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Suggest Treatment For Severe Abdominal Pain And Nausea While On Ranitidine
Posted on
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Thu, 7 Jul 2016
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Question : Hello, for this past week I've been going to bed either with stomach pains or some bad nausea. I take rinidine 150mg twice a day for acid reflux I used to take it every twelve so I'd take it at five or six at night but now I'm trying to take it right before bed which sort of helps but I still can't sleep because of my stomach. I have had no change in diet or activity and haven't been extra stressed. I just want o be able to go back to see without hurting or wanting to throw up.
Brief Answer:
may need to add medication and diet
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
You should try an alternative medication. Though ranitidine is a good medication, medications in the proton pump family of medications work better, they suppress acid production more than the ranitidine.
Eg prilosec, prevacid, protonix, nexium, aciphex
For the first few days , you can use one of these along with the ranitidine to get better overall cover.
Though there has been no change in diet, for the next few days, you should try for a bland diet- no citrus/acid food, no onions, no caffeine, no spicy foods, no frying, no mint, no tomatoes, small meals
The combination should help with the pain and nausea but if there is no relief it may indicate that other issues may exist eg (A) h pylori bacteria infection- this can worsen reflux
A blood test can determine if it is present
(B)stomach ulcer- if there is no improvement and the pain is severe then this may need to be considered
A scope would be needed to determine if this is the case.
This would be done by a gastroenterologist
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
may need to add medication and diet
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
You should try an alternative medication. Though ranitidine is a good medication, medications in the proton pump family of medications work better, they suppress acid production more than the ranitidine.
Eg prilosec, prevacid, protonix, nexium, aciphex
For the first few days , you can use one of these along with the ranitidine to get better overall cover.
Though there has been no change in diet, for the next few days, you should try for a bland diet- no citrus/acid food, no onions, no caffeine, no spicy foods, no frying, no mint, no tomatoes, small meals
The combination should help with the pain and nausea but if there is no relief it may indicate that other issues may exist eg (A) h pylori bacteria infection- this can worsen reflux
A blood test can determine if it is present
(B)stomach ulcer- if there is no improvement and the pain is severe then this may need to be considered
A scope would be needed to determine if this is the case.
This would be done by a gastroenterologist
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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