Nail Perfection
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Ok, I hope my fellow geeks can help me out again with my latest drama!
6 weeks ago my 19 year old son suddenly developed excessive burping.
I went with him to the doctor. The doc decided that due to that fact that he had overdone things for the whole of June, i.e. stag weekend, followed
by a week abroad on a lads holiday, then another week away with college, that he had possibly damaged his gullet with too much alcohol, throwing up etc.
He was given omeprazole to reduce stomach acid, 2 20mg tabs per day. After about 10 days things seemed to settle down and he reduced the dose. its now 6 weeks and at the moment he is back to burping constantly!
We are trying him on the full dose again for the next week or so to see if it settles.
Now, he hates doctors and I feel he is burying his head in the sand, he tells me its fine and it will just go away. I however am worried out my mind!
He also says it could by a nervous habit? Anyone heard of this and know how to stop it? I have been on google most days and am driving myself nuts to be honest. Not sure if I am just over reacting cos he's my boy.
I have told him we need to go back to docs and maybe get a better tablet that works for him but he is scared they will force him to get his blood taken!
If anyone has any experience of this I would be very grateful for your advice, Thanks.
6 weeks ago my 19 year old son suddenly developed excessive burping.
I went with him to the doctor. The doc decided that due to that fact that he had overdone things for the whole of June, i.e. stag weekend, followed
by a week abroad on a lads holiday, then another week away with college, that he had possibly damaged his gullet with too much alcohol, throwing up etc.
He was given omeprazole to reduce stomach acid, 2 20mg tabs per day. After about 10 days things seemed to settle down and he reduced the dose. its now 6 weeks and at the moment he is back to burping constantly!
We are trying him on the full dose again for the next week or so to see if it settles.
Now, he hates doctors and I feel he is burying his head in the sand, he tells me its fine and it will just go away. I however am worried out my mind!
He also says it could by a nervous habit? Anyone heard of this and know how to stop it? I have been on google most days and am driving myself nuts to be honest. Not sure if I am just over reacting cos he's my boy.
I have told him we need to go back to docs and maybe get a better tablet that works for him but he is scared they will force him to get his blood taken!
If anyone has any experience of this I would be very grateful for your advice, Thanks.