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Burning sensation in middle chest area
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This is sridevi 33 years old
Iam suffering from gastric issue and recently it's increasing
Burning sensation occurs in middle chest area suggest precautions
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Sridevi, burning in the middle of the chest that is worsening is most often acid reflux (GERD), specially if it comes after meals, on lying down or with spicy food and tea. A PPI like pantoprazole 40 mg empty stomach in the morning for 4 weeks, with an antacid at night, usually settles it. Along with that, no lying down for 2 hours after eating, smaller meals, and cut down tea, coffee and chillies. If the burning is more like pressure, spreads to the arm or jaw, comes on walking, or you have vomiting of blood, black stools or weight loss, that needs urgent hospital assessment, not tablets.
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Start the PPI course and get a CBC and an ECG once, since it has been going on a while. If it does not clearly improve in 3-4 weeks, you need an endoscopy. Book a Practo consult with me and I will fix the prescription and duration for you.
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Do consult
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Kindly consult
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PRECAUTIONS....
Eat Smaller meal
1) Avoid lying down immediately after eating
2) Elevate the head of the bed by 6 to 9 inches
3) Maintenance of healthy weight
4) Quit smoking
5) Avoid trigger food like fatty item, caffeine,
Alcohol..
Tab PANTOPRAZOLE 40 MG Before Breakfast
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Life style modification
Don't eat frequent meals
Each meal should be taken with 4 -6 hour of gap
Sleep with left lateral position will decrease reflux symptoms
Avoid spicy / junk / processed carbohydrates
Avoid caffeine / nicotine
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Please consult with a General Physician in your area for a physical examination and further management
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Take some antacids tablet and avoid fried fatty good. Avoid caffeine if possible
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Avoid fried and spicy food
Water intake more
Green leafy vegetables more
Fiber meal
Do connect and consult
Will help you
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Hello dear , if your burning sensation is fixed to a point as if you can finger point it then it can likely be due to heart issue , if its migrating then it is likely gastric issue
However there arr asspsiated symptoms like palpitation , sweating
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however should not ignore bare minimum get an ecg donr
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Requires a proper assessment to understand the underlying cause and guide you.
Please book a consultation for a detailed evaluation, personalized treatment plan and further advice.
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Avoid caffeine (tea, coffee) first thing in the morning. Avoid long gaps between meals. Dietary advise: Avoid junk foods, oily, deep fried, spicy, foods. Consult for further evaluation and management. Hope it helps.
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Symptoms are more suggests gerd.take ppi drug pantop dsr before food.avoid outside food as much as you can.increase fibrous diet with adequate amount of water.your Symptoms will be improved in 3 to 4 days if you follow this.
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kindly do connect and consult with me for better treatment plan and advice on your case via PRACTO app
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it may be GERD take ppi for this
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Take pantop dsr once daily for 3 days 1 hr before food
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If it still continues after that
Please consult
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Dr. Vetsa Sri Krishna Chaitanya
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Rajahmundry
Need a few more details please consult for further evaluation and treatment
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Dr. Ashita Kuruvilla
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8 yrs exp
Kolkata
Need few more details for further evaluation. Please consult
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Dr. Reesha Varshney
General Physician
1 yrs exp
Bareilly
Avoid oily spicy food
Avoid caffeine
Avoid milk in morning
Avoid curd in dinner
Do not like down after eating
First walk for 10-15 min then sit for atleast 2 hours
Sleep on your left side
Stay hydrated
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Practitioner
7 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Irshad Ali
General Physician
13 yrs exp
Sitapur
Hello mam,avoid spicy food and dairy products.
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if not subsided please take a appointment with us at for online consultation.
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