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San Juan, PR
A 21-year-old male asked:

Constant air in stomach. can't burp it &wen i try to burp heartburn sometimes. i want to take omeprazole but ive heard it causes bone problems. ulcer?

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Dr. Ajay Acharya
A Verified Doctoranswered
39 years experience
Ok.: Simple things like gasex/cimethicon will give symptomatic releif, Maintaining meal time , eating less spicy food, avoiding food known to cause gas will help. If overweight...you know what to do.
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