1. Pain below chest which gets worse or better with food

2. Burning sensation in just below chest or in between chest

3. Feeling full after eating small amout of food and loss of apetite

4. Abdominal bloating or feeling of stomach has increased in size

5. Constipation or loose motion (Diarrhoea) or Alternate constipation & diarrhoea

Likely you are suffering from acidity. Initial treatment is life style modification.

1. Eating at regular times
2. Consuming food atleast 3 hours before bed
3. Quiting smoking and alchol
4. walking for half an hour/day

If you done all the above changes then one can look at the food we eat. Food habits play a more important role than the food itself in the treatment of acidity. Normal amout of spice to give the taste should not cause acidity to people unless it is associated with other medical conditions like hiatus hernia, neuropathy etc …. Medicines will help to reduce acidity symptoms but one should adopt above mentioned lifestyle changes before taking medicines for long time. Newer acidity medicnes prevent the acid production thus affecting food digestion leading to vitamin defeciencies. So one should not take acidity medicines for long term unless prescribed by the expert and certainly self medicating can be dangerous in the long run.

Likely you are suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) than acidity. Acidity medicines can actually make your symtoms worse in the long run. You will benefit from

1. Drinking atleast 3 lts of water/day
2. Eating fibrous food (Fruits & Vegetables)
3. Consuming less/no sweets
4. Walking for minimum 30mins/day

Few of commonest causes are lack of physical activity, high level of sugars in the body (altered glucose metabolisim/pre diabetic phase), poor control of sugars in dibetics etc… If one observes closely elderly people confined to home used to suffer from these symptoms but now a days lot of professionals who are maily desk based suffer from them at an early age. Since your age is less than 50 years you are unlikely to be suffering from serious conditions like colorectal cancer unlike there is a strong family history of cancer. Medical treatment inlcudes specific antispasmodics, pre and pro biotics and an antibiotic specific to intestine. These medicines with life style modifications suggested above will solve the problem. If the symptoms does not improve with in 2 weeks or rebound after stopping medicines then further invetigations will be necessary.

Likely suffering from acidity but if the symptoms have started recently in someone above 50yrs of age then serious conditions needs to be ruled out. Trial of medications along with lifesyle changes is recommonded but it is advisible to undergo OGD (ENDOSCOPY). Initial treatment is life style modification

1. Eating at regular times
2. Consuming food atleast 3 hours before bed
3. Quiting smoking and alchol
4. walking for half an hour/day

If you done all the above changes then one can look at the food we eat. Food habits play a more important role than the food itself in the treatment of acidity. Normal amout of spice to give the taste should not cause acidity to people unless it is associated with other medical conditions like hiatus hernia, neuropathy etc …. Medicines will help to reduce acidity symptoms but one should adopt above mentioned lifestyle changes before taking medicines for long time. Newer acidity medicnes prevent the acid production thus affecting food digestion leading to vitamin defeciencies. So one should not take acidity medicines for long term unless prescribed by the expert and certainly self medicating can be dangerous in the long run.

Likely suffering from irritable bowel but if the symptoms have started recently in someone above 50yrs of age then serious conditions needs to be ruled out. Trial of medications along with lifesyle changes is recommonded but it is advisible to undergo COLONOSCOPY. Acidity medicines can actually make your symtoms worse in the long run. You will benefit from

1. Drinking atleast 3 lts of water/day
2. Eating fibrous food (Fruits & Vegetables)
3. Consuming less/no sweets
4. Walking for minimum 30mins/day

Few of commonest causes are lack of physical activity, high level of sugars in the body (altered glucose metabolisim/pre diabetic phase), poor control of sugars in dibetics etc… If one observes closely elderly people confined to home used to suffer from these symptoms but now a days lot of professionals who are maily desk based suffer from them at an early age. Since your age is less than 50 years you are unlikely to be suffering from serious conditions like colorectal cancer unlike there is a strong family history of cancer. Medical treatment inlcudes specific antispasmodics, pre and pro biotics and an antibiotic specific to intestine. These medicines with life style modifications suggested above will solve the problem. If the symptoms does not improve with in 2 weeks or rebound after stopping medicines then further invetigations will be necessary.