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Suggest Treatment For Abdominal Pain And Indigestion
Posted on
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Question : My wife of 41 years has had abdominal pain and indigestion now for over 2 days. She has had acidy burps and feels like she could vomit, but cant. She also feels acid in the upper GI and suffers everytime she eats anything. She has had a distended stomach which she thinks is a Ab tear of hernia now for 7 months.
Brief Answer:
Omeprazole, antacid, avoid caffeine and anti inflammatory drugs , see dr
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query,
I understand this could be very disturbing. However, she needs not worry that much.
Getting an antacid or proton pump inhibitor (20mg of Omeprazole) is a good start. She might have for now taken note of drugs and food that might disturb her. She will have to avoid anti inflammatory drugs as much as possible. Caffeine containing foods aggravate reflux like chocolate, coca cola and coffee. Avoid late night meals and raising the head of her bed by 5cm could be enough.
A simple chest X ray and a fibroscopy could be helpful in excluding a hiatal hernia and better ascertaining reflux or peptic ulcer disease.
Booking an appointment with a gastroenterologist could be most helpful.
Kind regards as I wish her the best of health. Please, do feel free asking follow up questions in case of need.
Dr Bain
Omeprazole, antacid, avoid caffeine and anti inflammatory drugs , see dr
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query,
I understand this could be very disturbing. However, she needs not worry that much.
Getting an antacid or proton pump inhibitor (20mg of Omeprazole) is a good start. She might have for now taken note of drugs and food that might disturb her. She will have to avoid anti inflammatory drugs as much as possible. Caffeine containing foods aggravate reflux like chocolate, coca cola and coffee. Avoid late night meals and raising the head of her bed by 5cm could be enough.
A simple chest X ray and a fibroscopy could be helpful in excluding a hiatal hernia and better ascertaining reflux or peptic ulcer disease.
Booking an appointment with a gastroenterologist could be most helpful.
Kind regards as I wish her the best of health. Please, do feel free asking follow up questions in case of need.
Dr Bain
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Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar
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