GERD Awareness Week
Minnesota — Thanksgiving week with all its delicious food is also GERD, or Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Awareness Week . R & J News recently spoke to Physician Assistant TJ Hirsh and Registered nurse Dawn Harcey from the Minnesota Heartburn and Reflux Center at Riverwood Healthcare. Hurst described acid reflux.
An initial way to try and control both Acid Reflux and GERD is through diet, according to Hirsch.
Harcey notes that some people are a higher risk than others.
And Hirsch adds that the condition is of concern because of what it can lead to.
Listen to the full interview about GERD Awareness Week during this weekend’s Access Health Program.