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Acid Reflux
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My recent throat examination shows acid reflux with granularity and it is causing swallowing discomfort and mild pain. I am prescribed rebeprozole and domperdone for 10 days, kindly advise how long it will take to feel normal.
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Along with medication you need to make life style modifications. Regularise your meals
Don’t eat stomach full
Don’t wear tight clothes
Don’t lie down immediately after a meal
Avoid spicy and fatty food
Along with these modifications the medication can reverse your symptoms in about a month
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Acid reflux disease is a lifestyle disorder. Unless u make some lifestyle modifications, u will continue to have symptoms for prolonged time. It will take some time to normalise.
Next Steps
continue antacids for almost a month
Health Tips
1. Avoid spicy food, milk tea, coffee, fried food, carbonated drinks
2. Drink 3-4L of water everyday
3. Avoid being empty stomach for long, have food in two hourly intervals.
4. Walk for 2 hours post dinner
5. If no neck pain, keep head end elevated during sleep
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It may take few weeks if you stop all the aggravating factors
Next Steps
use pantoprazole if no improvement with current medicine
Health Tips
avoid spicy oily food
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Dr. Chirag Yashlaha
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
9 yrs exp
Indore
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Dr. Monica Agrawal
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
11 yrs exp
Jaipur
Along with this take ulgel a syrup 2 sppons after meals
Avoid spicy food
Weight loss if ur obese
Do not lie after meals
Do not overeat
Drink plenty of water
U will start feeling better in couple of days
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Dr. Saiyad Saif Naziruddin
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
9 yrs exp
Raichur
U can go with lifestyle changes
That is more Important than medicines
It is gonna take time
But exercise,food habits, timings of meals play a key role
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Dr. Jaimini Thakkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
6 yrs exp
Anand
Lifestyle modification is important.
avoid spicy and oily food.
Take small frequent meals.
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