What diseases can acid reflux cause?

Acid reflux may cause reflux esophagitis, esophageal ulcer, esophageal cancer and other diseases.

1, reflux esophagitis

acid has a certain corrosive, reflux to the esophagus can cause damage to the esophageal mucosa caused by local inflammatory reaction, thus forming reflux esophagitis.

2, esophageal ulcer

repeated acid reflux or persistent acid reflux can lead to esophageal wall repair ability and defense ability decline, and then cause local damage and downward infiltration, forming esophageal ulcer.

3, esophageal cancer

long-term acid reflux can induce esophageal epithelial cells cancer, causing esophageal cancer.