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Posted 12/19/2008 1:42 PM (GMT 0)
Any of you fellow chronies suffer with heartburn/indigestion?

Ive never had it before but the last couple of weeks ive been plagued by it no matter what i eat or drink. Is this normal?

Posted 12/19/2008 2:42 PM (GMT 0)
Many crohnies including myself suffer with acid reflux/gerd. I have to take Prilosec everyday. Are you taking Pred by any chance? That could cause some probs like that too.
Posted 12/19/2008 2:49 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Nanners, thanks for the speedy reply. Yep am on prednisolone. Do you reckon that would be the cause? Its happening everytime i eat, even if its only a piece of bread.
Posted 12/19/2008 3:13 PM (GMT 0)
Yep, try some over the counter stuff like rolaids or such.
Most of us crohnies who get heartburn will eventually go on to use presciption heartburn meds.
But you do have to watch out for ephosgeal spasms.
Have you had an EGD done?
Posted 12/19/2008 3:21 PM (GMT 0)
Yes the Pred does it to me too. I am on Pred right now, but I think the Prilosec is helping me to avoid the bad indigestion. MMMNavy's suggestion of rolaids, tums, or even something like over the counter Zantac or Tagamet might help alot. Good luck!
Posted 12/19/2008 4:14 PM (GMT 0)
MMMNavy what is an EGD?
Ive been chewing on gaviscon and drinking milk to beat the band!
Posted 12/19/2008 7:59 PM (GMT 0)
An EGD is the scope they put down your throat and look at your stomach and first part of your small intestine. You are sedated for it, so don't worry. But I really think what you are experiencing right now is from the Prednisone. I would mention it to your doc and maybe he can prescribe a short course of something to help out while you are on the Prednisone. Good luck!
Posted 12/19/2008 8:12 PM (GMT 0)
My Crohnie friend suffers from this lately also, so I ploughed through some of my herbal books and they recommended drinking some herbal tea to help like Lemom Balm, its an easy herb to grow in a pot somwhere and you could dry the leaves to make the tea yourself. Worth a try if you don;t want to add any more pills etc to what you already take.
Posted 12/19/2008 10:17 PM (GMT 0)
Hi I wouldn't take pred. without some perscription for heartburn. I get gerd at night really bad with it. Best of luck and even with the meds there were a few times I took a rolaids .Although they don't seem to agree a lot with me .Best of Luck .lol gali
Posted 12/20/2008 9:02 AM (GMT 0)
I don't know if this helps but I think I have CD and have been suffering from GERD for years took MANY acid reflux meds including Prilosec even had a sergery in march 08 called a Niseen Fundoplication to fix my SEVERE GERD n it didn't work!!! so it makes sense... I match EVERY symptom of CD yet my docs don't seem to care or find it yet...
Posted 12/20/2008 2:34 PM (GMT 0)
I do indeed have it, but I take omeprazole and it's like it was never even there. I notice a big difference when I forget to refill the prescription on that one too. Not very much fun..
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