Acid reflux complications: rising or falling?

Acid reflux disease or chronic heartburn (GERD) has complications. But over the last several years we have had very potent acid blocking medications like proton pump inhibitors (Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec etc) as well as anti-reflux surgery (Nissen's fundoplication) to control it. Question arises, are the complications of GERD rising or falling? What do you think?

Well, intuitively one would think that the complications would be decining because of potent medications. The facts are to the contrary.

Complications from heartburn are on the rise including esophagus damage and cancer. In fact, esophageal cancer is the fastest growing cancer in the U.S.

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