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Suggest Treatment For Bloating And Abdominal Distnesion

I have been diagnosed with both GERD and IBS. The most intolerable related? condition I have is bloating / abdominal distension. There is no correlation with diet. This condition comes on when I get out of bed and stand up in the morning and is exacerbated when I walk. My abdomen gets as hard as a brick. Why is this? Thank you.
Wed, 24 Dec 2014
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Hello
You are having bloating and abdominal distension , so these symptoms may be due to these reasons , these include:
1 Hyper acidity as you mentioned that you are having GERD . Try raising the head of your bed about 4 inches with blocks. To help control stomach hyperacidty or GERD one should not drink or eat any thing 2-3 hours before lie down.
It also might help to avoid pizza, burger , alcohol , sweets , oily foods .
Take pantoprazole -d once or twice in day on empty stomach .
2 Hyper tension also produces such type of symptoms , so get in blood pressure examination for three consecutive days early in the morning as soon as you get up from bed.
3 Tension or anxiety are another reason of such symptoms .,so try to avoid.
Overeating on previous night is another reason of such indigestion , as I have noted in my so many patient , so please take care .
For IBS rifaxime antibiotics also help ,so consult your treating physician and get a prescription.
Good luck.
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Suggest Treatment For Bloating And Abdominal Distnesion

Hello You are having bloating and abdominal distension , so these symptoms may be due to these reasons , these include: 1 Hyper acidity as you mentioned that you are having GERD . Try raising the head of your bed about 4 inches with blocks. To help control stomach hyperacidty or GERD one should not drink or eat any thing 2-3 hours before lie down. It also might help to avoid pizza, burger , alcohol , sweets , oily foods . Take pantoprazole -d once or twice in day on empty stomach . 2 Hyper tension also produces such type of symptoms , so get in blood pressure examination for three consecutive days early in the morning as soon as you get up from bed. 3 Tension or anxiety are another reason of such symptoms .,so try to avoid. Overeating on previous night is another reason of such indigestion , as I have noted in my so many patient , so please take care . For IBS rifaxime antibiotics also help ,so consult your treating physician and get a prescription. Good luck.