A 38-year-old female asked:
egd today showed severe gastritis & slow motility. zero food x13 days. severe n/v. down 22lbs in 3 months no constipation. can gastritis cause this?
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Your system is out o: As far as the gastritis and slow motility your doctor must tell you what to do. No food at all for 13 days will cause you to lose a bunch of weight. Sounds like you need a good trial of antacid medical treatment. So kits time to quit treating yourself and talk to your doc.
Answered on Sep 20, 2014
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