Hello Doctor, I have been suffering from GERD for over 5 years now. 3 weeks ago , I was infected with a bacteria resulting in severe abdominal pain. Subsequently , I was put on gentamicin for 10 days and doxy 100 mg for another 10 days alongwith pantocid 40. The doxy course comes to an end today. Doctor has advised to stop all medications. I feel ok now, if not completely alright. My problem is
Hi and welcome to Chat Doctor! Thanks for posting your query here. The bacterial infection would have been subsided now after using the antibiotics for 3 weeks. Hence, after stopping the medication your problem will not return for sure. The difficulty in passing the stools can be referred as constipation. If there is a difficulty a diet rich in fiber, having lots of water and exercise will help in reducing the problem. All these mentioned will also help you in reducing the HERD problem. The increased heart rate could be because of your anxiety. Antacid 40\u00a0mg will give relief in HERD. You are feeling better because of antacid. The only affect of using panto for longer duration-more than 3 months-is rebound acidity. Please continue Antacid for 2 more weeks. Then you can slowly stop the Chat Doctor.  Hope this is helpful to you. Regards