Could prescription severe acid reflux (GERD) medicines possibly mask the symptoms of stomach cancer?

I hope not, but then again any type of prescription medication has side effects with other parts of the body. Make sure you find out for sure if those medications you take causes stomach cancer. ...

there may not be a change in the stomach. naturally, pH levels increase anywhere acid is contraindicated. discuss this in detail with a GI doctor.

Gerd causes lot of other problems if you do not take care of it, like asthma because of the damage to your esophagus. take some protonix or nexuim, if not then take over the counter drugs like zant...

You're talking about an elective operation reversing a medically necessary one, so it's going to be difficult finding a surgeon cowboy enough to deal with the potential complications IMHO...

don't have a clue as to your anagrams. You are seeing a GI doc and that is wonderful. Do ask the doc however if you could be having a little sinus condition like allergy going on. Sore,...

It sounds more like what your Dr said; costochondritis.

The pain is from the acid refluxing from your stomach up into your esophagus. You definitely need a work up with a GI doc. What kind of PPI med were you on? Sometimes one kind will help when other...

For years I experienced GERD and tried to ignore it, but as you know it is hard to do so. My doctor advised me to lose weight and that helped a bit. He also told me to raise the head of my bed by a...