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Esophagus

The muscular tube connecting the mouth to the stomach, where a lodged button battery can produce serious chemical and electrical injury.

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Baby reflux symptoms explained

Baby reflux symptoms explained

What baby reflux means Baby reflux, also called infant gastroesophageal reflux or GER, occurs when milk or stomach contents flow backward from the stomach into the esophagus. The esophagus is the muscular tube that carries swallowed milk from the mouth to the stomach. At the stomach entrance is the lower esophageal sphincter, a ring of […]