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Have Pain In Upper Left Chest, Abdomen And Belly. Goes Away With Antacids. Advice?
Hi i am 36 yeas old male . height 5ft 10 inch and weighing 90 kgs. I am having a low pain in the upper left chest , belly , lower abdomen , some time spread over right side for last 2 months . It is not always present ... come , stay for a minute or two than fades away.... The pain is so smooth and dull some time that if u are busy in some work or chatting with some body you will not feel it. but some time it is very sharp . and it is going away with consumption of antacids but comes back if i stop taking it .... i had a history of moderate smoking for last 12 years but quieted 4 months back.
Fri, 3 May 2013
It could be acid related pain. Would suggest to continue to abstain from smoking and if you consume alcohol reduce intake and if possible abstain from its intake. Avoid spicy food and fatty food. Take anatacids for sometime with above and then if still you have pain see your doctor who may advise you to have an endoscopy +- ultrasound of your abdomen.
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Hi,
It seems that you suffer from gastritis or what most people commonly call acidity. It is because of this that you are taking antacids, they reduced the acidity in your stomach.
You may wish to ask your doctor to run a test to see whether or not you're being affected by H.pylori in your stomach, cause it is the cause then there is a separate treatment available for that.
You can also ask your doctor to add proton pump inhibitors to your medication list.
Other factors that can help you are:-
To stop drinking alcohol and reduce NSAIDS consumption.
Eat small and frequent meals.
Reduce the stress in your life.
I hope this helped you.
It seems that you suffer from gastritis or what most people commonly call acidity. It is because of this that you are taking antacids, they reduced the acidity in your stomach.
You may wish to ask your doctor to run a test to see whether or not you're being affected by H.pylori in your stomach, cause it is the cause then there is a separate treatment available for that.
You can also ask your doctor to add proton pump inhibitors to your medication list.
Other factors that can help you are:-
To stop drinking alcohol and reduce NSAIDS consumption.
Eat small and frequent meals.
Reduce the stress in your life.
I hope this helped you.
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