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A group of doctors at Ege University Faculty of Medicine formed a team to combat reflux disease. The team, each consisting of specialist doctors, managed to heal two thousand patients in four years.
In our country, 20 percent of adult individuals suffer from reflux, which is described as 'backflow of stomach contents into the esophagus'. A group of doctors working at Ege University Faculty of Medicine has waged war on this disease. Doctors who call themselves 'reflux teams' come together every week outside of working hours at the Gastroentology Service of Ege University and decide on the treatment process of 8-10 patients. Prof. Dr. Sinan Ersin stated that the team, completing its fourth year, has treated more than two thousand patients so far We gather many experts from chest specialist to psychologist and decide on the treatment of the patient. "There are 30-40 people in the team, including public health experts and researchers." Prof. Referring to the method of treatment, Ersin ‘The drug is tried first. Medications often help to relieve symptoms successfully. Surgical treatment is applied to patients who do not respond to treatment, "he says. Prof. Ersin lists the symptoms of the disease as follows: Burning radiating from the rib cage upwards. Sour, bitter water or food in the mouth. Hoarseness. Chronic cough and erosion of tooth enamel. "
