thing As Heartburn?
The flaming pain of heartburn is often part of GERD, but the two problems aren’t one in the same. Check out this video with Dr. Lisa Ganjhu, a gastroenterologist, to see where the conditions converge--and why they often diverge.
Transcript
GERD, or Gastroesophageal reflux is a basket of lot of different symptoms and a
lot of different presentations of that reflux disease. Some of the most common symptom of GERD are something called
heartburn, and that's like this flame or a burning sensation that comes up into your chest.
So heartburn's really just a symptom of GERD. Some of the other symptoms that you can have with GERD are
digestive health
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