MUFFINTOSAY.COM - There’s a phenomenon lately that has made chests feel tighter than usual—not because of stomach acid, but because of fear. On social media timelines, in family group chats, and even in casual coffee-shop conversations, GERD has suddenly been “upgraded.” No longer just a digestive issue, it’s now rumored to be capable of causing the heart to suddenly stop. As someone who has lived with gastritis for years and has long been acquainted with stomach troubles, this issue honestly makes me uneasy. Not because I blindly believe it, but because I know all too well how fear can worsen an illness. What’s even more baffling is that doctors and heart specialists have repeatedly emphasized that GERD does not cause heart disease—let alone sudden cardiac arrest. Yet these medical explanations are often completely overshadowed by personal assumptions drawn from “someone said,” “A’s experience,” or “what happened to B.” This phenomenon is both fascinating and worrying. And as someone...
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