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Swallowing Questions

Oesophageal reflux On February 9th i had terrific stomach pain which is caused by excessive acid according to my doctor i am suffering with severe heartburn and throat pain making it hard to drink and swallow almost as if i have a lump in my throat. I started with 30mg Lansoprazole tablets but was getting pain in the after noon so after a week was change to 20mg Omeprazole one twice a day. Thay helped at day but was very bad at night with the acid coming into my neck. I had to stop the Omeprazole in just 10 days as i was having to go to have a Gastroscopy on the 8th March. In that time my throat hit me again and one night the muscles in my throat hit me and made my have hoarseness for some time. This is now making it like i have the lump in my throat. I was ment to stop the Omeprazole tablet for a week before i went into having the Gastroscopy but as i could not stop befor nine days before i went into having that seen to. The Gastroscopy came out as Oesophaguss, G.O.J, Stomach, D1, and D2 as normal (Would that have come out right as i had to take the Omeprazole up to nine days before the Gastroscopy). After that i am still very bad and went right back onto the Omeprazole plus Ranitidine 300 mg one at night. I think it is the Omeprazole that makes me have trouble with constipation. So the Doctor just told me to stop the Omeprazole and stay with the Ranitidine. The Ranitidine 300mg at night is working very good But today with out the Omeprazole has made me very bad again ie just like i have a lump in me throat. Please can you tell me what i should do. One hour on. My throat got so bad that i have gone and taken another Omeprazole. throat not so bad but pain in stomach i do not get this when i have the Ranitidine.