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A member asked:

Dr told me that i have costochondritis, i would like to know if that could be causing pain in the epigastric stomach, pain after i eat, and drink wate?

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Perhaps : You have multiple things wrong, like gerd and costochondritis......Let your doctor know of your symptoms...

Answered 4/5/2014

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