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Answered by

Dr. Ajeet Kumar

Medically reviewed by

Dr. Divya Banu M

Published At May 19, 2020
Reviewed AtJanuary 18, 2024

Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

Yesterday in the evening I felt strong heaviness in my stomach and gas started forming. Stomach seems to be full without eating anything . Light pain also started. Today morning also no clear stool, no choice to take food, hence, only some fruits taken in breakfast. Presently also stomach feeling full of gas. Light pain feeling in the morning. I have taken one tablet of gas in empty stomach. Rabiprazole with Domperidone. What to take for relief since office hours has started and I want to be fit.

Answered by Dr. Ajeet Kumar

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I can understand you had a terrible time due to this problem since yesterday. The gas production in bowel is a normal phenomenon and majorly produces on its own given the number of gas forming bacteria within human gut; however, there are certain foods and environmental triggers that can increase the gas production.

Foods containing cereals grains such as wheat, corn, maze, barley, oats, millets, and milk. Cauliflower and many others that even you can find out yourself. So your symptoms and just an overnight onset with worsening intensity suggest you probably have one of these gas producing food a day before yesterday. If you can find out the foods that make you feel gas; then it would be very easy to omit that diet from your diet and go well. It is fine to continue with the Rabiprazole (proton pump inhibitors) for now, but I want to substitute another medication over Domperidone. Tablet Digestine 40 mg once daily before meals, you can increase the dose to twice daily before meals if you dont feel improvement in next 48 hours.

The Probable causes

Gas and bloating

Investigations to be done

I can consider testing you thoroughly if your symptoms remain for a week or so and does not improve with the medications I prescribed.

Differential diagnosis

SIBO

Regarding follow up

Follow up in 3 days to update me how you doing

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Ajeet Kumar
Dr. Ajeet Kumar

Medical Gastroenterology

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