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Suggestions for treating esophageal spasms. currently on diltiazem and carafate. these are not helping. currently seeing rheumatology for poss autoimm?
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Esophageal spasms: wish you all the best in dealing with this condition, but kindly make sure that there's no coronary arteries disease, if that's been ruled out already, good luck with considering other possibilities, wish you well
Answered 3/21/2018
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