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A 24-year-old female asked:

No heartburn or difficultly swallowing. do have lump feeling, sore throat and once in a while sour taste. not a cold. gerd?

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Dr. Lee Peter Bee
A Verified Doctoranswered
Internal Medicine 19 years experience
Yes: Gastroesophageal reflux presents with sour taste in the back of the throat, esophageal burning, which can worsen with spicy or sour food. However, other conditions, such as tracheoesophageal reflux, achalasia, hiatal hernia needs to be excluded.
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Dr. Arthur Sgalia
Internal Medicine 50 years experience
Maybe..: While the sour taste and sore throat suggest GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease, the lump is a little out of the ordinary. Your doctor may want to consider an endoscopy of barium study.
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Last updated Feb 5, 2017

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