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band under ribcage

by hilda01, Apr 02, 2008 03:27AM

I have been diagnosed with gastritis gastric erosions hiatus hernia ?what size ?barratts oesophagus. I have been on nexium twice daily for the past 4 weeks unfortunately no change to the tight band feeling especially after i eat something. I also get what is called air hunger when you feel that you cant breathe properly I have no heart problems as far as i know have had every test in the book. Can someone tell me what this tight band is it is driving me nuts .

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by CalGal, Apr 02, 2008 12:44PM

To: Hilda

The tight band could be part of the body's reaction to having an inflammatory process going on in your body (gastritis and esophageal problems). It could be muscular spasms, perhaps of the stomach and esophagus, or maybe of the muscles around those organs.

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