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Suggest Treatment For Abdominal Bloating And Acid Reflux

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Posted on Mon, 13 Feb 2017
Question: husband had dinner on saturday night,had oysters, and seafood and red wine.. felt bloated and came home and threw only red wine up. as a wine professional, I know that there can be bacteria in wine, with fermentation, so we3 thought that this was a cause. However he had continued gas and bloating, no vomitting or diarrhea..took gasx and immodium..kept burping and farting but no releif..has feeling of bloating and gas..has eaten very little since..drinking fluids but i dont think enough
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Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Gastritis with gastroentritis!

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Firstly thanks for choosing health care magic for your query!

You Husband is suffering from gastroenteritis.The most common cause of gastroenteritis in adults is Viral gastroenetritis.Viral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection,In his case gastroentritis is associated with gastritis.
Ask your gastroenterologist to start him on Esomeprazole ,Esomeprazole can be used in dosage as high as 80mg twice daily,It is a PPI and would relieve him in gas and bloating ,Ask gastroentrologist add Domepridome 30mg slow release once daily,This will provide symptomatic relief.An antacid containing local anaesthetic could be added to drug regimen.Acotiamide is a new drug and is very effective in controlling symptoms ,In trials- Acotiamide,a gastrointestinal motility modulator,at a standard dose of 100mg thrice daily can be given for a few days.Don't give imodium it will constipate him.Our stomach has its own enviroment called as intestinal flora.Gut flora is the complex community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of humans,The intestinal microflora is a complex ecosystem containing over 400 bacterial species. Anaerobes outnumber facultative anaerobes. The flora is sparse in the stomach and upper intestine, but luxuriant in the lower bowel.Due to many factors this flora of gut is deplished and lead to various problems with digestive system including loose stools or constipation along severe acid gas disorder.Probiotic shoud be taken for few weeks.Probiotic contain a variety of live active bacteria cultures that aid in digestion. .

some general instructions apart from medicines to help you inFast recovery are-

- Increase XXXXXXX warm water intake
- Try to eat vegetable,Take a lot of Yoghurt along with food.
- Eat plentiful "fresh oranges" and "pear "
- do some exercise everyday as per your capacity try to take a 20 minute walk.
-Don't worry too much.
- Take a diet which is very low in Fat.
-Add lot of vegetables and fruits to your diet.
-Fruit juices should be taken.
- Frequent and small meals should be taken.
-Take small amount of food every 2 hours,Don't take large meals at one time.

Thanks!
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Suggest Treatment For Abdominal Bloating And Acid Reflux

Brief Answer: Gastritis with gastroentritis! Detailed Answer: Hello, Firstly thanks for choosing health care magic for your query! You Husband is suffering from gastroenteritis.The most common cause of gastroenteritis in adults is Viral gastroenetritis.Viral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection,In his case gastroentritis is associated with gastritis. Ask your gastroenterologist to start him on Esomeprazole ,Esomeprazole can be used in dosage as high as 80mg twice daily,It is a PPI and would relieve him in gas and bloating ,Ask gastroentrologist add Domepridome 30mg slow release once daily,This will provide symptomatic relief.An antacid containing local anaesthetic could be added to drug regimen.Acotiamide is a new drug and is very effective in controlling symptoms ,In trials- Acotiamide,a gastrointestinal motility modulator,at a standard dose of 100mg thrice daily can be given for a few days.Don't give imodium it will constipate him.Our stomach has its own enviroment called as intestinal flora.Gut flora is the complex community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of humans,The intestinal microflora is a complex ecosystem containing over 400 bacterial species. Anaerobes outnumber facultative anaerobes. The flora is sparse in the stomach and upper intestine, but luxuriant in the lower bowel.Due to many factors this flora of gut is deplished and lead to various problems with digestive system including loose stools or constipation along severe acid gas disorder.Probiotic shoud be taken for few weeks.Probiotic contain a variety of live active bacteria cultures that aid in digestion. . some general instructions apart from medicines to help you inFast recovery are- - Increase XXXXXXX warm water intake - Try to eat vegetable,Take a lot of Yoghurt along with food. - Eat plentiful "fresh oranges" and "pear " - do some exercise everyday as per your capacity try to take a 20 minute walk. -Don't worry too much. - Take a diet which is very low in Fat. -Add lot of vegetables and fruits to your diet. -Fruit juices should be taken. - Frequent and small meals should be taken. -Take small amount of food every 2 hours,Don't take large meals at one time. Thanks!