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Heads up to anyone who is considering to use this or Prilosec or any other PPI; while these work like magic, long term use has nasty side effects, the most minor of which is calcium malabsorption and bone fractures. Stomach is acidic for good reason. Messing with digestive tract PH wreaks havoc on your body in multiple fronts. These shouldn't be used for more than a couple of months at a time. If your doctor tells you otherwise, get a better informed doctor!
If you're over 60, it may mean that you don't produce enough stomache acid. Most people think having heartburn means they have too much acid; but often, it means they don't have enough so they can't digest the food quickly enough. You can supplement with Betaine HCL to increase acid.
A quite common cause of Gerd/heartburn is stress. Try to manage stress/meditate/lower your workload/ make peace with difficult social/family contacts. It will do wonders to your heartburn.
You may have gastroparesis or slow stomach emptying plus a loose/torn sphincter, facilitating reflux.
There's no cure but you can manage by follwoing below tips:
-Wear comfortable clothes without tight belts,
-Sit right, don't slouch. Raise your head in bed.
-Lose belly fat. Strengthen your abs and back muscles.
- Make your meal portions smaller. Don't snack frequently. Limit sugar and carbs for gut health. Lower fat intake to speedup digestive movement. Don't eat a heavy meal at dinner; eat ateleast three hours before going to bed. Take atleast a 15 minute casual walk after each meal.
-Take digestive enzymes. Chew gum after meals for a few minutrs. Take probiotics. Take inner leaf aloe vera juice in your morning smoothie to help with healing your lining. Take Pepzin GI which is a special Zink supplement to help heal digestive lining. Have a real ginger chew after every meal to ease gastric emptying and aid in digestion.
-Take Gaviscon Advance chewable tablets from UK; you can buy on Amazon. The american version doesn't have enough of an important ingredient, Sodium Alginate. It helps keep down digestive juices. You should take it before going to bed or after meals if experiencing reflux.
- PPIs have aweful revound and withdrawal symptoms if taken for longer than a month or two. You should taper off, switching to H2 blockers at first. You can take a Pepcid a couple hours after meals and before bed. The ultimate goal is to maintain on a low dose of an H2 blocker or even become medication-free if possible.
-Take a Helicobacter Pylori test (usially done early on to rule out this cause of ulcers). The test can come back as False Negative depending on the type, so it's even worth repeating. If diagnosed, eliminating that alone will give you big relief.
-Do an endoscopy every couple of years.
-In some cases, PPIs are actually the best option having considered the true risks/bendits but for most people that isn't true. Even for some of those cases, alternative treatments are being considered/ proposed such as ondemand use of PPIs instead of blanket continuous use. You should do your homework well because most doctors won't. They're too busy/uninformed/tardy to care. As long as they can make you happy by relieving your immediate symptoms while covering their asses by following the guidelines, it's mission accomplished for them.
There are other procedures/drugs/supplements, but the above tips will solve/greatly improve the conditions of most people.
You can take this advice to tha bank. It's the result of years of researching reputable sources including medical journals, guidelines, and the advice of open-minded specialists and cutting-edge experts.
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Heads up to anyone who is considering to use this or Prilosec or any other PPI; while these work like magic, long term use has nasty side effects, the most minor of which is calcium malabsorption and bone fractures. Stomach is acidic for good reason. Messing with digestive tract PH wreaks havoc on your body in multiple fronts. These shouldn't be used for more than a couple of months at a time. If your doctor tells you otherwise, get a better informed doctor!
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Heads up to anyone who is considering to use this or Prilosec or any other PPI; while these work like magic, long term use has nasty side effects, the most minor of which is calcium malabsorption and bone fractures. Stomach is acidic for good reason. Messing with digestive tract PH wreaks havoc on your body in multiple fronts. These shouldn't be used for more than a couple of months at a time. If your doctor tells you otherwise, get a better informed doctor!
hmm, i've been on it for a long time (6 months? A year?). the alternative is terrible heartburn. I even take tums on TOP of these after any kind of spicy meal, so almost every night (anything like even basic pizza is too much for me). I have woken up a few times gasping (and no pretty sure not sleep apnea), I think the acid is getting into my throat/lungs/whatever. It's terrifying. this helps that obviously if not eliminates it.
my sister is a nurse and does the same thing (long term omeprezole). We have the same GP, she told him (I havent). He was like basically thats not good but I guess the alternative is worse, shrug. So I figured it was ok.
Didnt know about the calcium thing, recently I had blood work for my annual physical and I noticed my calcium was low. Doc didnt mention it, but I started taking vitamn D. So yeah, this could very well be why. Think I'm going to try to wean off, at least maybe couple months on couple off or something. no fractures or anything. just worried about that middle of the night choking attack. i'll just be diligent on the tums i guess.
Edit: My sister said stop reading that crap online. Omeprazole has been around forever and if you keep letting yourself have heartburn you'll get throat cancer so pick your poison lol. She said the doctor said omeprazole has been around along time and he never had a patient with issues attributed to it. none of this is medical advice do your own diligence lol.
my sister is a nurse and does the same thing (long term omeprezole). We have the same GP, she told him (I havent). He was like basically thats not good but I guess the alternative is worse, shrug. So I figured it was ok.
Didnt know about the calcium thing, recently I had blood work for my annual physical and I noticed my calcium was low. Doc didnt mention it, but I started taking vitamn D. So yeah, this could very well be why. Think I'm going to try to wean off, at least maybe couple months on couple off or something. no fractures or anything. just worried about that middle of the night choking attack. i'll just be diligent on the tums i guess.
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my sister is a nurse and does the same thing (long term omeprezole). We have the same GP, she told him (I havent). He was like basically thats not good but I guess the alternative is worse, shrug. So I figured it was ok.
Didnt know about the calcium thing, recently I had blood work for my annual physical and I noticed my calcium was low. Doc didnt mention it, but I started taking vitamn D. So yeah, this could very well be why. Think I'm going to try to wean off, at least maybe couple months on couple off or something. no fractures or anything. just worried about that middle of the night choking attack. i'll just be diligent on the tums i guess.
Edit: My sister said stop reading that crap online. Omeprazole has been around forever and if you keep letting yourself have heartburn you'll get throat cancer so pick your poison lol. She said the doctor said omeprazole has been around along time and he never had a patient with issues attributed to it. none of this is medical advice do your own diligence lol.
Acid reflux/Gerd/... is a difficult disease despite being so common and deceptively simple. Before the discovery of H2 blockers (e.g.cimetidine/Zantac/Pepcid) there was no drug available to effectively reduce symptoms, except simple Antacids. When PPIs were diacovered, doctors thought they found the holy grail. PPIs are one of the most profitable drugs for big pharma considering the prevelance of the disease (more accurately syndrome!) And the seemingly low sode effects. But my issue os not about corporate greed. This is a health issue. It helps to start at the beginneing and ask yourself/your doctor a simple question; why do you have acid reflux? Most doctors have some neat and tidy BS template answers to this question. The better informed ones have a beeter understanding, but still no solution. The important point is, that the medication does not consoder the cause of your disease, but simply tries to eliminate an effect/symptom. Human organism is is a highly complex system tightly held in an awe-inspiring state of homeo-static balance. Using PPIs to treat Gerd is at best like performing brain surgery with a kitchn knife. Humans were evolved to have a highly acidic stomache that enabled them to survive periods of food scarcity and established them as the generalists that we are. The first immediate downstream effect of changing the stomach PH is wiping out culutres of benefitital bacteria on your gut and providing excellent breeding grounds for harmful bacteria the thrive in low acidity environments. Gut microbiom as you know is a hot topic of research nowadays.
I have tons to say about this but no time right now. I'll try to find you an objective source (i.e., a good review article) and write more about it later.
Pardon the excessive typos
If you're over 60, it may mean that you don't produce enough stomache acid. Most people think having heartburn means they have too much acid; but often, it means they don't have enough so they can't digest the food quickly enough. You can supplement with Betaine HCL to increase acid.
A quite common cause of Gerd/heartburn is stress. Try to manage stress/meditate/lower your workload/ make peace with difficult social/family contacts. It will do wonders to your heartburn.
You may have gastroparesis or slow stomach emptying plus a loose/torn sphincter, facilitating reflux.
There's no cure but you can manage by follwoing below tips:
-Wear comfortable clothes without tight belts,
-Sit right, don't slouch. Raise your head in bed.
-Lose belly fat. Strengthen your abs and back muscles.
- Make your meal portions smaller. Don't snack frequently. Limit sugar and carbs for gut health. Lower fat intake to speedup digestive movement. Don't eat a heavy meal at dinner; eat ateleast three hours before going to bed. Take atleast a 15 minute casual walk after each meal.
-Take digestive enzymes. Chew gum after meals for a few minutrs. Take probiotics. Take inner leaf aloe vera juice in your morning smoothie to help with healing your lining. Take Pepzin GI which is a special Zink supplement to help heal digestive lining. Have a real ginger chew after every meal to ease gastric emptying and aid in digestion.
-Take Gaviscon Advance chewable tablets from UK; you can buy on Amazon. The american version doesn't have enough of an important ingredient, Sodium Alginate. It helps keep down digestive juices. You should take it before going to bed or after meals if experiencing reflux.
- PPIs have aweful revound and withdrawal symptoms if taken for longer than a month or two. You should taper off, switching to H2 blockers at first. You can take a Pepcid a couple hours after meals and before bed. The ultimate goal is to maintain on a low dose of an H2 blocker or even become medication-free if possible.
-Take a Helicobacter Pylori test (usially done early on to rule out this cause of ulcers). The test can come back as False Negative depending on the type, so it's even worth repeating. If diagnosed, eliminating that alone will give you big relief.
-Do an endoscopy every couple of years.
-In some cases, PPIs are actually the best option having considered the true risks/bendits but for most people that isn't true. Even for some of those cases, alternative treatments are being considered/ proposed such as ondemand use of PPIs instead of blanket continuous use. You should do your homework well because most doctors won't. They're too busy/uninformed/tardy to care. As long as they can make you happy by relieving your immediate symptoms while covering their asses by following the guidelines, it's mission accomplished for them.
There are other procedures/drugs/supplements, but the above tips will solve/greatly improve the conditions of most people.
You can take this advice to tha bank. It's the result of years of researching reputable sources including medical journals, guidelines, and the advice of open-minded specialists and cutting-edge experts.
What do you pharma users eat? Do you drink soda constantly? And most importantly, what's your weight?
my sister is a nurse and does the same thing (long term omeprezole). We have the same GP, she told him (I havent). He was like basically thats not good but I guess the alternative is worse, shrug. So I figured it was ok.
Didnt know about the calcium thing, recently I had blood work for my annual physical and I noticed my calcium was low. Doc didnt mention it, but I started taking vitamn D. So yeah, this could very well be why. Think I'm going to try to wean off, at least maybe couple months on couple off or something. no fractures or anything. just worried about that middle of the night choking attack. i'll just be diligent on the tums i guess.
Edit: My sister said stop reading that crap online. Omeprazole has been around forever and if you keep letting yourself have heartburn you'll get throat cancer so pick your poison lol. She said the doctor said omeprazole has been around along time and he never had a patient with issues attributed to it. none of this is medical advice do your own diligence lol.
Outside of heartburn, there is nothing wrong with me as of late. Take what he said, and what I said, with a grain of salt. no pun intended.
look into medical journals if you really care to know more but don't listen to anyone online or sites like webMd about your health. If this guy had calcium deficiency it's likely due to his poor diet (as was my ulcer) and is unrelated to taking omeprazole. people with severe heartburn that resort to taking prevacid or related products, aren't bastions of health.
What do you pharma users eat? Do you drink soda constantly? And most importantly, what's your weight?
I try and eat smaller meals to cut down on reflux. Spicy foods trigger it so I lay off them. Chocolate triggers it, so none for me. Some types of alcohol trigger it, so I don't drink those. When I stopped PPIs a few months ago, the rebound effect was awful. With reducing my food intake and limiting those foods that cause me trouble, it's definitely gotten better. If I have a flare up, a couple tums works well.
I do drink soda, but not all the time. Especially not within a few hours of bed time. I also sleep with a wedge pillow that helps keep acid down where it belongs. I'm 5-11 and weigh 206. Certainly could lose a good 10-15 pounds and I'm slowly working on that.
My overall point is there is plenty of research out there indicating long term use of PPIs may cause kidney damage. In my case it has. You don't feel it happening. One day I did some blood work and the situation was evident. In a way I'm lucky. Stage 3 failure (in my case I have about 60% renal capacity remaining) is livable. I drink more water, avoid medications which can cause further damage and watch my bloodwork close. If I'm fortunate, I won't see big decreases over the remainder of my life. My kidneys will continue to decrease, as a function of normal aging.
Side note, a buddy of mine also took these medications for years, just like me. I told him about it and he got checked out as well. His numbers were down, but nearly as bad as mine. I suspect, as more becomes known about the effect of these medications on renal health, we'll see them taken off the market…at some point.
In reference to increased risk of hypoglycemia, hypomagnesemia, gi infections this is probably true (most notably Cdiff, SIBO etc). Obviously should probably avoid in other cases like microscopic colitis etc.
But there are clear indications as well for short term (ulcers, esophagitis) and few long term as well (Barrett's esophagus).
All in all, I think most would probably continue the medication if there is a clear indication, otherwise a short term course should be recommended.
FYI there are now a class of more potent acid inhibitors called PCABs too now. I believe they have only been approved for erosive esophagitis and Hpylori treatment thus far.
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In reference to increased risk of hypoglycemia, hypomagnesemia, gi infections this is probably true (most notably Cdiff, SIBO etc). Obviously should probably avoid in other cases like microscopic colitis etc.
But there are clear indications as well for short term (ulcers, esophagitis) and few long term as well (Barrett's esophagus).
All in all, I think most would probably continue the medication if there is a clear indication, otherwise a short term course should be recommended.
FYI there are now a class of more potent acid inhibitors called PCABs too now. I believe they have only been approved for erosive esophagitis and Hpylori treatment thus far.
I believe the main issue is specifically biased risk assessment in Barrett's esophagus. Every Patient with acid reflux and their physicians are highly worried about it developing into cancer. Endoscopies are also expensive and perceived as unpleasant. On the other hand, PPIs are commonly regarded as generally safe.
MDs readily dismiss all the safety warnings for limited short-term use(which are printed on the PPI pacakge by law for good reason) in favor of preventing the cancer. If true risk profiling is done, taking into account all that is known about prevelance and demographics of BE formation and progression to cancer(which is very rare for many groups in the population), and the very real potential risks associated with long-term PPI use, more patients and physicians will be incentivized to try alternative treatments.
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