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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Suggest Remedy For Gas

Hi Iam 57 yrs and with a ht of 5.1 and wt of 62kgs. I have been diagnised with gerd. and I am regularly taking pantocid 20mg in the morning before breakfast everyday. I have lot of gas. It increase towards evening. I pass stools once after coffee in the morning. I am having thyroid and regularly take 100mg throxin. It is under control. Please advice
Mon, 28 Sep 2015
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Hello! Thanks for putting your query in HCM. I am a Gastroenterologist (DM). Continue with the medicine you have mentioned. For bloating I will suggest you to:
I will like to advise you following:
1.See whether milk or milk products worsen your symptoms, if yes, please avoid them
2. Take Tablet gasex by Himalaya. It helps in relieving gaseous symptoms like bloating, flatulence.
3.Food from outside leads to worsening of the symptoms which is relieved with antibiotics suggest that you may get infection from outside food. I will advise you to avoid outside food if feasible
4. If possible get you stool examination for reducing sugars. If it is there then see for any indigestible sugar are you taking and avoid that.
5.Avoid fatty meals
6. Don't lie down soon after meals for at least half hour
7.Take small and frequent meals, instead of full meals at a time
8. Avoid smoking if you do
9.Take some prokinetic agent like domperidone regularly
10. Avoid carbonated drinks, wine or beer
11. take black tea and add cardamom and ginger to it and take them with meals
12. Take Tablet that contain enzymes protease, amylase, lipase with meals, this I found very useful in my patients with symptoms of bloating

I hope I have answered your query and this will help you. If you have any further query I will be happy to answer that too. Remain in touch and get-well soon.
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Suggest Remedy For Gas

Hello! Thanks for putting your query in HCM. I am a Gastroenterologist (DM). Continue with the medicine you have mentioned. For bloating I will suggest you to: I will like to advise you following: 1.See whether milk or milk products worsen your symptoms, if yes, please avoid them 2. Take Tablet gasex by Himalaya. It helps in relieving gaseous symptoms like bloating, flatulence. 3.Food from outside leads to worsening of the symptoms which is relieved with antibiotics suggest that you may get infection from outside food. I will advise you to avoid outside food if feasible 4. If possible get you stool examination for reducing sugars. If it is there then see for any indigestible sugar are you taking and avoid that. 5.Avoid fatty meals 6. Don t lie down soon after meals for at least half hour 7.Take small and frequent meals, instead of full meals at a time 8. Avoid smoking if you do 9.Take some prokinetic agent like domperidone regularly 10. Avoid carbonated drinks, wine or beer 11. take black tea and add cardamom and ginger to it and take them with meals 12. Take Tablet that contain enzymes protease, amylase, lipase with meals, this I found very useful in my patients with symptoms of bloating I hope I have answered your query and this will help you. If you have any further query I will be happy to answer that too. Remain in touch and get-well soon.