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What Causes Bloating, Shortness Of Breath, Excess Saliva And Foamy Mucus?
Question: I have been in discomfort for months,shortness of breath and extreme full feeling in top of stomach. Also excess saliva and foamy mucus coming up throat. Gi did endoscopy said I was red, and have barretts esophogus, and a lot of air in stomach, i also have copd ,I have this whistle sound when I try to cough, could there be a hole some where, that is making me breathe threw my esophogus/ throat instead of lungs? Now gi wants to do gastric empty study... I feel like they are testing for wrong thing, she said the air is due to something I'm eating, I'm hardly eating, I feel full all the time..help I have this big bloated stomach and no energy, any thoughts i am a 52 year old woman,mother of 2 that needs her life back!
Brief Answer:
dont panic
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have gone through your query and will help you in best possible,
You have quite a few problems I will try to explain in you in best possible way,
1)Be relaxed its very rare to form hole in oesophagus your getting difficulty in breathing because of copd so your most propably breathing through mouth so your getting feeling of breathing through oesophagus,
2)your shortness of breath due to copd should be taken care of visit your treating doctor you may propably need oxygen therapy,
Antiinflammatory drugs and antibiotics
3)execessive salivation,barets oesophagus is due to oesophagial reflux,one of the main reason for it less gastric activity and slow gastric emptying,this is the reason your doctors wants to test you for gastric emptying study.
4)bloating many times appears because of same slow gastric emptying
For now keep your head end elevated(proptup position) it will help you in both breathing difficulty and gastrooesophagial reflux,
Take acid lowering drugs like pantaprozole,
Avoid oily,spicy,greasy food.
Visit your treating doctor and start taking treatment for copd as soon as possible.
Hope this information helps,
If you have any further query I am always happy to help,
Wish you a good health.
dont panic
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have gone through your query and will help you in best possible,
You have quite a few problems I will try to explain in you in best possible way,
1)Be relaxed its very rare to form hole in oesophagus your getting difficulty in breathing because of copd so your most propably breathing through mouth so your getting feeling of breathing through oesophagus,
2)your shortness of breath due to copd should be taken care of visit your treating doctor you may propably need oxygen therapy,
Antiinflammatory drugs and antibiotics
3)execessive salivation,barets oesophagus is due to oesophagial reflux,one of the main reason for it less gastric activity and slow gastric emptying,this is the reason your doctors wants to test you for gastric emptying study.
4)bloating many times appears because of same slow gastric emptying
For now keep your head end elevated(proptup position) it will help you in both breathing difficulty and gastrooesophagial reflux,
Take acid lowering drugs like pantaprozole,
Avoid oily,spicy,greasy food.
Visit your treating doctor and start taking treatment for copd as soon as possible.
Hope this information helps,
If you have any further query I am always happy to help,
Wish you a good health.
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Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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