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Will Nexium help to improve belching?

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Published At August 13, 2016
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Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I have been having shortness of breath, excessive yawning and belching. After about a week the shortness of breath went away. Last night, I drank bicarbonate of soda with lime and water and woke up back with the gasping for air and feeling of shortness of breath. Could the baking soda have caused this? Is this serious or will the shortness of breath go away? I do not have any other symptom of acid reflux. How long does it take for Nexus to work? I feel like I am going crazy. Will I ever return to my normal state before I started taking weight loss pills? This is how everything started in the first place. Please answer both the questions in detail. Thank you very much.

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com. I had gone through all the details posted. Belching and bloating sensation can be the side effect of the drug. Kindly avoid spicy foods, cold drinks, tea, coffee, and eat timely. I suggest Pantocid-L (Pantoprazole with Levosulpiride) combination tablet daily morning on an empty stomach and Nexium (Esomeprazole) at night before food. This combination tablet will help to decrease gastritis and also your belching as Levosulpiride acts as for GI motility. Regarding shortness of breath, gastritis can cause chest pain mimicking cardiac one. But, causing shortness of breath is unlikely. Kindly consult a general physician for complete clinical examination to rule out the causes of shortness of breath. Do you get shortness of breath on climbing stairs? What time of night you got SOB and how did it get relieved? Do you have swelling of lower limbs? Get minimum investigations to rule out the common causes of shortness of breath before attributing it to being caused. Please let me know if there's anything else I can help you with.

Patient's Query

Thank you doctor,

I do not have any swollen limbs or chest pain. I just woke up at 1 AM with the shortness of breath. It went away, but came back last night after I drank the bicarbonate of soda. The shortness of breath was due to the weight loss pills, but I thought it had gone away. Is Nexium alone not enough for belching? No, I do not experience the shortness of breath when climbing stairs. I just inhale and notice that I could not get a full breath. Sometimes, only yawning relieves it, but it had gone away a few days ago and came back last night. How long does it take for Nexium to work for the belching?

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com. Nexium will help decrease acid production and does not have promotility action. It can relieve belching quickly. Weight loss tablets are unlikely to cause shortness of breath, and based on your history, a cardiac cause is also unlikely. To manage your symptoms, I recommend using a pillow while sleeping, eating at least 2 hours before sleeping, engaging in regular physical exercise, and consuming frequent small meals. These measures can help alleviate your symptoms. Please let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with.

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Dr. Naresh Kumar M.
Dr. Naresh Kumar M.

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