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What Causes Bloating, Chest Tightness And Shortness Of Breath After Excessive Drinking?
Question: what can I take to combat to many beers last night?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello dear
Welcome to health care magic
I understand your concern
Please let me know your hangover symptoms that you want to combat.
Which type of symptoms do you have?
Follow these advises:
Continue to drink a lot of water.
Avoid eating acidic food and spicy food.
Try to eat breakfast which is easy to digest like toasts, bread with honey.
Take natural fruit juices
Drink a vegetable soup.
For acidity problem take antacid syrup for faster relief.
Hope I have answered your questions
If you have further question then I will be happy to help you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
Some more information required
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear
Welcome to health care magic
I understand your concern
Please let me know your hangover symptoms that you want to combat.
Which type of symptoms do you have?
Follow these advises:
Continue to drink a lot of water.
Avoid eating acidic food and spicy food.
Try to eat breakfast which is easy to digest like toasts, bread with honey.
Take natural fruit juices
Drink a vegetable soup.
For acidity problem take antacid syrup for faster relief.
Hope I have answered your questions
If you have further question then I will be happy to help you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
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Dr. Yogesh D
I also experience bloating, tightness in chest, a German shepherd sitting on me, and shortness of breath. I had a full pulmonary test last year which gave me an inhaler for exercise induced asthma. however this shortness of breath is happening with no exertion. these symptoms are being experienced more and more frequently.
Brief Answer:
As mention below
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear
Welcome back and thanks for follow up.
I understand your concern
Bloating and tightness of chest is due to drinking of beer.
Beer release the lots of carbon dioxide that lead to bloating and tightness in chest.
Take Simethicone: an oral anti-foaming agent that helps the body to expel the gas.
Continue antacid for next 3-4 days.
Drink in moderate amount and do regular exercise like walking.
Shortness of breath could be due to pre-existing asthma.
Take your inhaler to relieve it and anti-histamine tablet
I would suggest to repeat your pulmonary function test to know the progress of pulmonary problem.
If tightness of chest will occurs only after the alcohol drinking, then I would suggest to go for ECG and chest-X ray to rule out the cardiac pathology.
Hope I have answered your question.
If you have further query then I will be happy to help you
Get well soon and stay healthy
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
As mention below
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear
Welcome back and thanks for follow up.
I understand your concern
Bloating and tightness of chest is due to drinking of beer.
Beer release the lots of carbon dioxide that lead to bloating and tightness in chest.
Take Simethicone: an oral anti-foaming agent that helps the body to expel the gas.
Continue antacid for next 3-4 days.
Drink in moderate amount and do regular exercise like walking.
Shortness of breath could be due to pre-existing asthma.
Take your inhaler to relieve it and anti-histamine tablet
I would suggest to repeat your pulmonary function test to know the progress of pulmonary problem.
If tightness of chest will occurs only after the alcohol drinking, then I would suggest to go for ECG and chest-X ray to rule out the cardiac pathology.
Hope I have answered your question.
If you have further query then I will be happy to help you
Get well soon and stay healthy
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
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Dr. Nagamani Ng
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