Pain in the Epigastric area
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I've been bloated and have acid reflux. I am taking medication for it which has seemed to help. For the past month I have had a sharp pain in my Epigastric area, top center abdominal area. I've been to the walk in urgent care to get it checked out, doctor pressed around and hit the pain. Told me it is just muscle pain. Today I had coffee for the first time in over a month (I quit for months as a time and sometimes fall off the wagon if it's offered for free) the coffee was quite strong, I forgot to take my acid reflux pill, and the pain was pretty bad. Like I was being stabbed. I might go back in a week if it is still really bothering me. Have any of you have something similar and what you did to relieve it.
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rowena_84136 TheRoyalGeek
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TheRoyalGeek rowena_84136
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rowena_84136 TheRoyalGeek
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beth21928 TheRoyalGeek
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AS IVE ALREADY SAID IN MANY REPLIES TO PEOPLE THERE ARE VARIOUS THINGS THAT SET OFF EPIGASTRIC PAIN.
JUST HAD EVERY POSSIBLE TEST DONE AND THE ENDOSCOPY WAS SUCH A RELEIF TO GET DONE .ITS NOT KNOWING THAT CAN CAUSE A GREAT DEAL OF VARIOUS TYES OF PAIN AND GETS YOU THINKING IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING ELSE WRONG.
WITH ME ITS STOMACH BENIGN POLYPS WITH INFLAMMATION EVEN ALTHOUGH FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS OR SO IVE BEEN ON 20MGS OF OMEPRAZOLE FOR REFLUX [HYPERACIDITY] JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT PERHAPS ONE DAY IN THE NEAR FUTURE YOU MI REQUIRE ONE AND INDEED IF ANY DOCTOR SUGGESTS ONE TAKE IT AS THERE IS NOTHING TO THE TEST JUST OUT FOR 3 MINS THE RESULT /MEDICATION AND ADVICE THEN HOME TO ON WITH YOUR LIFE.
I WAS SOMEWHAT HORRIFIED TO HEAR OF PEOPLE TAKING VARIOUS SALTS E.G. ANDREWS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CONSTAPATION THAT LAST LONGER THAN 3-5 DAYS A DOCTOR SHOULD BE CONSULTED.
DRUGS FOR REFLUX ETC DO NOT CAUSE CONSTAPATION AS THEY COME IN COATED CAPSULE HOWEVER WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT AND YOU MIGHT JUST BE PRONE TO IT OR YOUR DIET DOESNT CONTAIN ENOUGH FIBRE .
IF DOCTOR SAYS ITS A MUSCLE CAUSING PROBLEMS GO WITH THE FLOW FOR A WEEK OR SO THEN GO RIGHT BACK.DID IT CROSS YOUR MIND THAT THIS MIGHT BE A SIMPLE STRAIN WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GO TO TOILET?
I NEVER DRINK COFFEE BUT WAS ADVISED NOT TO AS IT APPEARS TO CAUSE ACIDITY.
OMEPRAZOLE AND OTHERS ARE USUALLY PRESCRIBED TO BE TAKEN IN THE MORNING HOWEVER YEARS AGO I REVERSED IT AND TAKE IT AT BED TIME.
TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM IBUPROFEN AND CO-CODAMOL THEY CAN CAUSE ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS.
SEE HOW YOU GO AND GOOD LUCK
TheRoyalGeek beth21928
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TheRoyalGeek jayne22513
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stev433 TheRoyalGeek
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