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Why I Am Getting Stomach Pain While Asleep ?
When I am falling asleep, my stomach muscles contract painfully and it makes me think of the dry heaves...I am never sick but this happens to me almost every night. What causes it?
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Sat, 12 Mar 2011
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Sat, 24 Dec 2011
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You might be suffering from a gastric ulcer. Get a upper gi endoscopy to rule it out. You can try ppi like esomeprazol 40mg od for 7 days along with sucrafil 2tsp tid
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