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What Causes Frequent Acid Reflux And Difficulty Breathing?

I have a frequent acid reflux, frequent as daily and have difficulty breathing at bed time. I was initially instructed to take OTC Zantac, did not work, then Prilosec. Still having acid reflux but able to breath comfortably. I am now referred to a gastroenterologist. What do I expect from this doctor? What type of tests are they going to give me to find out exactly the cause of my condition. I noticed that I feel this issue since taking Zolpidem
Wed, 23 Aug 2017
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Firstly why you were taking Zolpidem? You must stop taking it. Tell me your age & sex. Stop all self medication drugs like pain killers or sex stimulant drugs. The list is quite long ,I can't publish the whole list. You tell me all the drugs you are taking. The basic reason for acid reflex is due to hyper acidity. Causes are smoking, alcohol, drugs like dispirin, high levels of condiments, red chillies in food.
Non veg food also causes hyper-acidity. Don't sleep immediately after dinner. Let the food move out from stomach to duodenum. Once this happens there will be no acid reflex. Take a caps of Pantocid DSR before dinner for about 4 weeks.I am sure you will be fine. You may not even have to do any thing for it. Other wise some doctor like me will do a UGI endoscopy, which is a painful procedure .He will give a normal report & give you the same treatment as I have given. Do this & tell me in 7 days that you are fine.
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What Causes Frequent Acid Reflux And Difficulty Breathing?

Firstly why you were taking Zolpidem? You must stop taking it. Tell me your age & sex. Stop all self medication drugs like pain killers or sex stimulant drugs. The list is quite long ,I can t publish the whole list. You tell me all the drugs you are taking. The basic reason for acid reflex is due to hyper acidity. Causes are smoking, alcohol, drugs like dispirin, high levels of condiments, red chillies in food. Non veg food also causes hyper-acidity. Don t sleep immediately after dinner. Let the food move out from stomach to duodenum. Once this happens there will be no acid reflex. Take a caps of Pantocid DSR before dinner for about 4 weeks.I am sure you will be fine. You may not even have to do any thing for it. Other wise some doctor like me will do a UGI endoscopy, which is a painful procedure .He will give a normal report & give you the same treatment as I have given. Do this & tell me in 7 days that you are fine.