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Suggest Treatment For Severe Indigestion And Abdominal Bloating While On Amlodipine

Currently experiencing bad burning and indigestion in early afternoon. Upset stomach and acid like burning in throat with bloated stomach. Morning routine is fresh brewed coffee with heavy cream and quarter teaspoon of sugar (three cups) a single banana. 1200mg fish oil, 100mg Co Q 10, 10mg amlodipine and 10mg crestor. Regular exercise includes 2.5 mile run, weight lifting, nautaulas machine and 100 sit up on incline bench. Indigestion starts in early afternoon and is usually over by 7PM (it is running late today). Male, age 65, height 6 1 , weight 178 pounds. This started two weeks ago after exchanging flu like symptoms with spouse for two weeks before that. Any way to stop it. Of note I was diagnosed with cobacter?? stomach ulcer many years ago and given a prescription that cleared it up. The boss says that might be the problem.??
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Hi,

A certain degree of bloating is normal but in case of excessive bloating, it may be a sign of food allergy, hiatal hernia, IBS or inflammatory bowel diseases.

So you should do gastroenterologic work up but first, try to change your dietary habits, it means: eat smaller meals but more frequently, avoid fried and spicy food, take menta tea, avoid alcohol and coffee, eat probiotics and milk products, boiled food and vegetables.

Also, there are medications such as Flobian, Magnesium oxide or certain Laxatives which may relieve such symptoms of this continue.

If there won't be an improvement on these measures, you should consider doing diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy, anal sphincter manometry and food allergy testing.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Indigestion And Abdominal Bloating While On Amlodipine

Hi, A certain degree of bloating is normal but in case of excessive bloating, it may be a sign of food allergy, hiatal hernia, IBS or inflammatory bowel diseases. So you should do gastroenterologic work up but first, try to change your dietary habits, it means: eat smaller meals but more frequently, avoid fried and spicy food, take menta tea, avoid alcohol and coffee, eat probiotics and milk products, boiled food and vegetables. Also, there are medications such as Flobian, Magnesium oxide or certain Laxatives which may relieve such symptoms of this continue. If there won t be an improvement on these measures, you should consider doing diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy, anal sphincter manometry and food allergy testing. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon