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Question: Hello, I'm 23 and as long as I can remember If I lay down for an extended period of time my diaphragm starts aching and restricts my breath. I have to sit up and take a couple deep breaths for it to go away. It hurts at first when I start taking breaths and then subsides. I've been tested for hiatal hernia and the result was negative. My doctor thinks it's acid reflux but it doesn't burn or anything it feels more like an ache.
Brief Answer:
Get done chest x ray.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your situation and problem.
Get done chest x ray to rule out lung and diaphragm pathology.
If chest x ray is normal, then no need to worry much for this.
Please let me know
1. Are you having stressful life?
2. Are you having burning epigastric pain?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Get done chest x ray.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your situation and problem.
Get done chest x ray to rule out lung and diaphragm pathology.
If chest x ray is normal, then no need to worry much for this.
Please let me know
1. Are you having stressful life?
2. Are you having burning epigastric pain?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I have had an upper gi done, but I haven't had chest x rays done
From the time that this started I was young and so I don't think I've had an extremely stressful life. I have been stressed here and there but nothing out of the ordinary
as for burning I haven't had any problems with that
From the time that this started I was young and so I don't think I've had an extremely stressful life. I have been stressed here and there but nothing out of the ordinary
as for burning I haven't had any problems with that
Brief Answer:
Get done chest x ray.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
If you are not having stressful life and normal upper GI scopy than no need to worry for GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease).
Get done chest x ray to rule out lung and diaphragm pathology.
Please let me know
1. Are you smoker?
2. Are you having breathlessness on exertion like jogging, climbing stairs etc?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Get done chest x ray.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
If you are not having stressful life and normal upper GI scopy than no need to worry for GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease).
Get done chest x ray to rule out lung and diaphragm pathology.
Please let me know
1. Are you smoker?
2. Are you having breathlessness on exertion like jogging, climbing stairs etc?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Okay I will see about a chest x ray
no I'm not a smoker but I do have asthma
no I'm not a smoker but I do have asthma
Brief Answer:
You might be having worsening of asthma.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Now you are opening your Pandora 's box.
In asthmatic patient, most common cause for worsening of symptoms at night is uncontrolled asthma.
So possibility of worsening of underlying asthma is more in your case.
So please let me know
1. Which drugs you are taking for asthma?
2. Have you ever checked PFT (Pulmonary Function Test)?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
You might be having worsening of asthma.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Now you are opening your Pandora 's box.
In asthmatic patient, most common cause for worsening of symptoms at night is uncontrolled asthma.
So possibility of worsening of underlying asthma is more in your case.
So please let me know
1. Which drugs you are taking for asthma?
2. Have you ever checked PFT (Pulmonary Function Test)?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I take albuteral as my emergency and I take qvar but I am not as regular with it as I should be.
no I've never done that test before!
no I've never done that test before!
Brief Answer:
You should definitely consult pulmonologist.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Asthma is chronic, inflammatory disease. So patient needs to take regular inhaled treatment to control the inflammatory reaction in lung.
So to control asthma, one needs to take regular treatment.
Asthma worsening is common at night. And your symptoms are also at night. So possibility of worsening of underlying asthma is more.
And hence you need to start regular inhaled treatment. PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) will tell you about severity of the disease. And treatment of asthma is based on severity only.
So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.
Hope I have solved your query.
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Wish you good health. Thanks.
You should definitely consult pulmonologist.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Asthma is chronic, inflammatory disease. So patient needs to take regular inhaled treatment to control the inflammatory reaction in lung.
So to control asthma, one needs to take regular treatment.
Asthma worsening is common at night. And your symptoms are also at night. So possibility of worsening of underlying asthma is more.
And hence you need to start regular inhaled treatment. PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) will tell you about severity of the disease. And treatment of asthma is based on severity only.
So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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