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I have bad upper abdominal pain should i take prilosec it has been accruing for 3 days now with diarrhea and vomiting?

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Dr. Praveen Mambalam answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Chest/Abdominal Pain: Do you notice it with a meal? What is the pain like. Reflux can present this way in which case a trial of Prilosec would be reasonable. However, there could be other causes.

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Answered 9/28/2016

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