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Suggest Treatment For Painful Lump Like Feeling In Throat
Question: hi,i am XXXXXXX 51 year old male.went out drinking the other night and had way more than usally.came home and start real voilant vommitting ,now it feels like a lump in my lower thoart and is hard and painful to sallow.just about everytime i take a drink a little comes back up.what can i do
Brief Answer:
likely irritation
Detailed Answer:
this feeling is likely irritation from the stomach acid. Drinking alcohol irritates your stomach, and increases acidity of the stomach. Vomiting large amount of stomach contents, which will always include acid, will irritate the esophagus and the throat. As long as there is no blood in the voming, i would not be concerned. Feeling a lump in your throat is likely related to inflammation in the throat / esophagus.
You can take an over the counter anti-acid (such as omeprazole, or ranitidine for example) once daily, until symptoms subside.
If symptoms worsen or if you at this moment can't keep any food or liquids down you should then seek medical attention as soon as possible for evaluation /examination and possibly an endoscopy.
Avoid alcohol in the meantime.
Let me know if i can answer any other questions
likely irritation
Detailed Answer:
this feeling is likely irritation from the stomach acid. Drinking alcohol irritates your stomach, and increases acidity of the stomach. Vomiting large amount of stomach contents, which will always include acid, will irritate the esophagus and the throat. As long as there is no blood in the voming, i would not be concerned. Feeling a lump in your throat is likely related to inflammation in the throat / esophagus.
You can take an over the counter anti-acid (such as omeprazole, or ranitidine for example) once daily, until symptoms subside.
If symptoms worsen or if you at this moment can't keep any food or liquids down you should then seek medical attention as soon as possible for evaluation /examination and possibly an endoscopy.
Avoid alcohol in the meantime.
Let me know if i can answer any other questions
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