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Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Gastroenterology Clinic

for gastroesophageal reflux

What drugs may worsen gastroesophageal reflux disease?
Some medications and supplements can worsen GERD symptoms by depressing the lower esophageal sphincter or irritating the esophagus, so try to avoid the following medications and supplements if possible. And if you are taking one of them, consult your doctor before stopping taking it, as stopping these medicines suddenly may be dangerous to your health.
Anticholinergics, which are smooth muscle relaxants.
Calcium channel blocking medications, prescribed for high blood pressure.
potassium tablets.
Vitamin C tablets.
Tetracycline, an antibiotic, is in the form of capsules.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin (Bayer, Bufferin), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Nuprin), naproxen (Aleve) and ketoprofen (Orudis).
Quinidine (Quinidex), a medication for irregular heartbeats.
Theophylline (Theo-Dur), indicated for asthma.
Analgesics and sedatives.
Alendronate (Fosamax), indicated for osteoporosis.

Bleeding with stool

If blood comes out with the stool, even if it is intermittently, this indicates a disease, and is the feeling of satiety or fat that did not come from the esophagus or pharynx, knowing that eating one meal a day and it does not contain fat, sometimes it is two eggs and it is swallowing oil for several hours, what does this indicate? illness?
Blood in the stool has many causes, so the doctor needs more details to be able to diagnose the disease, including symptoms, tests and analyzes, but most cases of bleeding of this type are due to hemorrhoids, so I advise some of your case to a doctor who specializes in diseases of the digestive system. As for the second part of the question, it needs more clarification to answer it.

Pain in the navel area

I have pain in the navel area. why?

– The questioner did not clarify the gender, age, or duration. In any case, the pain in the umbilical region has several causes. It may be a umbilical hernia, a bacterial infection, or the pain is related to the nerves or the adjacent muscle layers. On the other hand, the matter may be related to the abdominal cavity, so it is necessary to present the case to the A surgeon or gastroenterologist to find out the cause.

* What is the treatment of stomach ulcers?

It is preferable to consult a doctor specialized in gastroenterology to conduct a clinical examination with some basic analyzes, and it may require the work of some rays such as a barium bolus (in which x-rays are taken of the patient while swallowing a liquid substance to show any functional or organic defect in the upper part of the digestive tract) or Endoscopy of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum to explore and take the necessary samples for tissues and microbes. In emergency cases, endoscopic therapeutic intervention may be required.

Based on the results of the tests and analyzes, the appropriate treatment is selected from antacids, histamine-2 blockers, and proton pump inhibitors.

The treatment of Helicobacter pylori, which was discovered as a key factor in the emergence and recurrence of gastric and duodenal ulcers (1994), has triggered a great development in this field in terms of the patient’s response to some medications for a period of one to two weeks instead of chronic treatment with little desired benefit (it was found that more than 85 percent of those who are treated for gastric or duodenal ulcers get ulcers again within a year of treatment, but this percentage drops to 2 percent if it is confirmed that these bacteria have been eradicated).

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