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Kim Kardashian says she was treated for esophagitis and had irregularities removed

Kim Kardashian says she was treated for esophagitis and had irregularities removed

Kim Kardashian said she was treated for esophagitis after persistent throat pain led her to consult several doctors.

Esophagitis means the lining of the esophagus is inflamed or irritated; the esophagus is the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach.

Kardashian said a doctor suggested medication and a closer examination, and she later underwent a procedure to remove irregularities in her esophagus.

The condition is not a diagnosis of cancer, and its cause must be identified to guide treatment.

The issue was especially worrying for Kardashian because her father died of esophageal cancer in 2003, at age 59.

No clinical details about the irregularities or the procedure’s results were shared, so what happens next is not known.

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Kim KardashianEntrepreneur and reality television personality
The doctor says I have irregularities in my esophagus and they have to remove them
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I haven’t told many people because this has been news that is affecting me a lot, I don’t want to talk about it
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My father died of esophageal cancer
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