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Have bile backup up in stomach causing significant symptoms & reactive gastropathy.questran,ppis, & carafate don't work.is there surgery that can help?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Reflux: Surgery can be of aid. However, may be worth looking into measures to heal gastric lining. Consider the following: Bovine colostrum, food allergy testing, probiotic, glyconutrient support.

Answered 6/25/2019

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