
Having Upper Abdominal Pain And Heartburn. Taking Pantaprazole. Safe Remedy?

Please advise. What could be the cause of pain?
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I have taken a note of your symptoms. I would suggest you that we do the following tests
1. Ultrasound of abdomen and KUB (fasting)
2. Serum Lipase (blood test)
Also I would like to know the following :
1. Is the pain after meals ?
2. Is there any problems in motions ?
The pain you have described is most probably a colic. The tests are mainly to rule other things out. What you need is some good anti-spasmodic agent (a GP nearby can prescribe it to you, It May be taken with or without food.). I would advise you to take Pantocid-L instead of plain Pantocid and continue it for alteast another month.
Do get back to me with the reports I suggested.
Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
Regards
Dr. Om Lakhani, MD
Consultant Physician
Former XXXXXXX Registrar, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad.


Answers to your questions -
1. Is the pain after meals ? NO
2. Is there any problems in motions ? NO
Since pain attacks became too frequent, I consulted a local gantroenterologist close to my home. He said I had slightly enlarged liver and suggested Endoscopy, Liver function test and Lipid profile. All reports have come out normal and blood test results are all within limits. He said I had indigestion issues. enlarged liver could be due to fat deposits as I am slightly overweight.
He suggested the below medicines-
Cintodac (Cinitapride and Pantoprazole) - 30 days, 1 tablet a day
Pruf-p (Flupirtine maleate & paracetamol) - pain killer on demand
Are these medicines safe for a lactating mother?
Do I still need these tests?
1. Ultrasound of abdomen and KUB (fasting)
2. Serum Lipase (blood test)
Please advise. Thanks.
I am sorry but both the components of cintodac are not safe during lactation. I would suggest you to use simple anatacids instead which are safest during lactation. All other acidity medications carry some warning or precautions. I would still advise you to get an Ultrasound done just to rule out something else
I wouldn't worry about the enlarged liver size much. You can try loosing some weight, that helps in most cases.
Hope this helps
Regards.
Dr. Om

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