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Suggest Treatment For Bloating And Gas In Stomach Along With Headaches
Question: Dear Doctor
My son has been having bloating and gas, stomach discomfort with headaches past one month all tests and even endoscopy is normal, h pylori is negative. He had similar symptoms last year when he was diagnosed with h pylori and gastritis which was successfully eradicated and after a few months he was ok. Last year we even did a brain scan, nothing. Doctors said it was migraine. It cured on its own. Then again this started since one month.
We giving him vegan diet. No medicines advised by doctors till now. He is 21. Any suggestions for diet. I am thinking of starting providac for his stomach any other suggestions .
My son has been having bloating and gas, stomach discomfort with headaches past one month all tests and even endoscopy is normal, h pylori is negative. He had similar symptoms last year when he was diagnosed with h pylori and gastritis which was successfully eradicated and after a few months he was ok. Last year we even did a brain scan, nothing. Doctors said it was migraine. It cured on its own. Then again this started since one month.
We giving him vegan diet. No medicines advised by doctors till now. He is 21. Any suggestions for diet. I am thinking of starting providac for his stomach any other suggestions .
Brief Answer:
Please give detailed history.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
Read about the similar attach last year too when he was diagnosed to have H pylori and gastritis, which does not give rise to bloating and gas.
Noted the history of bloating, gases, discomfort and headache for past month, all tests and endoscopy being normal hence not given any medicines, asked to work on anxiety and so on as you have mentioned.
I would like to know a few details for me to assist you more:
Did he have fever?
Nausea/vomiting?
How is the stool- color, odor, frequency, any undigested foods, sticky/mucus, Black (malena)?
Any other symptoms?
Headache:
Character,
area of headache,
any association with muscle pains of neck or calf,
any particular timing,
My suggestions would be:
Widal tests for typhoid.
test for Malaria
Blood pressure readings
Stool tests for 3 consecutive days
Please post reports so that I can study them.
Any CT of abdomen.
Medical management for anxiety or stress (need a prescription) and even a counseling with a Psychologist/Psychiatrist (only if required).
If the stool test is suggestive I would like my patient to be given a 5-day course of an antibiotic, metronidazole, probiotic like Providac, activated charcoal tablets, anxiolytic (to treat anxiety/stress) and such that may be needed as per the symptoms.
May I know which country do you live in and have you shown to the Gastroenterologist / your family Physician? (The practices may differ in different countries and symptomatic treatment/investigations based treatment only/ carpet therapy etc are differently adopted at different places, hence asking)
Please give me detailed history so that we can discuss further and try to find out the reasons, assist further in investigations and management.
Please give detailed history.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
Read about the similar attach last year too when he was diagnosed to have H pylori and gastritis, which does not give rise to bloating and gas.
Noted the history of bloating, gases, discomfort and headache for past month, all tests and endoscopy being normal hence not given any medicines, asked to work on anxiety and so on as you have mentioned.
I would like to know a few details for me to assist you more:
Did he have fever?
Nausea/vomiting?
How is the stool- color, odor, frequency, any undigested foods, sticky/mucus, Black (malena)?
Any other symptoms?
Headache:
Character,
area of headache,
any association with muscle pains of neck or calf,
any particular timing,
My suggestions would be:
Widal tests for typhoid.
test for Malaria
Blood pressure readings
Stool tests for 3 consecutive days
Please post reports so that I can study them.
Any CT of abdomen.
Medical management for anxiety or stress (need a prescription) and even a counseling with a Psychologist/Psychiatrist (only if required).
If the stool test is suggestive I would like my patient to be given a 5-day course of an antibiotic, metronidazole, probiotic like Providac, activated charcoal tablets, anxiolytic (to treat anxiety/stress) and such that may be needed as per the symptoms.
May I know which country do you live in and have you shown to the Gastroenterologist / your family Physician? (The practices may differ in different countries and symptomatic treatment/investigations based treatment only/ carpet therapy etc are differently adopted at different places, hence asking)
Please give me detailed history so that we can discuss further and try to find out the reasons, assist further in investigations and management.
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