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Have Chest Pain , Burning Sensation In Chest. Was On Lansoprazole. Safe To Consume?

hi a couple of days ago i swallowed a tablet lansoprozole and it felt like it had got stuck in my chest now when i eat or drink everything feels like it is stuck and wont go down proply now i am expereincing chest pain and a burning in the middle of my chest i am frightened to eat and drink now incase i am making the problem worse plz help am really starting to worry thank you
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Lansoprazole is not going to get stuck in your air pipe or wind pipe for a long time as it is a soluble tablet.
If you were taking lansoprazole it means you had hyperacidity and also reflux of acid. This itself can cause a spasm and pain in your chest while eating or swallowing.
We call it odynophagia.
Continue lansoprazole or pantaprazole 2 times daily with antacid syrup 2tsf 3 times daily.
If very scared get a chest xray done
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Have Chest Pain , Burning Sensation In Chest. Was On Lansoprazole. Safe To Consume?

Lansoprazole is not going to get stuck in your air pipe or wind pipe for a long time as it is a soluble tablet. If you were taking lansoprazole it means you had hyperacidity and also reflux of acid. This itself can cause a spasm and pain in your chest while eating or swallowing. We call it odynophagia. Continue lansoprazole or pantaprazole 2 times daily with antacid syrup 2tsf 3 times daily. If very scared get a chest xray done