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A member asked:

Why would my dr tell me to see a gi specialist for sternum pain in i don't have pain swallowing or after eating or no symptoms of acid reflux ?

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Well: Your doctor probably cannot find the cause of the complaint so he is thinking perhaps you need to be scoped In other words out the camera down into the esophagus and the stomach and make sure all fine here

Answered 7/21/2016

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