Clammy, Nausea, Symptoms Of Acid Reflux

Posted on Wed, 29 Aug 2012

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Question : Hi. I am a 60 year old female. For the last few days I have been clammy and nauseous . I also have some symptoms that seem like acid reflux.

Answered by Dr. Mihail Iepure (2 hours later)

Hello,
Welcome to Healthcare Magic,
If you have these symptoms since few days only and no history of gastric disturbances ( gastroesophageal reflux disease , gastritis, peptic ulcer ), then most probably your condition are correlated to mild indigestion, dyspepsia. . Most effective in such condition proton pomp inhibitors, any of : omeprazole or esomeprazole or pantoprazole once a day before breakfast. These drugs can prescribe your Doctor ,plus over the counter Ranitidine (Zantac ) at bedtime, plus antacid ( neutralize stomach acid ) medication like Maalox , Rennie, ( chewable tablets or syrup ). General considerations: avoid non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen or Aspirin, smoking, alcohol, large fatty meals, spicy food, coffee, soda, stress. All these measures will help and will improve your condition.

I wish you good luck and speedy recovery,
Hope this helps and I have answered your query. If you have additional queries don’t hesitate to ask.

Best Regards,

Dr.Mihail

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar