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What Causes Discomfort In Stomach Especially At Night?
Question: Hi, Im XXXXXXX from XXXXXXX I'm experiencing severe discomfort inside my stomach especially during night the midst of sleep. I wake up every night with this discomfort, which goes off when i drink about 10ml of gelusil syrup. i believe it is a gas problem which aggravates during night. During day time also, i can feel the discomfort, but which is not as bad as the night time. Regarding diet, i mainly eat rice, vegetables and my dinner time usually varies between 8.30-9.30. I sleep by 11.30. My question is - is it harmful to have gelusil every night? is there a medication you can prescribe about this?
Brief Answer:
As noted - Upper GI Endoscopy at the earliest.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
Discomfort in abdomen, midst of night, getting settled with Gelusil is definitely indicative of severe form of gastritis, which aggravates as the food passes down the stomach (gastric are) after about 3 hours and only acid remains to cause the pain.
What wonders me is this is happening in spite you are taking Ocid D.
I would suggest you the following:
- First of all get a consultation of a Gastroenterologist.
- Get Upper GI Endoscopy done at the earliest.
- Take Plain Ocid 20 two time a day at 12 hourly interval.6 am- 6 pm
- Add Ranitidine 150 mg twice daily at 12 hourly interval 10 am -10 pm
- Take Happicid or Mucaine get 3 tsf every 3 hours, particularly when you are on empty stomach. First dose the moment you get up.
- Motilium -M 10 mg at 6 am - 2 pm and 10 pm.
- Avoid all the foods and beverages which you must have noticed to instigate or enhance your problems.
- Stress and anxiety are the mother of all evils, you have to keep them under control if you have stress and anxiety. You can ask your Doctor o give you medicine for this too.
- Try to find all the factors which cause this problems and increase it and keep them away at any cost.
This helps all my patients, and will help you too.
It is not harmful to take gelusil every night.
I hope this answer helps you to get a proper diagnosis, and get a proper further treatment. Please feel free to ask for more or if you need further clarifications or if you feel there is a gap of communication.
I hope this answer helps you to get a proper diagnosis, and get a proper further treatment. Please feel free to ask for more or if you need further clarifications or if you feel there is a gap of communication.
As noted - Upper GI Endoscopy at the earliest.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
Discomfort in abdomen, midst of night, getting settled with Gelusil is definitely indicative of severe form of gastritis, which aggravates as the food passes down the stomach (gastric are) after about 3 hours and only acid remains to cause the pain.
What wonders me is this is happening in spite you are taking Ocid D.
I would suggest you the following:
- First of all get a consultation of a Gastroenterologist.
- Get Upper GI Endoscopy done at the earliest.
- Take Plain Ocid 20 two time a day at 12 hourly interval.6 am- 6 pm
- Add Ranitidine 150 mg twice daily at 12 hourly interval 10 am -10 pm
- Take Happicid or Mucaine get 3 tsf every 3 hours, particularly when you are on empty stomach. First dose the moment you get up.
- Motilium -M 10 mg at 6 am - 2 pm and 10 pm.
- Avoid all the foods and beverages which you must have noticed to instigate or enhance your problems.
- Stress and anxiety are the mother of all evils, you have to keep them under control if you have stress and anxiety. You can ask your Doctor o give you medicine for this too.
- Try to find all the factors which cause this problems and increase it and keep them away at any cost.
This helps all my patients, and will help you too.
It is not harmful to take gelusil every night.
I hope this answer helps you to get a proper diagnosis, and get a proper further treatment. Please feel free to ask for more or if you need further clarifications or if you feel there is a gap of communication.
I hope this answer helps you to get a proper diagnosis, and get a proper further treatment. Please feel free to ask for more or if you need further clarifications or if you feel there is a gap of communication.
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