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Re: pain after upper endoscopy

From: S. Carvajal, M.D.

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A common misconception about reflux disease is that just because you're not having chest pain or classic heartburn that the disease is relatively mild. There are many people who have minimal symptoms from the reflux disease. The fact that you had a sore throat prior to endoscopy indicates that you were having severe high reflux. Why you developed more classic symptoms after endoscopy is unclear. It is doubtful that the endoscopy itself is responsible for this. More likely, you changed your typical habits that day in order to have your endoscopy and this led to increased esophagitis that has persisted. The treatment for this would include a prokinetic agent and an anti-acid medication. If you do not respond to this, you should be considered for laparoscopic fundoplication after a complete work up.

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