Okay a few days ago I started having a burning feeling in my chest. I had just had a smirnoff and figured I just drank it too fast. All night and the next day my chest and stomach hurt. Anytime I eat or drink something it feels like I am swallowing a big rock. The food and drink hurts all the way down til it reaches my stomach. The burning only lasted one day but it still feels like i'm swallowing something heavy.I've been taking peptobismal and it helps but I'm worried about it not going away. The pain has gotten better but it's been there for about 2 days. Is this just bad indigestion? Could it be a stomach ulcer? I really don't want to go to the doctor unless I have too b/c I just finished some antibotic treatments this week.
2006-10-28 06:18:57 · 8 answers · asked by CuriosityKilledtheCat 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Based on the symptoms you are describing, it doesn't sound cardiac in nature. I had a similar experience with Sky Vodka. It sounds like gastritis and esophagitis. Gastritis is the inflammation of the stomach lining, which can be accompanied with nausea and vomiting. Since the lining of your stomach is irritated. It was more then likely irritated when you were on antibiotic therapy and the alcohol made it worse. Esophagitis is inflammation of your esophagus, which may have been caused by the antibiotics as well.
Since the pain is slowly going away, you could help it along by eating a bland diet. Stay away from alcohol, caffeine, and spicy foods. If you drink citrus drinks like orange or cranberry juice, I would dilute it with water in equal parts. But take small sips first to make sure your stomach can handle it. Stay on this regimine for the next two days and slowly introduce your normal diet and see how your stomach is then. You can also call your doctor and get a phone consultation without actually going in the office. Hope this helps...good luck. Feel free to email or IM me if you have any other questions.
2006-10-28 06:34:06 · answer #1 · answered by rntroublemaker 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds to me like you have a bad case of acid reflux. My husband has that and it does hurt. Your stomach is producing to much acid. When that happens it come back up your esophagus. One thing the doctor told him was when he slept at night to make sure the upper part of his body was elevated so the acid would stay in the stomach and not come up the esophagus while he was sleeping.
I am no way a doctor hon. So the best thing you could do is go to the doctor after you antibotic treatments are over. It very well could be the antibotic that you have or are taking are to strong for your stomach thus making the stomach produce more acid.
2006-10-28 13:31:58 · answer #2 · answered by whenwhalesfly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Little Known Scientific Fact: Alcohol is the LAST thing your stomach needs. it does not help stomach ulcers at all, and can make them worse. In fact, if you think you have a stomach ulcer the best thing you can drink is nothing but water. This is why: whatever is in your stomach slowly leaks into your blood system when you have an ulcer, meaning you can get far to much alcohol in your system from just one drink, and can get poisoned from it. Similarly, anything with alot of sugar can put too much sugar in your blood system which could possibly put you in a diabetic shock and mess up your whole glucose-metabolism. Anything with too much salt should be avoided as well. If you do think you have an ulcer, the best thing you can do is take the above advice and go to the doctor. He will confirm or deny your ulcer, give you proper treatment and prescribe a special diet just for your needs.
2006-10-28 13:26:52 · answer #3 · answered by Brandon V 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
First of all the antibiotics should have come with a warning not to drink alcohol with them. Reason being most antibiotics are irritating to the stomach. As for as the burning sensation your having, sounds like esophageal reflux, acid indigestion, at any rate it can lead to complications. You should schedule an appointment with your doctor, for there are several excellent medications on the market that can begin giving you relieve from these symptoms with the initial dose, plus they also heal your esophagus and stomach area that may have erosion's from the acid, alteration of normal flora of your stomach, associated with antibiotic usage. Antibiotics kills the good bacteria, along with the bad, however the good bacteria is usually easily replaced with eating yogurt with live cultures in eat, and drinking Buttermilk, another source of food with good live bacteria in it. Not many of us, actually enjoy going to the Doctor, but hun I believe if you would address this problem now with your physician, you would have much less of reoccurance in the future. Thanks for the opportunity to answer such a important question, hope I've helped.
2006-10-28 13:29:40 · answer #4 · answered by Strawberry Pony 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It could be acid reflux, or it could just be gas build-up, it could maybe be an ulcer. But if the pain is not going away or re-occurring often, you need medical help to avoid potential further damage to your stomach and/or esophogus.
2006-10-28 13:29:32 · answer #5 · answered by Shandralyn 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you drink on a regular basis. Alcohol does irritate your digestive system after awhile. See a doctor.
2006-10-28 13:26:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have damaged or injured your esophagus..
Give it a few days and if it does not get better then see the Dr.
2006-10-28 13:27:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like either acid reflux,or gall bladder.
2006-10-28 13:21:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋