I've got acid indigestion...
Dec 7th 2007, 11:32 am
#76
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Re: I've got acid indigestion...
Get it most days.... and when I'm stressed or worried.... which is most days!!
Any good OTC tablets worth taking? Or better still any food or drink which deters it?
Personally I find drinking milk after a meal helps... not sure if it's psychosamatic (probably spelt wrong!) or if there is something in milk that combats stomach acid.
Please don't tell me to go to the doctor... I fear doctors.
Any good OTC tablets worth taking? Or better still any food or drink which deters it?
Personally I find drinking milk after a meal helps... not sure if it's psychosamatic (probably spelt wrong!) or if there is something in milk that combats stomach acid.
Please don't tell me to go to the doctor... I fear doctors.
Dec 7th 2007, 11:55 am
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Re: I've got acid indigestion...
I developed acid reflux after I moved here. I'm not sure if its the change of diet or just a fact of getting older and having partied too much in my youth.
I take a prescription drug called Aciphex. I have tried all the others, nexium, prilosec, some others I forgot the name of, and countless OTC drugs. I even saw a gastroenterologist and was scoped (I have some great photo's of my 'guts'
). First of all see your doctor, it could (although unlikely) be the result of a more serious problem. Continued irritation can cause ulcers and become life threatening - again highly unlikely, but something to at leat consider.
The drug company used to offer a $30 rebate, which meant mailing the receipt each month. They now issue a credit card I can use. I have a $25 co-pay, but the drug company picks up the tab - you swipe the credit card and enter the pin they provide. Your health care provider should carry a stock of free trials of all the ones on the market.
Milk is not a great help - it offers immediate relief but not long term (my gastroenterologist said the fat in it only aggravates the problem).
You have a few choices - ignore the cause and treat the symptoms - either OTC drugs or a prescription. You'll probably be OK. Prescription drugs work better than OTC. Most prescription drugs work by inhibiting the proton pumps which prevents excessive acid (or some other medical babble I vaguely understood), OTC drugs neutralize the acid AFTER it is in your gut.
Your other choice is to bite the bullet and see a doctor. You'll feel a lot better if you KNOW your OK, rather than HOPE you are OK.
I'm not trying to preach, I too didn't want to be scoped, but it wasn't that bad at all; I was under the whole time and didn't know anything.
I take a prescription drug called Aciphex. I have tried all the others, nexium, prilosec, some others I forgot the name of, and countless OTC drugs. I even saw a gastroenterologist and was scoped (I have some great photo's of my 'guts'
). First of all see your doctor, it could (although unlikely) be the result of a more serious problem. Continued irritation can cause ulcers and become life threatening - again highly unlikely, but something to at leat consider.The drug company used to offer a $30 rebate, which meant mailing the receipt each month. They now issue a credit card I can use. I have a $25 co-pay, but the drug company picks up the tab - you swipe the credit card and enter the pin they provide. Your health care provider should carry a stock of free trials of all the ones on the market.
Milk is not a great help - it offers immediate relief but not long term (my gastroenterologist said the fat in it only aggravates the problem).
You have a few choices - ignore the cause and treat the symptoms - either OTC drugs or a prescription. You'll probably be OK. Prescription drugs work better than OTC. Most prescription drugs work by inhibiting the proton pumps which prevents excessive acid (or some other medical babble I vaguely understood), OTC drugs neutralize the acid AFTER it is in your gut.
Your other choice is to bite the bullet and see a doctor. You'll feel a lot better if you KNOW your OK, rather than HOPE you are OK.
I'm not trying to preach, I too didn't want to be scoped, but it wasn't that bad at all; I was under the whole time and didn't know anything.
Antacids such as Tums etc. neutralize acide after it's produced.
H2 receptor antagonists such as Zantac(ranitidine) and Pepcid reduce the amount acid the stomach produces.
Proton-Pump inihibitors such as Prilosec almost entirely prevent the production of acid. These are the prescription ones I believe.
The PPI's shouldn't generally be used for more than 6-12 weeks at a stretch. The H2 blockers are safer for long-term use.
Dec 7th 2007, 1:37 pm
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Re: I've got acid indigestion...
Actually, that's partially correct.
Antacids such as Tums etc. neutralize acide after it's produced.
H2 receptor antagonists such as Zantac(ranitidine) and Pepcid reduce the amount acid the stomach produces.
Proton-Pump inihibitors such as Prilosec almost entirely prevent the production of acid. These are the prescription ones I believe.
The PPI's shouldn't generally be used for more than 6-12 weeks at a stretch. The H2 blockers are safer for long-term use.
Antacids such as Tums etc. neutralize acide after it's produced.
H2 receptor antagonists such as Zantac(ranitidine) and Pepcid reduce the amount acid the stomach produces.
Proton-Pump inihibitors such as Prilosec almost entirely prevent the production of acid. These are the prescription ones I believe.
The PPI's shouldn't generally be used for more than 6-12 weeks at a stretch. The H2 blockers are safer for long-term use.
and I just remembered my grandson has acid reflux and it works for him when he reverts back to bad eating.
