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can i make magnetic (Mri) resonance instead of gastroscopy (endoscopy)

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batsam
batsam

i was diagnosed with esophagus hernia in 2009 but since i lost weight in 2010 it stopped giving me any symptom.

but now it has started bothering again although i kept my weight the same (sorry for the English) and a tried since a month to eat less, i also limited food to mostly white rice and boiled potatoes but nothing have improved or worsened since.

i have done in 2009 a gastroscopy and i don't want to do it again because my body reacts very bad to it.

when i did one i kicked hard without wanting one of the doctors back in 2009 without mentioning the pain, i really can't do another.

question is will Mri (magnetic resonance ) give doctors same amount of info regarding hernia dimensions, cancer (if any) or Barrett's esophagus (if there ) like a gastroscopy would ?

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