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Sever pain starting at stomache.....
Hi,
Last night i had a bad pain experience, it started on the left side of my stomach went up through my esophogas, into my neck and my jaw and all over my head. the pain is like nothing i have felt before, it almost felt like the pain was aiming for all my pressure points. I'm a 38 year old white male, i have GERD which i take nexium for, id like to think it wasnt a heart attack but everything i read points to those symptoms. as i sit here and write i still have various minor pains in those same areas. anyone have any information they can help me with?
Thanks Joe
Last night i had a bad pain experience, it started on the left side of my stomach went up through my esophogas, into my neck and my jaw and all over my head. the pain is like nothing i have felt before, it almost felt like the pain was aiming for all my pressure points. I'm a 38 year old white male, i have GERD which i take nexium for, id like to think it wasnt a heart attack but everything i read points to those symptoms. as i sit here and write i still have various minor pains in those same areas. anyone have any information they can help me with?
Thanks Joe
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Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
The symptoms could be exacerbation of the GERD. Treatment is a combination of drugs to reduce the acid and lifestyle changes. You will need to change a couple of medications or take a combination of medications like a proton pump inhibitor such as omeprazole, lansoprazole or pantoprazole empty stomach in the morning and an antacid gel after meals for complete relief. Possibility of H pylori infection too should be looked into and a combination antibiotic tried.
Life style changes include: Avoid heavy meals and eat frequent small meals. Avoid too much of caffeine, tea, smoking, fried food and drinks both alcoholic and non alcoholic fuzzy ones. Avoid heavy exercises within 4 hours of a heavy meal. Raise the head end of the bed by pillows to 30 degrees. Go to bed at least 2 hours after food. Maybe these tips will help you.
The other possibility is that it was a heart attack. Hence please get a 12 lead EKG and other tests if need be to rule out this possibility completely.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
The symptoms could be exacerbation of the GERD. Treatment is a combination of drugs to reduce the acid and lifestyle changes. You will need to change a couple of medications or take a combination of medications like a proton pump inhibitor such as omeprazole, lansoprazole or pantoprazole empty stomach in the morning and an antacid gel after meals for complete relief. Possibility of H pylori infection too should be looked into and a combination antibiotic tried.
Life style changes include: Avoid heavy meals and eat frequent small meals. Avoid too much of caffeine, tea, smoking, fried food and drinks both alcoholic and non alcoholic fuzzy ones. Avoid heavy exercises within 4 hours of a heavy meal. Raise the head end of the bed by pillows to 30 degrees. Go to bed at least 2 hours after food. Maybe these tips will help you.
The other possibility is that it was a heart attack. Hence please get a 12 lead EKG and other tests if need be to rule out this possibility completely.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
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