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Suggest Treatment For Severe Heartburn And Acid Reflux
Question: FOR ABOUT 8-10 YEARS I HAVE BEEN TAKING NEXIUM(40MG) FOR HEARTBURN AND AN OCCASIONAL
BRUSH WITH ACID REFLUX(GENERALLY AT NIGHT/5 TIMES A YEAR). RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED A CHANGE
IN MY SYMPTOMS---I SEEM TO BE GETTING SOME MINIMAL ACID REFLUX DURING THE DAY AND SLEEPING ON AN ANGLE TO PREVENT THE REFLUX. DURING THE DAY I CAN FEEL THE REFLUX IN MY MOUTH, NOSE, AND SOMETIMES EVEN MY EARS. IT'S NOT FULL BLOWN WHICH WOULD CAUSE VOMITING BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE CHANGE? ANY SUGGESTIONS?
BRUSH WITH ACID REFLUX(GENERALLY AT NIGHT/5 TIMES A YEAR). RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED A CHANGE
IN MY SYMPTOMS---I SEEM TO BE GETTING SOME MINIMAL ACID REFLUX DURING THE DAY AND SLEEPING ON AN ANGLE TO PREVENT THE REFLUX. DURING THE DAY I CAN FEEL THE REFLUX IN MY MOUTH, NOSE, AND SOMETIMES EVEN MY EARS. IT'S NOT FULL BLOWN WHICH WOULD CAUSE VOMITING BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE CHANGE? ANY SUGGESTIONS?
Brief Answer:
Daytime acid reflux can be due to severity of the issue and/or diet change!
Detailed Answer:
Warm Welcomes. I appreciate your trust in HCM and assure you are on best portal on the globe for expert online medical services.
I have thoroughly reviewed health query you raised, and well realize all of those concerns. Being your physician, I will take care all of them today and will extend my expertise to solve the problems.
Your daytime acid reflux can be due to exacerbation of the issue and the reason for your acid reflux is overproduction of acid in stomach that regurgitates up in the food pipe and goes to mouth and nose. This acid causes irritation of the mucosa inside the upper digestive system.
If untreated, it may cause vomiting too as full blown reflux can be more severe in symptoms. So, you need to address the issue right away. You are doing good by sleeping at an angle to keep head end elevated so as to reduce reflux.
Consult back your Gastroenterologist to go for an endoscopic examination of the upper gastrointestinal system as there may be more of the defects in esophagus causing reflux.
Also ask your physician to go for H. Pylori infection tests for stomach to see if there is bacterial infection behind this hyperacidity. If I was your treating Physician I would have started you with DEXILANT for acidity and regurgitation. Please keep a bland diet. No junk fried food, beverages, alcohol and cigarettes, energy drinks, Caffeinated drinks and spices. Take small sips of cold milk throughout the day. It neutralizes the acid in stomach. 30 minutes before taking a meal take GAVISCON ACID REDUCING SOLUTION. It is a great buffering solution that neutralizes the excess acid produced in response to the meal. Take CITRUCEL DIETARY FIBER SUPPLEMENT with plenty of water for better outcome.
Hope I addressed all the concerns you have. Let me know if you have further questions. I will be more than happy to clear any doubts. Please give your 'rating' (if agreed, Five Stars) to help me assist patients in a better way; and, please don't forget to click on 'Close The Discussion'.
For any disease you have, a timely follow-up is necessary regarding the treatment efficacy and to see if there is a need to change treatment options. So keep a follow up to see how you doing (Always write down my name in start of your questions at this forum & I will be with you in no time).
Regards!
DR. HANIF
USA
Daytime acid reflux can be due to severity of the issue and/or diet change!
Detailed Answer:
Warm Welcomes. I appreciate your trust in HCM and assure you are on best portal on the globe for expert online medical services.
I have thoroughly reviewed health query you raised, and well realize all of those concerns. Being your physician, I will take care all of them today and will extend my expertise to solve the problems.
Your daytime acid reflux can be due to exacerbation of the issue and the reason for your acid reflux is overproduction of acid in stomach that regurgitates up in the food pipe and goes to mouth and nose. This acid causes irritation of the mucosa inside the upper digestive system.
If untreated, it may cause vomiting too as full blown reflux can be more severe in symptoms. So, you need to address the issue right away. You are doing good by sleeping at an angle to keep head end elevated so as to reduce reflux.
Consult back your Gastroenterologist to go for an endoscopic examination of the upper gastrointestinal system as there may be more of the defects in esophagus causing reflux.
Also ask your physician to go for H. Pylori infection tests for stomach to see if there is bacterial infection behind this hyperacidity. If I was your treating Physician I would have started you with DEXILANT for acidity and regurgitation. Please keep a bland diet. No junk fried food, beverages, alcohol and cigarettes, energy drinks, Caffeinated drinks and spices. Take small sips of cold milk throughout the day. It neutralizes the acid in stomach. 30 minutes before taking a meal take GAVISCON ACID REDUCING SOLUTION. It is a great buffering solution that neutralizes the excess acid produced in response to the meal. Take CITRUCEL DIETARY FIBER SUPPLEMENT with plenty of water for better outcome.
Hope I addressed all the concerns you have. Let me know if you have further questions. I will be more than happy to clear any doubts. Please give your 'rating' (if agreed, Five Stars) to help me assist patients in a better way; and, please don't forget to click on 'Close The Discussion'.
For any disease you have, a timely follow-up is necessary regarding the treatment efficacy and to see if there is a need to change treatment options. So keep a follow up to see how you doing (Always write down my name in start of your questions at this forum & I will be with you in no time).
Regards!
DR. HANIF
USA
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