Burning inside out: GERD’s quiet toll on young women
Young women are arriving at clinics across the country, their chests burning and sleep eroding, their bodies quietly protesting a life of overwork, skipped meals and unrecognized stress.
Young women are seeking medical help for a burning sensation in their chests and sleep disruption, as their bodies silently complain about overworking, skipping meals, and unaddressed stress. Apin Imun, a 35-year-old Yogyakarta-based writer and content creator, was revising her thesis when she began experiencing unfamiliar symptoms.
Nausea, a throbbing headache, and stomach pain after skipping meals to work more were her initial concerns, which she dismissed as ordinary gastritis. However, one night, her stomach became so acidic that swallowing anything triggered immediate vomiting. She was rushed to the emergency room, where doctors diagnosed her with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a chronic condition where stomach acid frequently flows back into the esophagus, potentially causing tissue erosion and chest, jaw, and throat pain.
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