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I just had endoscopy and they found 4 gastric ulcers. is that alot?
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Yes: Multiple gastric ulcers are less common and you require careful treatment as well as follow-up exams to ensure that these gastric ulcers heal.The gastroenterologist is best qualified to treat you and follow you.
Answered 1/5/2019
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Yes.: Poor thing. That must hurt. Taking pepcid, prevacid, nexium, (esomeprazole) zantac..? Have you been tested for H. pylori?
Answered 1/3/2015
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