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A member asked:

Barium swallow test /upper gi at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow. took nexium (esomeprazole) at 9pm tonight. will that impact the test?

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Dr. Dan Fisher answered

Nope.: It will lower acid production but will not interfere with the anatomy or physiology of swallowing.

Answered 7/20/2015

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My GI rx'd me Nexium (esomeprazole) 40mg 1x/day for reflux while i'm waiting on a scope. Does Nexium (esomeprazole) totally shutdown acid production or just reduce it? How is food digested without acid if it does shutdown?

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