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1 Common symptoms include heartburn and painful swallowing.  If undiagnosed or untreated, esophagitis can cause problems with swallowing, ulcers, scarring of the esophagus, or Barrett's esophagus, which can be a precursor to esophageal cancer.
The most-common symptoms of GERD in adults are heartburn and regurgitation. Less-common symptoms include pain with swallowing / sore throat, increased salivation (also known as water brash), nausea, chest pain, and coughing. GERD sometimes causes injury of the esophagus.