There is a general fascination with the medical profession. Consider how many television shows over past decades have had a medical motif. And today’s patients are so über-informed and empowered, that at times they dabble with the practice of medicine themselves as an avocation. When a patient, for example queries me about Barrett’s esophagus and dysplasia or if I intend to test them for H. pylori, a germ that resides in the stomach, then I know by their use of medical terminology that the office visit will be a "peer to peer” experience. So, I’ll ask my erudite reader-practitioners to respond to the following medical inquiry. A patient is suffering from a chronic upset stomach (called dyspepsia) nearly every day. The cause of the condition cannot be ascertained, and the treatment options are wanting. Assume that the medical professional has undertaken an appropriate evaluation and that no cause has been discovered. Assume as well that there is no established treat
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