Talk to Internal Medicine on Acid Reflux/Heartburn/Bad Breath/Back Pain
Asking for Self, Male, 38 years old, Lahore
Respected Sir, Firstly, I feel real bad breath all the time which nobody else could feel but only I can,Its more than 1/2 years i believe (in spite of quitting smoking for 3/4 months). Secondly, I feel Acid Reflux/Heart burn most of the times in a day. Sometimes in a week i feel pain in my left chest's lower side and sometimes middle of the chest and it get swere sometimes. I am confused either to meet dentist specialist or gaestro-entrologist for this, because i have some other issues attached with this(which i think connected), like: My smoking habit for more than 20 years/Intaking of liquor for years but has left now/My back problem for more than 14 years which I got diagnosed as 'Spasm' because of way back Epilepsy history of mine(i believe). Please guide, What to do, Which thing to tackle first, Which test to conduct at the very outset and which Doctor is my concerned person ???????
Dr. Uzair Akbar Ali - Internal Medicine Specialist
BSc. MBBS, MRCP (Ireland), MRCPS (Galsgow), FRCPath (London), MSc. Diabetes (Ireland), MPH (Ireland), DTMH (London), FPSIM (Pakistan) | Lahore
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Hi. It seems you are likely suffering from a condition called gastroesophageal reflux (GORD) in medical terms. Yes smoking can aggrevate this problem and first advice would be cut down smoking. I would advise you to visit either medical specialist or gastroenterologist to get investigated with certain tests including H-pylori testing. Furthermore many times such symptoms are caused by painkillers including diclofenac and brufen. As you mentioned u have back pain so try to avoid painkillers as these can affect stomach.
Thanks
Dr. Maria Arora - Pulmonologist / Lung Specialist
MBBS, MCPS (TB & Chest Diseases), Diploma (TB & Chest Diseases) | Lahore
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Avoid as much drug intake as possible for back , yoga classes and doctor prescribed medicines are ok.
Eat small frequent meals.
No smoking or fizzy drinks.
No chillies, fried food and bakery products.
Eat bland diet and fruits.
Risek 20 mg daily am .
2 tablespoons thrice daily.
Xanax 0.5 mg TDS
Consult a gastroentrologit first and get an ECG.
Patient
Post Owner
Thanks for the advice, I shall try to act upon.
I have been using Praz(Alprazolam) for more than 3 years instead of your prescribed Xanax. Not for depression but for sleep, and now I think I can't get quality sleep without it.
Rest, I shall consult the gastroenterologist as you advised.
7 years ago
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Thanks for the kind advice Sir,
I am using Movax(Tizanidine) for back pain before sleeping, and Praz(Alprazolam) for sleep, bcz without it I can't sleep properly.
Except these, I am not using any medicine so far
7 years ago
Patient
Post Owner
What about Bad breath?
7 years ago