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Severe acid reflux AFTER upper endoscopy procedure
Hi,
I had undergone an upper endoscopy without sedation 2 days ago along with an ultrasound and blood works. Test came back fine just mild GERD. Reason the DR suggested to get the upper endoscopy was because i was going to the toilet a bit too often for the past couple of months. The procedure went well, biopsies were taken from 3 different area. Generally there was nothing wrong with me except that i needed a dietary change and to reduce my stress.
HOWEVER a day after the endoscopy procedure I woke up with severe acid reflux!! Now i know it's acid reflux because I experienced it once 3 years ago, it was a one time out of the blue thing and have never had another episode again after that. Please note before the endoscopy I was not on any medication for gerd or any stomach problems and generally i was fine. I took probiotics everyday and never had gastric or heartburn or anything that requires me to be on medication.
The dr did prescribe me nexium, ganaton, mallox and gaviscon after my endoscopy. So when I woke up with horrible acid reflux i.e. Chest pain and all,I took the medication. Later in the afternoon the acid reflux came back. I was in discomfort the whole day and couldn't eat properly or sleep because it seems to get worse when I lay down.
Today is the second day after my procedure and I was woken up from my sleep because of the pain from acid reflux. The pain radiated from the chest all the way to the back. Now for someone who didn't really have a lot of problem before the endoscopy, I'm beginning worry. I'll take the medications prescribed but I wanna know how long will this last? It won't be forever right? Waking up with acid reflux everyday?
I have a dr's appointment next week but till then I hope anyone who has had the same experience could share whether this will eventually go away and get better? Or what's causing this? Please help.
I had undergone an upper endoscopy without sedation 2 days ago along with an ultrasound and blood works. Test came back fine just mild GERD. Reason the DR suggested to get the upper endoscopy was because i was going to the toilet a bit too often for the past couple of months. The procedure went well, biopsies were taken from 3 different area. Generally there was nothing wrong with me except that i needed a dietary change and to reduce my stress.
HOWEVER a day after the endoscopy procedure I woke up with severe acid reflux!! Now i know it's acid reflux because I experienced it once 3 years ago, it was a one time out of the blue thing and have never had another episode again after that. Please note before the endoscopy I was not on any medication for gerd or any stomach problems and generally i was fine. I took probiotics everyday and never had gastric or heartburn or anything that requires me to be on medication.
The dr did prescribe me nexium, ganaton, mallox and gaviscon after my endoscopy. So when I woke up with horrible acid reflux i.e. Chest pain and all,I took the medication. Later in the afternoon the acid reflux came back. I was in discomfort the whole day and couldn't eat properly or sleep because it seems to get worse when I lay down.
Today is the second day after my procedure and I was woken up from my sleep because of the pain from acid reflux. The pain radiated from the chest all the way to the back. Now for someone who didn't really have a lot of problem before the endoscopy, I'm beginning worry. I'll take the medications prescribed but I wanna know how long will this last? It won't be forever right? Waking up with acid reflux everyday?
I have a dr's appointment next week but till then I hope anyone who has had the same experience could share whether this will eventually go away and get better? Or what's causing this? Please help.
It looks like it's been a while since you posted- but how did your doctor appointment go? Were you able to get any answers?
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