DOCTOR'S VIEWS ARCHIVE
Topic: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), June 2000
Dr. Lee:
A viewer wants to know whether symptoms of GERD can improve with weight loss
in an otherwise overweight person?
Dr. Marks:
There is no conclusive
evidence that the symptoms of GERD lessen with either weight loss or stopping smoking. Although gastroenterologists and
primary care doctors will always ask our patients to do both.
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