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Taken Prednisone For Sternum Pain. Now Have Chest Pain, Indigestion, Throat Discomfort. What Could This Be?
Question: Hi.....I started having pain under my right sternum 4 weeks ago...dr thought it was a mux\scle pulll..put me on prednisone...no relief.....I now am suffering from terrible chest pain....indegestion that is constant...dr. said to take prevacid..got relief after 1 day from chest pain but between my breastbones still feels like their is so much gurgling and discomfort..funny feeling in right side of throat,,,what I get relief at night when I am laying down...what could this be...I am under alot of stress and recently started taking vitamin supplements for an immune system that has been sick alot this year..I work at a school with kids so I caught everything.
Hi there.
Thanks for the query.
Do you have nausea, vomiting, headache ?
Any shortness of breath, giddiness, left arm or forearm pain ?
Are you on any medication ?
According to the clinical picture, it appears to be Acid peptic disease. Here there is increased stomach acid produced which damaged the stomach and food pipe linings an can cause symptoms of heartburn, nausea, vomiting, headache etc.
This pain gets aggravated on consuming spicy, hot, hard food, smoking and alcohol and gets relieved on eating bland food, yoghurt, drinking cold milk.
It is advisable to avoid lying down immediately after taking a meal. Instead, kindly sit up at an incline with your head end at a higher level using pillows or other support. This position must be adopted in your bed or chair for half an hour after eating a meal. After that you may lie down. This will reduce the symptoms of heartburn as you are experiencing.
Eat a balanced diet with plenty of fresh fruits and XXXXXXX leafy vegetables. Drink plenty of water. Do daily brisk walking exercise.
You can take Capsule Omeprazole 20mg twice a day, to be taken half an hour before a meal.
Kindly get a consult with Gastroenerologist and if necessary an endoscopic study of your food pipe and stomach to look for ulcers or gastritis which may be causing these symptoms.
I hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer your follow up queries.
Wishing speedy recovery.
Regards,
Thanks for the query.
Do you have nausea, vomiting, headache ?
Any shortness of breath, giddiness, left arm or forearm pain ?
Are you on any medication ?
According to the clinical picture, it appears to be Acid peptic disease. Here there is increased stomach acid produced which damaged the stomach and food pipe linings an can cause symptoms of heartburn, nausea, vomiting, headache etc.
This pain gets aggravated on consuming spicy, hot, hard food, smoking and alcohol and gets relieved on eating bland food, yoghurt, drinking cold milk.
It is advisable to avoid lying down immediately after taking a meal. Instead, kindly sit up at an incline with your head end at a higher level using pillows or other support. This position must be adopted in your bed or chair for half an hour after eating a meal. After that you may lie down. This will reduce the symptoms of heartburn as you are experiencing.
Eat a balanced diet with plenty of fresh fruits and XXXXXXX leafy vegetables. Drink plenty of water. Do daily brisk walking exercise.
You can take Capsule Omeprazole 20mg twice a day, to be taken half an hour before a meal.
Kindly get a consult with Gastroenerologist and if necessary an endoscopic study of your food pipe and stomach to look for ulcers or gastritis which may be causing these symptoms.
I hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer your follow up queries.
Wishing speedy recovery.
Regards,
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi there.
Thanks for the query.
If you experience chest pain radiating to the 4th and 5th digits of the hand, this could be a sign of possible heart problem which needs to be ruled out.
This can also be seen in Gastritis due to Acidity but one needs to be safe to rule out possible danger to the heart.
The headache can also occur in Gastritis but Caffeine withdrawal can also cause the same.
Kindly get an EKG done and get it reviewed by a Cardiologist as well as a complete physical examination to make sure your heart is fine.
Do follow the tips and precautions as mentioned above for relief.
I hope I have answered your query.
Wishing good health.
Regards,
Thanks for the query.
If you experience chest pain radiating to the 4th and 5th digits of the hand, this could be a sign of possible heart problem which needs to be ruled out.
This can also be seen in Gastritis due to Acidity but one needs to be safe to rule out possible danger to the heart.
The headache can also occur in Gastritis but Caffeine withdrawal can also cause the same.
Kindly get an EKG done and get it reviewed by a Cardiologist as well as a complete physical examination to make sure your heart is fine.
Do follow the tips and precautions as mentioned above for relief.
I hope I have answered your query.
Wishing good health.
Regards,
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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