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My doctor told me i may have acid in my stomach and gave me lansoprazole he said it could be other things.if its not acid what could it be.

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Hope: Most likely your doctor is right, but if no improvement in 2 weeks you will need esophagogastroscopy (egd) to rule out reflux, polyps, ulcer or tumor.

Answered 9/28/2016

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