GERD barium GI results
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GERD barium GI results
| Tue, 07-17-2007 - 1:16am |
I was diagnosed with GERD 8 years ago after I complained to my doctor about stomach pains and heart palpitations.. I could literally feel food coming up my esophagus. Back then, my doctor told me to just change my eating habits and he didn't prescribe any meds. It all went away after a year or two, but came back stronger this year. Just a few months ago I started have heart palpitations, difficult to catch my breath, bloating, etc. I just had another barium upper GI and again, I have GERD but they also found inflammation in my esophagus and in my duodenum. I was prescribed 20mg of Aciphex. I just can't stand the way the food comes up into my throat and I can hardly swallow water.. the heart palpitations and breathing difficulties really bug me. My question is... what causes this? Its hard to understand how excess acid can cause food to come up into my esophagus. Is there anything I can do to prevent this?

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