Stomach bloating and chest tightness and shortness of breath may be caused by gastroesophageal reflux, chronic gastritis, dyspepsia, coronary heart disease, etc., which need to be treated with medication and surgery.
1. Gastroesophageal reflux: patients with gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) will show symptoms such as stomach distension, chest tightness, shortness of breath and chest pain. Patients can use histamine H2 receptor antagonists, such as famotidine and ranitidine, and proton pump inhibitors, such as rabeprazole and lansoprazole, under the guidance of doctors.
Gastric stimulants such as mosapride and domperidone may also be prescribed for patients who experience gastric distention. Some patients can also take endoscopic anti-reflux surgery, laparoscopic fundoplication.
2. Chronic gastritis: For chronic gastritis caused by gastric distension and chest tightness and shortness of breath, you can use gastric mucous membrane protective agents, such as aluminum hydroxide, aluminum thioglycollate, etc., under the guidance of the doctor.
For chronic gastritis caused by Helicobacter pylori infection, it is necessary to follow the doctor’s instructions to take quadruple therapy treatment, that is, proton pump inhibitors + two antibiotics + bismuth, commonly used drugs are omeprazole, amoxicillin, metronidazole, bismuth potassium citrate, etc.. If the patient’s stomach has high-level lesions, it is necessary to take gastroscopic mucosal resection or mucosal stripping treatment.
3. Dyspepsia: dyspepsia can cause stomach distension, chest tightness, shortness of breath and other symptoms, patients can follow the doctor’s instructions with digestive enzyme preparations, such as lactasexan, multi-enzyme tablets. Some patients also need to use etopride, cinitapride and other gastrointestinal stimulants.
4. Coronary heart disease: coronary heart disease due to coronary artery blockage and narrowing, which will lead to myocardial cells in the state of ischemia and hypoxia, resulting in belching chest above the symptoms of stuffy blockage. Coronary heart disease patients if there is chest tightness, must be the first time quiet rest, and can take nitroglycerin and fast-acting heart pills to relieve symptoms.
Stomach bloating chest tightness shortness of breath, there are other causes, it is recommended that patients with stomach bloating chest tightness shortness of breath and other manifestations, to timely medical treatment, the doctor will be based on the cause of the selection of appropriate treatment options.