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Suggest Treatment For Pleurisy

I visited my gp yesterday and she said I have pleurisy and gave me antibiotics but as the day and night has gone on my breathing has became more difficult and wheezing is worse also the pains in my chest are worse I can't sleep as I am in so much pain is this normal?
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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thanks for asking your question
i completely understand your question
pleurisy is inflammation of the pleura it can be caused by infection .
can be tubercular or pneumonic that is other bacterial
pain will go once the inflammation is gone . for that you have to continue on medications/ antibiotics
for now or temporary relief you can take some analgesics like combiflam sos
thanks / regards
feel free to ask more questions
may god bless you with good health
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Suggest Treatment For Pleurisy

thanks for asking your question i completely understand your question pleurisy is inflammation of the pleura it can be caused by infection . can be tubercular or pneumonic that is other bacterial pain will go once the inflammation is gone . for that you have to continue on medications/ antibiotics for now or temporary relief you can take some analgesics like combiflam sos thanks / regards feel free to ask more questions may god bless you with good health