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What causes chest pain at night that wakes me up from sleep but subsides after i drink water?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

GERD: One more likely cause of these symptoms would be GERD.

Dr Modi agreed

Answered 7/15/2019

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