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A member asked:

I have took 2 aleve two days in a row and have had the worst case of gastritis since(going on day 5).how can i heal it?

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Dr. Jeffrey Levine answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

See clinician: You can try an H2 Blocker along with mylanta / maalox. However, if your symptoms are that severe, you should see your clinician asap to evaluate for a possible peptic ulcer.

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Answered 9/16/2017

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