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What Causes Shortness Of Breath And Gas After Having Food?
Question: after I eat I get shortness in breath and gasey and pain in ab tired all the time after eating
Brief Answer:
Probably peptic ulcer disease
Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir
Welcome to healthcaremagic.
I understand your concern.You symptoms tend to match with peptic ulcer disease.Take pantoprazole tablets for a month to see if your symptoms subside.
You should first eliminate substances that can be causing the ulcers. If you smoke or drink alcohol, stop. If the ulcer is believed to be caused by the use of NSAIDs(pain killers-ibuprofen or so )they need to be stopped.
If you do not get relief doing all this, you might be having H.pylori infection in your stomach as the causative organism.I would prescribe an antibiotic then to kill it.There are multiple combinations of antibiotics that are taken for one to two weeks along with pantoprazole.
Meanwhile follow these;
Do not smoke or drink(aggravates ulcer)
Do not drink milk
Do not overuse aspirin or any painkiller
Take small meals 3-4 times a day
Drink lot of water.
If you don't get relief, then you should visit your nearest physician and discuss about further treatment.
Hope i answered your query.Feel free to ask more.
Dr.Moumita XXXXXXX
Probably peptic ulcer disease
Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir
Welcome to healthcaremagic.
I understand your concern.You symptoms tend to match with peptic ulcer disease.Take pantoprazole tablets for a month to see if your symptoms subside.
You should first eliminate substances that can be causing the ulcers. If you smoke or drink alcohol, stop. If the ulcer is believed to be caused by the use of NSAIDs(pain killers-ibuprofen or so )they need to be stopped.
If you do not get relief doing all this, you might be having H.pylori infection in your stomach as the causative organism.I would prescribe an antibiotic then to kill it.There are multiple combinations of antibiotics that are taken for one to two weeks along with pantoprazole.
Meanwhile follow these;
Do not smoke or drink(aggravates ulcer)
Do not drink milk
Do not overuse aspirin or any painkiller
Take small meals 3-4 times a day
Drink lot of water.
If you don't get relief, then you should visit your nearest physician and discuss about further treatment.
Hope i answered your query.Feel free to ask more.
Dr.Moumita XXXXXXX
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