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What Causes Abdominal Fullness, Difficulty Breathing And Chest Congestion?

Posted on Mon, 8 Sep 2014

Question: abdominal fullness, hard time breathing, feels like my bra is too tight. Just got over a sinus infection. 4th day on augmentin. Still congested when I cough. Clear lung sounds. BP 118/82, PULSE 68 o2 IS 97 RESP 18. Smoker, 5 cigarettes a day. About 2-3 glasses of wine a day. Im a nurse. Thinking pleuracy, but the abd fullness is worrying me

Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (3 hours later)

Brief answer...given below
Detailed answer..
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
I have read your query and understood your concern.
In my opinion,you are probably having the side effects of AUGMENTIN.
AUGMENTIN contains amoxicillin and this can cause abdominal discomfort,abdominal bloating and fullness,nausea etc.
What to do...
Take a proton pump inhibitor like PANTOPROZOLE 40 mg once a day on empty stomach in morning for few days.
Take your AUGMENTIN on full stomach
Take some probiotic like lactobacillus twice a day.
Drink plenty of water.
I hope your symptoms shall be all right very soon.
I hope it helps,however you may revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks

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