Suggest Treatment For Diverticulosis And Distended Abdomen

Posted on Sun, 30 Apr 2017

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Question : my husband is 65 years old, has been diagnosed with afib, mild diverticulosis. He is a heavy beer drinker. His feet and ankles swell, his stomach is distended and he as been complaining about an intermittent pain located on his right side, just above waist level, sometimes pain carries to his back area. the pain comes on suddenly and will bother him for several hours. he says he feels pain when he is laying on his right side. He had a colonoscopy in November and had some polyps removed. Results were good.

Answered by Dr. Geeta Sundar (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Irregular heart beat is known in Beer drinkers.

Detailed Answer:
Hi welcome to Health care magic, Irregular heart beat is known in Beer drinkers.
The pain in his lower right abdomen may be a stone.
Distended stomach is due to Beer induced gastritis and liver impairment.
The ankle and feet swelling can be due to blood pressure, a kidney problem, or due to a venous problem in the legs, especially if he is obese.
I would suggest the following--
Get his blood pressure checked.
Get a sonography of abdomen done for kidney stones.
Get his liver function tests done.
Take Sylimarin to stimulate his liver.
Get him into an active program to stop his drinking.
You can revert back.
Regards

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