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What Causes Pain In Stomach And Breastbone?
hi I am 48 year old female who is in average health: mild asthma, osteoarthritis in feet hands back, still overweight but recently lost 30 lbs, still need to lose 30 more, normal 120/80 bp and very active, 2 hours average a day walking with doggie. But, have a great deal of stress and don t get enough sleep: I don t require much more than 5 hours to function well, but lately, have been interrupted in sleep. Last night was very stressful and I have had pain in stomach under breastbone (suspect an ulcer in the works or at least acid reflux) with some tightness on left side under breast for past 18 hours. The asthma is not under control today, either. Any thoughts?
Sat, 1 Mar 2014
Hi there,
Thanks for your query.
You are right. You are suffering from Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). Regular intake of anti-acid drug, such as, Pantoprazole- along with a Prokinetic drug, such as, metoclopramide (to prevent acid reflux) will give you significant relief. Even bronchodilator drugs cause increased acid production.
Consult your doctor and apprise him of my opinion. I am certain that he will agree with me and will prescribe the advised drugs in appropriate doses.
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Dr. Rakesh Karanwal
Thanks for your query.
You are right. You are suffering from Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). Regular intake of anti-acid drug, such as, Pantoprazole- along with a Prokinetic drug, such as, metoclopramide (to prevent acid reflux) will give you significant relief. Even bronchodilator drugs cause increased acid production.
Consult your doctor and apprise him of my opinion. I am certain that he will agree with me and will prescribe the advised drugs in appropriate doses.
If you find my response helpful and informative, do not forget an “excellent” (5-star rating) to my answer, to ENCOURAGE ALL doctors- engaged in social service- to render sound advice to the FREE queries.
Take care
Dr. Rakesh Karanwal
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