Suggest Treatment For Severe Chest Pain And Burning Sensation In Abdomen While On Zantac And Pepto Bismol

Posted on Sat, 6 Feb 2016

Question: Recently i have experienced chest pains and a burning sensation in my upper stomach. My doctor had me take an echocardiogram on a tread mill The result were fine. I did have a duoadinal ulcer many years ago. Now im expericing a burning in my stomach burping and passing a lot of gas. Ive taken zantac, pepto bismol and gavison. If i eat at closer intervals its not bad. I read these med can cause dark stools and i am seeing that. They are not tarry i am not vomiting, but sometimes i feel nauseated if i dont eat. The symtoms get worse when i tense up..

Answered by Dr. Shoaib Khan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Possibly bleeding ulcer resulting in symptoms and dark stools

Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.

Thank you for writing to us.

I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help Your symptoms are clearly due to the ulcer itself and nothing else; as for the darker stools it is usually caused due to either iron supplements or a bleed from an upper part of the gastrointestinal tract.

All of your symptoms point towards a gastrointestinal abnormality, and not a cardiac one. And as you have dark stools, you will undoubtedly need to speak to a gastroenterologist at the earliest as I strongly suspect your ulcers to have begun bleeding, and your diet, stress, long gaps between meals, and other factors could be causing worsening of your current condition.

I hope you find my response helpful. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I would be more than happy to help.

Best wishes.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar