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Originally Posted by zonerboy
Trouble is a lot of times acid reflux can be asymptomatic. This means that just because you are not having heartburn, you cannot assume that acid reflux is not happening. And acid reflux is a primary cause of esophageal cancer, a type of cancer which is difficult to treat.
So if you decide to quit taking your acid blocking medications, be sure to have a follow up endoscopy to make sure you are not damaging your esophagus.
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this is what happened with my brother. No heartburn at all. One time he got steak caught inhis throat and went to ER. they recommended endoscopy and he already had a condition called Barrett's esophagus...the precursor to cancer.