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Suggest Cause For Difficulty In Swallowing With Reflux

My mom has asked me to look into whats going on with her. She just recently went on a cruise. And since then she has had difficulty swallowing and a little bit of reflux. She says her chest feel a little heavy, and she had some itchy welts all over on the cruise, then the went away and just this morning she woke up with a couple. all of this came all of a sudden, she was just fine before she went on her trip.
posted on Sat, 3 May 2014
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HI.
This is GERD.
The reflux disease.
She has to take Medicines in the form of Ranitidine, antacid gel, domperidone./ soft bland diet, good sleep and no anxiety.
If the problem does not resolve within a few days , it is always better to undergo upper GI Endoscopy.
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Suggest Cause For Difficulty In Swallowing With Reflux

HI. This is GERD. The reflux disease. She has to take Medicines in the form of Ranitidine, antacid gel, domperidone./ soft bland diet, good sleep and no anxiety. If the problem does not resolve within a few days , it is always better to undergo upper GI Endoscopy.