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Does anxiety cause heartburn?
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Dr. Mostafa Odeh, Psychiatry - yes,anxiety can cause heart burn because it stimulates both the sympathetic as well as the parasympathetic   systems .
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Hello, I have been taking Nexium for the last month and since I started it, I have a ongoing strong throat ache. Once stopped the ache stopped.
Dr. Clement El Khoury, Radiation Oncology - try replacing with another molecule same family such as omeprazole, rabeprazole etc...
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If it happens once/twice a week, can we still consider it reflux? Can it be related to cold, shower etc, causing winds? I am used to warm his bottles and to prepare it just before feeding.
Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - You need to distinguish between gastro-esophageal reflux (GER), which is simple regurgitation of partially digested food through the mouth and/or nose, and gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD): phy... Read More
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My 8 weeks old baby starts by eating 30-50ml bottle formula.I stop him to burb,he occasionally spits like 20-30ml.He doesn't show discomfort and doesn't cry. After spitting he eats whole bottle.Why?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - Gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) is defined as the passage of the contents of the stomach into the lower esophagus. It is considered a physiologic (i.e., not due to disease) occurrence in healthy infant... Read More
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I wake up every morning feeling like I want to vomit and I feel like there is hot water on the top of my intestine, and it stays this way for a couple of hours. What should I do?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - These are symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD develops when stomach acid travels up into your throat, resulting in an injury to the lining of the esophagus (swallowing passage) or... Read More
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So what do you think Dr ? shall I continue with the Nexium or I stop it Thanks for your advise
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Dr. Salim Saab, Otolaryngology (Ent) - aside of nexium which must be taken for at less 6 months take also an acid free diet elevate the head of bed also look for a germ helico bacter pylori
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I have a discomfort feeling in the upper left chest with a heavy stomach feeling although I didn't eat much. I can't sleep, when I try to, something like strong heart beat wake me up. I'm in Africa.
Dr. Ziad Mansour, Thoracic Surgery - It is most probably a gastro-esophageal reflux. You can start acid-lowering pills and prokinetics. The cardiac origin of your symptoms has to be considered if you are a smoker or if you have other car... Read More
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I have triplets aged 3 years and a half. They all have reflux. How much nexium (sachet) should I give them? Or should I give them another kind of nexium (15.5kg/14kg/12kg)?
Dr. Maria Karam, Pediatrics - Hi, 1-2mg per kg per day. It depends on how severe it is but usually one sachet 10mg may work once daily, unless it is very severe and it's stopping their growth. Also note that nexium is the bes... Read More
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