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[Green Lantern]

Ang galing naman ng Doctor mo, he checked your pulse and he was able to tell you that you have a weak stomach (weak stomach is a bit vague), parang sa movies.

[brentley]

Ang galing naman ng Doctor mo, he checked your pulse and he was able to tell you that you have a weak stomach (weak stomach is a bit vague), parang sa movies.

This doctor are experience and expert in the detecting the rythm of the pulse. Can my acidity be cure or do i need to take medicine every night?

[Green Lantern]

Take the Ranitidine for 3 weeks, 150mg before bedtime.

 

If you do not experience a significant reduction in stomach acid then we will have to consider an H.Pylori infection of your stomach

[brentley]

Take the Ranitidine for 3 weeks, 150mg before bedtime.

 

If you do not experience a significant reduction in stomach acid then we will have to consider an H.Pylori infection of your stomach

 

Forgive me for the medical term, What is H.Pylori inferction?

[Green Lantern]

H Pylori is Helicobacter Pylori

 

Doctors used to think ulcers were caused by stress or by eating food with too much acid in it. We now know this isn't true. We now know that most stomach ulcers are caused by an infection. The infection is caused by a bacteria (germ) called Helicobacter pylori (say: "hell-ee-ko-back-ter pie-lore-ee"), or H. pylori for short. Ulcers in people who don't have an H. pylori infection are usually related to heavy aspirin use, or heavy use of anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen (some brand names: Advil, Nuprin, Motrin). Acetaminophen (brand name: Tylenol) doesn't cause stomach ulcers.

[brentley]

H Pylori is Helicobacter Pylori

 

Doctors used to think ulcers were caused by stress or by eating food with too much acid in it. We now know this isn't true. We now know that most stomach ulcers are caused by an infection. The infection is caused by a bacteria (germ) called Helicobacter pylori (say: "hell-ee-ko-back-ter pie-lore-ee"), or H. pylori for short. Ulcers in people who don't have an H. pylori infection are usually related to heavy aspirin use, or heavy use of anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen (some brand names: Advil, Nuprin, Motrin). Acetaminophen (brand name: Tylenol) doesn't cause stomach ulcers.

GreenLantern,

I take ranitidine last night before bedtime and and feel air and burp early in the morning. Will my condition get well after 3 weeks. If not can i cure the H Pylori?

[Green Lantern]

Take the Ranitidine every night for the the next 3 weeks, hopefully you will feel some relief in the next few days.

[brentley]

Take the Ranitidine every night for the the next 3 weeks, hopefully you will feel some relief in the next few days.

Green Lantern,

My second night in taking the ranitidine burp some air early in the morning. May i ask what does ranitidine do to the stomach? From the label of the medicine, it said Hydrochorine. What does it mean?

[Green Lantern]

Ranitidine is in a class of drugs called histamine receptor antagonists. Ranitidine works by decreasing the amount of acid the stomach produces.

Ranitidine is used to treat and prevent ulcers in the stomach and intestines. Ranitidine is also used to treat conditions in which the stomach produces too much acid and conditions in which acid comes up into the esophagus and causes heartburn, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

[brentley]

Ranitidine is in a class of drugs called histamine receptor antagonists. Ranitidine works by decreasing the amount of acid the stomach produces.

Ranitidine is used to treat and prevent ulcers in the stomach and intestines. Ranitidine is also used to treat conditions in which the stomach produces too much acid and conditions in which acid comes up into the esophagus and causes heartburn, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Why is the stomach producing to much acid?

[Green Lantern]

Many factors can affect secretion of acid in the stomach.

Types of food you take in, amount of stress you are undergoing, amount of food intake, types of liquids you drink, smoking, work schedule...etc....

[brentley]

Many factors can affect secretion of acid in the stomach.

Types of food you take in, amount of stress you are undergoing, amount of food intake, types of liquids you drink, smoking, work schedule...etc....

Can you recommend what food to take to avoid the secretion of acid?

[Green Lantern]

Try to eat a well balanced diet using the food pyramid.

 

Fats on top,

Protein in the middle,

and carbohydrates on the bottom

[brentley]

Try to eat a well balanced diet using the food pyramid.

 

Fats on top,

Protein in the middle,

and carbohydrates on the bottom

I ate a jollibee champ burger with bacon, pineapple, cheese and mayonaise in the afternoon and a plate of spagetti with meat ball at dinner time. 10pm took the ranitidine before going to sleep and can experience burping early in the morning. This is my first week in taking the medicine. Did the burger and spagetti affect my burping of air

[play_boi]

wow interesting topic. i also have gastro problem. i assume Sir greenlantern is a doctor. Doc GL ide like to know is it true that ulcer meds can cause alzheimers in the future? if yes why?

 

thanks

[ej_qn]

I sometimes have heartburns and it really gets to me when I'm driving or walking. Grabe, para kang ginulat kaya ang init at parang ang asim ng pakiramdam sa gitna ng tiyan mo, kung saan banda naghihiwalay yung rib cage area. Sometimes nga that results me into having panic attacks dahil doon kasi it mimics the feeling na para kang ginulat pero imbis mabili na heartburn lang ang pakiramdam eh parang bihuhusan ka ng isang litro ng acid sa tiyan mo. My father told me to consult with Dr. Que of Natnl Kidney Inst. My cousin who is an Internist told me to take Geltazine para maski papaano mabawasan yung heartburn sensation. At first akala ko baka may saket ako sa puso even at my age of 26 back then kaya this year noong late April nagpa full cardio check-up ako... blood, 2D echo with doppler and treadmill stress test pero negative naman lahat.

My symptoms inlucde:

Heartburn

Pag malakas at matagal yung heartburn ko, my hands starts having tremors then dizzy feeling. After that malamang panic attack na.

Yung tunog ng tiyan ko when using I used a stheto ay parang tunog ng water dispenser, yung glug-glug na tunog.

My stomack twitches and contracts.

 

When I informed that to my cousin she advised me seek only 2 specialists, a gastro or a neuro.

[play_boi]

hello doctors! pls help us with our gastro problems

[brentley]

I guess Dr Green Lantern is out of the country at the moment and cannot answer to all your queries

[ej_qn]

So far the medication I've taken are Geltazine and recently, Zantac. I found that Zantac works better for me even if it gives me the feeling of a stomach full of air of the feeling that you wanna puke. But since my gastro problems can be related to my neuro problems this concerns me, the brain controls all voluntary and involuntary muscles... involuntary muscles like are heart, lungs, stomach and intestines. When they see your intestines moving/contracting in a crawling manner na parang bulate then automatic they'll know it's a neurological problem.

[Green Lantern]

ej_gn

I hope the Zantac works for you.

 

brentley

yes, I was out of the country for some time and busy at work, but am glad to be back

 

play_boi

I am not familiar with what you mentioned about anti-ulcer medications causing Alzheimers - can you elaborate further or tell me where this information came from? I am curious about what you wrote.

[Green Lantern]

Also consider the age of the patient and his occupational exposure to both silica and asbestos.

 

There have been reported cases of MDR-TB (Multi Drug Resistant TB) that turned out to be silicosis.

[brentley]

Nice to hear from you Green Lantern. During airplane flight in the air, i experience burping also and dizzines resulting to vomit. Can this be related to the neu as explain bt ej_gn?

ej_gn

I hope the Zantac works for you.

 

brentley

yes, I was out of the country for some time and busy at work, but am glad to be back

 

play_boi

I am not familiar with what you mentioned about anti-ulcer medications causing Alzheimers - can you elaborate further or tell me where this information came from? I am curious about what you wrote.

[elhaxsan]

TB had a resurgence in the 1980 due to the incidence of Hiv-aids in the community especially in the U.S. and other countries. The use of four drug therapy (ethambutol, rifampicin,isoniazid and pyrizinamide) and a program of D.O.T.S(Directly Observed Therapy -Supervised) has helped in the cure rates in the patients affected with TB, especially in

the countries that have the economic capacity of the D.O.T.S. program.These countries have a national program of providing the TB treatment free to patients diagnosed with TB, regardless of the status of the patient, whether he or she is legally or illegally in the country.These have made inroads into the TB control of these countries

[hint-of-lime]

TB had a resurgence in the 1980 due to the incidence of Hiv-aids in the community especially in the U.S. and other countries. The use of four drug therapy (ethambutol, rifampicin,isoniazid and pyrizinamide) and a program of D.O.T.S(Directly Observed Therapy -Supervised) has helped in the cure rates in the patients affected with TB, especially in

the countries that have the economic capacity of the D.O.T.S. program.These countries have a national program of providing the TB treatment free to patients diagnosed with TB, regardless of the status of the patient, whether he or she is legally or illegally in the country.These have made inroads into the TB control of these countries

 

 

Well, I think the resurgence is only in the 1st world. In the third world of which our country is a part, it has never left. IT is still very much a part of our health scene and pulmonary TB is among the top 10 leading causes of death according to the DOH. This is why during the resurgence of TB in the 1st world during the 80s, they turned to the 3rd world for knowledge about the disease - because no matter how advanced they are - we have the experience in treating TB! The DOH, with the support of the WHO has a DOTS program in place in all government hospitals and health centers and provides free TB medication to the poor. It's just a matter of diagnosing them and making sure that they are compliant with the medications - imagine having to take 4 different kinds of medicine a day for 2 months and then 2 meds for another 4 months at the minimum! They have to know how important it is to be taking the meds even though they are already asymptomatic as early as a month after initiation of treatment! Education thus plays a big part in the management of the disease - and let's face it - the 1st world has relatively more educated people than the 3rd.

[rutten]

I have this feeling of food being stuck in the middle of my chest up to the lower part of my throat after taking a meal. Could this be a gastro problem?