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Suggest Treatment For Stomach Pain,acidity And Heartburn

i am facing acidity and gastric problem some 2 yrs back and now just 3 months back i started having one esogard tablet daily in morning before food ..till i use the tablet i am feeling good and everything is fine if i miss it then i am getting acidity etc. just 4-5 days before my medicine over and i felt like to see whts the progress but as soon as i stopped taking medicine though i am not getting burning sensation in throat i am getting stomach pain /chest pain /burning in stomach and sometime burning in throat also.. another thing i ve noticed is from last 3-4 months my skin has become more dark and very oily..is it due to gastric or some other problem??
Thu, 9 Oct 2014
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HI ! Good evening. I am Dr Shareef answering your query.

If I were your doctor, I would advise you to avoid eating from outside specially fried, spicy, oily and fast food. Apart from this, for the chronic gastric acidity , I would advise the following :

1) Elevate the head end of the bed with two blocks on each side, so that the regurgitation does not occur while lying down, and the contents of esophagus and stomach flow down with gravity.
2) Some modification in your diet like more of roughage, enough liquids, avoidance of oily, fried, and fast food
3) Regular routine exercises like morning walk depending on your medical fitness.
4) Prescription for a prokinetic agent and a proton pump inhibitor for symptomatic relief and to have a control on the acid production and facilitate movement of gastric contents downwards.
5) In case of no relief or increased intensity of symptoms, you might have to be seen by a gastro-enterologist for an endoscopic assessment of your upper GI tract.

The changes in your skin might not be related to your gastric problem. For this, you might have to see a Dermatologist in your area.

I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts.

Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.


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Suggest Treatment For Stomach Pain,acidity And Heartburn

HI ! Good evening. I am Dr Shareef answering your query. If I were your doctor, I would advise you to avoid eating from outside specially fried, spicy, oily and fast food. Apart from this, for the chronic gastric acidity , I would advise the following : 1) Elevate the head end of the bed with two blocks on each side, so that the regurgitation does not occur while lying down, and the contents of esophagus and stomach flow down with gravity. 2) Some modification in your diet like more of roughage, enough liquids, avoidance of oily, fried, and fast food 3) Regular routine exercises like morning walk depending on your medical fitness. 4) Prescription for a prokinetic agent and a proton pump inhibitor for symptomatic relief and to have a control on the acid production and facilitate movement of gastric contents downwards. 5) In case of no relief or increased intensity of symptoms, you might have to be seen by a gastro-enterologist for an endoscopic assessment of your upper GI tract. The changes in your skin might not be related to your gastric problem. For this, you might have to see a Dermatologist in your area. I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts. Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.