Several years ago, Atlanta-based gastroenterologist Cynthia Rudert, MD, treated a 26-year-old woman with gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD. Rudert says it’s not unusual to see patients with GI complaints who have been taking acid suppression medications for more than ten years. No one’s thought to address whether there’s an underlying cause of their GERD, she says. (Excerpt from Gluten Free & More Oct / Nov 2015 issue with Dr. Rudert by Christine Boyd, Health Editor, mo