US President Barack Obama has a sore throat and has gone to Walter Reed military hospital for testing, the White House said on Saturday.
President Barack Obama's persistent sore throat - which saw him whisked to a military hospital by motorcade for a CAT scan on Saturday - was caused by..... acid reflux, the White House has said.
Obama, 53, reportedly underwent a fiber optic exam by an ear, nose and throat specialist at the Washington residence on Saturday morning after complaining of a sore throat for two weeks.
He was then driven via motorcade to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where a CAT scan was performed. The results came back normal, it is said.
Now, Obama's physician Dr Ronny Jackson, director of the White House Medical Unit, has revealed that the exams' combined results show that the president is suffering from acid reflux.
Acid reflux is caused when the muscle fibers in the lower esophagus do not close properly, causing the contents of the stomach to flow back up the esophagus. This often leads to severe heartburn.
Other symptoms include nausea after eating, coughing and difficulty swallowing. Treatments involve avoiding certain foods and using over-the-counter or prescription medications, like antacids.
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