Information and opinions on health from Hawkenser at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/49470/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/49470/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/49470/index http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/49470/16053/45-years-acid Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:10:00 -0500 Hawkenser      I was born with with a defective sphincter at the junction of the esophagus and the stomach (lower esopageal sphincter). As an infant, I could not even be laid down without it running back out.  The doctor said that it hadn't fully formed and I would probably "grow out of it".  That was 45 years ago and it never grew.  Little/nothing was known about acid reflux disease, gurd, etc that long... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/49470/16053/45-years-acid