Cough, sore throat, and sore throat can sometimes indicate gastroesophageal reflux (GERD). This is a chronic disease in which gastric juice flows into the esophagus and irritates the mucous membrane, resulting in esophageal cancer. Suna Isakova, oncologist and medical specialist at the SberZdorovye medical company, told socialbites.ca.
Typically, GERD is accompanied by characteristic symptoms such as heartburn and belching. However, the disease may present with atypical symptoms.
“Sometimes a person may cough or experience a sore throat because stomach acid irritates the throat lining and cough receptors. It is much easier to diagnose GERD if these symptoms are combined with the typical ones, but in rare cases the uncharacteristic symptoms may be the only symptom of the disease. The doctor will then check the patient’s weight, “He can help by providing information about his height, diet, as well as factors that trigger a cough or sore throat.” said Isakova.
According to him, the chronic release of gastric juice into the esophagus significantly increases the risk of developing esophageal cancer, since the esophageal epithelium, unlike the gastric epithelium, does not have natural protection.
“Regular exposure to aggressive stomach contents leads to the transformation of the cells lining the esophagus and the development of a disease such as Barrett’s esophagus, a pre-cancerous disease. If you ignore GERD and then Barrett’s esophagus, you will eventually develop esophageal cancer. This process is long and takes 10 years.” “It takes more than years,” the expert concluded.
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