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A member asked:

Feels like lump in throat and feel sick in mornings. doc said esophigitis and gave me zantac (ranitidine) feel much better, how long to heal, they gave me 1 months?

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Dr. Kenneth Smith answered

Months: One to three months for complete healing.

Answered 4/5/2013

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