What Causes Tightness In Neck And Lower Back When Suffering From GERD?

Posted on Fri, 13 Jun 2014

Question: Hi Iam 47 yrs old having GERD since last 4 yrs. Some time I feel Tightness in Neck, LUpper Back and lower back I always have cramps there. Some time cramp shifts to stomach adn chest Then I feel very crazy. Missing Hartbeat make me scary. Shrtness of breath. then I take Antacid kiwuid which reduces the symptomes. I take Pantoparzole 40mg early in the morning. a small hiatus hernia wasdetected in the endoscopy. What treatment I need please suggest.

Whether I shoul ytake leruride with nexpro?

Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (2 hours later)

Brief answer....change in lifestyle and proper medications should help you.
Detailed answer...
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
I have read your query and seen your reports also.
Going through these I feel that change in lifestyle and proper medications should help you.
There are various components of the treatment.
1st is...
Shedding of weight and being in normal range of your BMI
Avoiding tight and restrictive clothing
Take your night meal 3-4 hours before going to bed to keep your stomach empty of stomach acids and it's contents.
Keep your head end of bed 6-8 inches raised above the foot end of bed
Stop smoking.
Avoid spicy and fatty foods.
Avoid chocolate,peppermint and caffeine

2nd is...
Drug therapy which includes antacids and drugs like PANTOPROZOLE.
You can try combination of NEXPRO with LERURIDE.

More than 95% of cases get helped by these lifestyle changes.
In case you don't get relief or symptoms get aggravated,surgery can be thought of as a last resort.
I hope it helps,however you may revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks

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