Don't ignore heartburn or reflux...and here's why!
Great post Tracy!
As a cancer patient I implore you to take a moment to read this. Prevent, prevent, prevent! Sooooo much better than trying to put out fires later!
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Wow very interesting and informative. I firmly believe in looking for the CAUSE of certain symptoms not just taking pills to suppress them. Sometimes dietary changes are needed as well. There is a coffee company where I live and EVERY time I drank their coffee I got HORRID acid attacks that day or a day later. It wasn't immediate so I never connected the two. Until I started logging and after a week of only about 2 attacks I traced it back to this coffee...haven't had a cup in 4 years.
Ms Shell
Sadly I used to be an expert in the disease when my dad battled it from 2000 until his death in 2002. 90% of people diagnosed with ec in the US will die within a year because it is not diagnosed until it is too late. In China the rate of ec is much higher but 90% of those diagnosed there will live because they do endoscopies as part of their yearly physicals. Early detection is key.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
Laura - I first learned from your prior posts about the connection between heartburn and cancer. Until then I had never heard about it!
You provide valuable information when you share the sad story about how you lost your dad. Here's hoping your experiences will save someone else 
Tracy 5'3" HW: 235 SW: 218 CW: 132 M1: -22 M2: -13 M3: -12 M4: -9 M5: -8 M6: -10 M7: -4
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