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'Something Called Esophagitis': Kim Kardashian Shares Health Diagnosis in TV Show Trailer
Kim Kardashian says the condition was found in a medical exam, and the trailer shows her in a hospital bed while the severity remains unclear.
On Thursday, Sept. 17, Kim Kardashian revealed she has been diagnosed with "something called esophagitis" in a trailer for Season Eight of "The Kardashians."
According to The Mayo Clinic, esophagitis involves swelling and irritation of the esophageal tissues, caused by stomach acid, infection, allergies, or oral medications.
The trailer shows Kim in a hospital bed undergoing a medical examination, while her mother Kris Jenner reacted emotionally, saying, "I can't, it makes me want to cry."
Officials said treatment varies depending on the cause and severity of tissue damage, though the specific severity of Kim's condition remains unknown from the trailer.
USA Today noted that Kim's father, Robert Kardashian, died of esophageal cancer in 2003, a condition distinct from her current esophagitis diagnosis.
Kim Kardashian (45) gives a particularly intimate insight into her medical record in the eighth season of her reality show The Kardashian: She suffers from inflammation of the oesophagus – thus tearing up old wounds in the family. In a current preview clip, the entrepreneur shows herself in the hospital bed and announces her diagnosis. A voice from the off points the nuisance in the environment and shows whether her father Robert Kardashian (†59…