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hi i am having pressure (a constant sense of heaviness )in my upper stomach, and am blenching much more than often....today i started Nexium (my doctor prescribed it)....so, i want to ask if any of you ever had that constant feeling of heaviness in their stomach...and if any natural ways of healing are reccommended without going into drugs....??thanx
You should see a physician so a barium swallow or upper gi series can be performed to see if an ulcer is the cause. Some people do have acid reflux and don't experience the typical symptoms. Keep your bed elevated to 45 degrees, no eating 4 hrs prior to bedtime and decrease your caffeine intake, Nexium will heal an ulcer, its presciption only, so I assume you had seen a physician to get it.... are you a smoker?? remember, esophageal cancer spreads fast and should be ruled out as a cause if you have risk factors.
That happened to me one time. I took some medicine and it dissolved in my esophagus. It felt like I had indigestion. It got to the point where I couldn't swallow or eat or anything. I was eating antacids.
I finally had to go to the ER. I had esophagitis. IT hurt so bad. But, he gave me some meds and I was ok. Good luck
Lori,
Speaking from experience, it did take a while for my esophagus pain to go away. In fact, it probably took about two weeks until I wasn't uncomfortable all of the time. I was on the Nexium twice a day and it still took a long time. Hope you get to feeling better soon.
Amy