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Suggest Treatment For Severe Bloating And Heartburn

I am 59 year old female, for the last couple week my upper middle belly has been bloating out with discomfort , doesn t matter what I eat or drink, it causes instant swelling and belching , heartburn meds don t help much. It goes away when I go to bed and I wake up with no bloat, then it starts even if I eat a piece of toast or an egg!! Just drank half cup coffee and belly is starting to swell, right in the middle under breast bone.
Thu, 27 Jul 2017
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Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can.

Certain degree of bloating is normal but in case of excessive bloating associated with heartburn it may be sign of food allergy, hiatal hernia ,IBS or inflammatory bowel diseases.

So you should do gastroenterologic work up but first try to change your dietary habits, it means: eat smaller meals but more frequently, avoid fried and spicy food, take menta tea, avoid alcohol and coffee, eat probiotics and milk products, boiled food and vegetables.

Also, there are medications such as Flobian,Magnesium oxide or certain Laxatives which may relieve such symptoms of this continue. If there wont be improvement on these measures, you should consider doing diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy, anal sphincter manometry and food allergy testing.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Bloating And Heartburn

Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can. Certain degree of bloating is normal but in case of excessive bloating associated with heartburn it may be sign of food allergy, hiatal hernia ,IBS or inflammatory bowel diseases. So you should do gastroenterologic work up but first try to change your dietary habits, it means: eat smaller meals but more frequently, avoid fried and spicy food, take menta tea, avoid alcohol and coffee, eat probiotics and milk products, boiled food and vegetables. Also, there are medications such as Flobian,Magnesium oxide or certain Laxatives which may relieve such symptoms of this continue. If there wont be improvement on these measures, you should consider doing diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy, anal sphincter manometry and food allergy testing. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time.