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What Causes Excessive Salivation With Chest Pain?
My son has been having this simtoms...excessive salivation followed by a sharp pain in the chest. We went to ER and they told me is just growing pains. This is not going away. I have been giving him Motrin. I also notice that after long periods of not eating this happens.
Fri, 10 Apr 2015
Hi...you have mentioned a very important point that this chest pain occurs after a long period of not eating. It could be GER(gastroesophageal reflux). Your son may need -
1. Antireflux therapy - Proton pump inhibitors + antiemetics
2. Always make him lie down in a propped up position. He should not be sleeping completely flatly.
3. Avoid heavy feeding and feeding more times and in small aliquots.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
1. Antireflux therapy - Proton pump inhibitors + antiemetics
2. Always make him lie down in a propped up position. He should not be sleeping completely flatly.
3. Avoid heavy feeding and feeding more times and in small aliquots.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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