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逆流性食道炎

Reflux esophagitis

胃液(Gastric juice)や消化途中の食べ物が逆流(口元まで上がってくる)し、食道が炎症を起こすことで気持ち悪さや胸の痛みなどの症状が出る病気。高齢になるほど起こりやすい。

An illness where gastric juice and/or partially digested food is regurgitated (comes back up as far as the mouth) and the esophagus becomes inflamed, which causes symptoms such as feeling bad, or chest pain, etc. It occurs more easily as one reaches old age.