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What Causes A Hole In Upper Part Of The Tummy?

I have been taking Meloxicam for 3 years.ad a holeMy Dr. prescribe Tramadol, she said to start Tramadol, and after a week, stop meloxicam to see if pain comes back. I stopped Meloxicam 2 days ago, today I felt very strange, kind if jittery, shakier, felt like upset stomach/ like having a hole in upper part of my tummy. Could this be caused from stopping Meloxicam?
posted on Mon, 30 Jun 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Since you have taken Meloxicam for such a long time, it must have caused Gastritis or gastric ulcers, the severe attack must have caused you to have this feeling of having a whole in the upper abdomen.
The feeling of jittery, shakier must be due to withdrawal from the medicine called Meloxicam, the body gets used to such medicines, hence the need of constantly changing the medicines , which your Doctor correctly suggested to shift to Tramadol.
You also have to take Ranitidine or a PPI, antacid, soft bland diet and small frequent meals.
Get an Upper GI Endoscopy done to see the problem with stomach, duodenum and esophagus.
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What Causes A Hole In Upper Part Of The Tummy?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Since you have taken Meloxicam for such a long time, it must have caused Gastritis or gastric ulcers, the severe attack must have caused you to have this feeling of having a whole in the upper abdomen. The feeling of jittery, shakier must be due to withdrawal from the medicine called Meloxicam, the body gets used to such medicines, hence the need of constantly changing the medicines , which your Doctor correctly suggested to shift to Tramadol. You also have to take Ranitidine or a PPI, antacid, soft bland diet and small frequent meals. Get an Upper GI Endoscopy done to see the problem with stomach, duodenum and esophagus.