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Suggest Treatment For Severe Acid Reflux And Vomiting
I m 66 years old . I ve had acid reflux for years and takeing meds for it. Now I have been throwing up my breakfast every morning and sometimes when I eat other food. I went to the doctor, he said there is nothing I can do for it. Is there anything I can take to stop this reverse acid reflux?
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,
Your acid reflux problem could be due to gastro-esophageal reflux disease.(GERD) which in turn could be because of improper functioning of upper gastro-esophageal sphincter after a certain age.
It would be advisable not to skip morning breakfast or take light food instead of anything other.
Here,you have not mentioed any drugs which you have been taking since long time but I would suggest you some good drugs with some precautions and this combined effect will helpful to you.
Take proton pump inhibitors (pantoprazole or lansoprazole) with prokinetic drugs (levosulpride) and antacids (digene gel or ranitidine 150 mg) which actually increases stomach emptying time along with effect on gasteoesophageal sphincter.
Apart from medication you need to follow certain listed things,
1) Avoid oily,spicy and high fiber diet and avoid eating with full stomach rather you eat small frequent meals.
2) Avoid taking rest for 2 hours after meal or you can walk slowly up to first 2 hrs of meal but don't walk fast.
3) You made regular eating pattern.Have your dinner before 8 pm so that at the time of sleeping your stomach will be empty.
4) Do yoga and exercises regularly.
All this cumulative effect will be beneficial to you while treating for the GERD.
If your symptoms do not change even after above treatment then you should see gastro-enterologist for further advise.
Thanks and regards,
Welcome to health care magic,
Your acid reflux problem could be due to gastro-esophageal reflux disease.(GERD) which in turn could be because of improper functioning of upper gastro-esophageal sphincter after a certain age.
It would be advisable not to skip morning breakfast or take light food instead of anything other.
Here,you have not mentioed any drugs which you have been taking since long time but I would suggest you some good drugs with some precautions and this combined effect will helpful to you.
Take proton pump inhibitors (pantoprazole or lansoprazole) with prokinetic drugs (levosulpride) and antacids (digene gel or ranitidine 150 mg) which actually increases stomach emptying time along with effect on gasteoesophageal sphincter.
Apart from medication you need to follow certain listed things,
1) Avoid oily,spicy and high fiber diet and avoid eating with full stomach rather you eat small frequent meals.
2) Avoid taking rest for 2 hours after meal or you can walk slowly up to first 2 hrs of meal but don't walk fast.
3) You made regular eating pattern.Have your dinner before 8 pm so that at the time of sleeping your stomach will be empty.
4) Do yoga and exercises regularly.
All this cumulative effect will be beneficial to you while treating for the GERD.
If your symptoms do not change even after above treatment then you should see gastro-enterologist for further advise.
Thanks and regards,
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