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Suggest Treatment For Heartburn, Excessive Gas And Bloated Stomach
I am having heartburn for a long period of time I am taking Nexium 40 mg as prescribed by my Doctor for almost one month or 4 weeks after I finished drinking it for one month after a week my heatburn comes I did take now Nexium for 3 months and still I had flatulence and excessive gas I feel my stomach was bloating .Do I need to see a GastroInstestinal doctor
Wed, 12 Oct 2016
Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can.
Yes, you should se doctor and do gastroscopy especially if there is o improvement by now.
Your symptoms may be suggestive of gastritis, GERD or hiatal hernia so you should do gastroscopy to evaluate it more accurately. This is caused by irritation of stomach mucosa by certain food or medications, stress and smoking. You need to avoid fried food, carbonated drinks, coffee, alcohol and spicy food. You should eat more milk products, vegetables and boiled food. You should maybe change antiacid medicines if Nexium doesnt work,for example, you can take ranitidin 150mg daily.
I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time.
Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.
DR. Ivan Rommstein
Yes, you should se doctor and do gastroscopy especially if there is o improvement by now.
Your symptoms may be suggestive of gastritis, GERD or hiatal hernia so you should do gastroscopy to evaluate it more accurately. This is caused by irritation of stomach mucosa by certain food or medications, stress and smoking. You need to avoid fried food, carbonated drinks, coffee, alcohol and spicy food. You should eat more milk products, vegetables and boiled food. You should maybe change antiacid medicines if Nexium doesnt work,for example, you can take ranitidin 150mg daily.
I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time.
Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.
DR. Ivan Rommstein
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