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Suggest Remedy For Bloated Abdomen And Heaviness In Sternum

I'm female, 40, 5'-4 130 lbs, history of diverticulosis and colitis, now have a bloated abdomen and "dead weight" feeling right below the sternum. Wondering if this might be colitis again but the upper stomach pain is different than previous symptoms when colitis was diagnosed.
Mon, 10 Nov 2014
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Hello
Bloating in the stomach and dead weight right below the sternum is associated with each other and may be due to Hyper acidity or gastritis , so these measures may be helpful for you.
Over eating is the main cause of such symptoms , so please be careful about that .
Tension and anxiety may be the another reasons of such symptoms ( in your case colitis and divertculosis is the reason of tension ).
Try raising the head of your bed about 4 inches with blocks . To help control stomach acid one should not drink alcohol or drinks with caffeine in them or eat chocolates or greasy foods , or pizza or burger.
It might also help to avoid eating or drinking for 2-3 hours before you lie down.
In such symptoms for bloating take some enzyme syrup , but if feeling is burning type behind sternum , the you may need drugs like pantaprazole-d once or twice in day according to the severity of symptoms .
However diagnosis can be confirmed by upper G I endoscopy if you don't get relief with these measures with 5-7 days .
Hope this will help you.
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Suggest Remedy For Bloated Abdomen And Heaviness In Sternum

Hello Bloating in the stomach and dead weight right below the sternum is associated with each other and may be due to Hyper acidity or gastritis , so these measures may be helpful for you. Over eating is the main cause of such symptoms , so please be careful about that . Tension and anxiety may be the another reasons of such symptoms ( in your case colitis and divertculosis is the reason of tension ). Try raising the head of your bed about 4 inches with blocks . To help control stomach acid one should not drink alcohol or drinks with caffeine in them or eat chocolates or greasy foods , or pizza or burger. It might also help to avoid eating or drinking for 2-3 hours before you lie down. In such symptoms for bloating take some enzyme syrup , but if feeling is burning type behind sternum , the you may need drugs like pantaprazole-d once or twice in day according to the severity of symptoms . However diagnosis can be confirmed by upper G I endoscopy if you don t get relief with these measures with 5-7 days . Hope this will help you.