1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Our guest today is once again Lita Tomas, one of our co-hosts.&amp;nbsp; Lita has suffered with GERD for most of her adult life (as you learned in S6E19)&amp;nbsp; This year's upper endoscopy showed damage to the esophagus from the chronic&amp;nbsp;acid backflow.&amp;nbsp; She now has a new diagnosis of Barrett's Esophagus. Barrett's esophagus&amp;nbsp;is a potentially serious complication of&amp;nbsp;GERD, which stands for gastroesophageal reflux disease. In Barrett's esophagus, normal tissue lining the&amp;nbsp;esophagus&amp;nbsp;-- the tube that carries food from the&amp;nbsp;mouth&amp;nbsp;to the&amp;nbsp;stomach&amp;nbsp;-- changes to tissue that resembles the lining of the intestine. About 10% of people with chronic&amp;nbsp;symptoms of GERD&amp;nbsp;develop Barrett's esophagus. ​ Barrett's esophagus does not have any specific symptoms, although patients with Barrett's esophagus may have symptoms related to&amp;nbsp;GERD. It does, though, increase the risk of developing esophageal&amp;nbsp;adenocarcinoma, which is a serious, potentially fatal&amp;nbsp;cancer&amp;nbsp;of the esophagus.&amp;nbsp; (WebMD) PodcastDX https://www.PodcastDX.Com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16449053/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/86271710