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Abdominal Pain, Dyspepsia, Burning In Chest. Endoscopy Showed Ulcers, On Medicines But In Vain. History Of Duodenal Ulcer Surgery. Advise?

Good mng Doctor. I am BC Patro from Bhubaneswar, I have been operated for ch duodneal ulcer 35 years back . Now I am suffering from abdominal pain , dyspepsia , since about 2 months and burning sensation in chest, stomach, for the last 10 days. Endoscopy was of UGI done twice since two months , and ulcers were detected . I have taken Pentocid it cap 1 tab twice daliy and sucralfate Susp 2tsp 3 timesa day for abt 30 days and followed by pentocid dsr twice daily since 10 days . But i find there is not much releif . pl advise me .
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Hello Sir,

I have gone through your problem.

History of surgery done for chronic duodenal ulcer 35 years back and now having ulcers. You didn't mention whether the ulcers are present in the stomach or duodenum. Because malignancy (cancer) can occur with gastric (stomach) ulcers whereas it is very rare with duodenal ulcers. I think the ulcers are present in the duodenum because if they are present in the stomach, your doctor might have taken a biopsy from the ulcers.

Even in spite of using Pantocid IT and Sucralfate syrup also you are not getting any relief. This is probably because of your high acid outputs. You may need to get BAO (basal acid output) and MAO (maximum acid output) levels. These levels are important because if the levels are high then you may need to be evaluated to rule out Zollinger - Ellison syndrome.

My advice is to consult a Gastroenterologist and follow his advice.

Good luck.
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Abdominal Pain, Dyspepsia, Burning In Chest. Endoscopy Showed Ulcers, On Medicines But In Vain. History Of Duodenal Ulcer Surgery. Advise?

Hello Sir, I have gone through your problem. History of surgery done for chronic duodenal ulcer 35 years back and now having ulcers. You didn t mention whether the ulcers are present in the stomach or duodenum. Because malignancy (cancer) can occur with gastric (stomach) ulcers whereas it is very rare with duodenal ulcers. I think the ulcers are present in the duodenum because if they are present in the stomach, your doctor might have taken a biopsy from the ulcers. Even in spite of using Pantocid IT and Sucralfate syrup also you are not getting any relief. This is probably because of your high acid outputs. You may need to get BAO (basal acid output) and MAO (maximum acid output) levels. These levels are important because if the levels are high then you may need to be evaluated to rule out Zollinger - Ellison syndrome. My advice is to consult a Gastroenterologist and follow his advice. Good luck.