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Woke Up This Morning Felt A Sharp Pricking Pain In

Posted on Fri, 31 Jul 2020

Question: Woke up this morning felt a sharp pricking pain in the epigastral area. It was very brief lasting a few seconds. This is the second time this happened upon waking this week. I had an endoscopy two years ago and was diagnosed with GERD could it be related

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (56 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes it could be related to GERD.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Thank you for choosing "Ask a Doctor" service for your query,
Have seen your details,
GERD is controllable but not curable therefore yes it could be a flare up of episode of GERD.
I would suggest you to take any antacid like Prizolec for 5 days and if the pain responds to that proper treatment for acid peptic problem has to be taken.
Regards.

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Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (40 minutes later)

I am currently taking 20 mg of Prilosec a day do I need to change medication or could this be breakthrough reflux? Also concerned could this be an ulcer

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Follow up.

Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
You could increase it to 20 mg twice daily however if not relieved a endoscopy has to be done again.
Thank you !

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T