Why you should get off PPI's

I hope it's OK to post this article on "why you should get off PPI's".  I found it to be very interesting. I've been on PPI's for 12 years and it's going to be hard to stop them,  but I'm going to try.

Summer

http://www.familycarechirowc.com/

Click on link to the homepage and then click on article.  The first article is the one you will be looking for.

Summer,   I redid your link as the link for the article would not open.  - Kitt

Post Edited By Moderator (stkitt) : 7/2/2012 2:46:37 PM (GMT-6)

I rarely hear people here mention that there are non ppi drugs available, called h2 blockers. I feel better since I started taking zantec. I also eat carefully and use a number of lifestyle changes, but I made all those changes while on ppis and feel better now. The ppi maybe helped me heal, but was not good for me long term.

Summer, the link isn't working. Maybe you could post google search terms that would get there.

Thanks Kitt for fixing the link. I've cut back on 50% of my PPI's and I'm doing OK, but it's only been three days. More time will tell if I can wean off or not.

Summer

I was on PPIs for eight years and stopped after my TIF procedure. I had some rebound acid reflux but it stopped in a few days and I had no other complications.

Ideally, a person would not have acid reflux and would not have to take PPIs. When I started waking up with white spots on my tongue from acid reflux I started the PPIs as my doctor had told me about Barretts esophagus and the relationship to esophageal cancer, although today it is debatable.

How long does it take to feel the rebound from being off PPI's?  I've been off only four days and nothing major yet.  I am taking zantac 2/day to keep things at bay.  I feel the burn a little,  but not bad.  I think the PPI's are causing osteoporosis.  I'm going to the Doc next week to find out.

Summer

I have been on ppi's for most of the last 12-13 years-most recently Nexium 40 mg, but have been on as high as 80 mg in the past. I had never been able to go off of them until recently without becoming very ill. about a month ago, I replaced the Nexium with Pepcid, 150 mg, which I take twice daily. I supplement this throughout the day with Tums. I have modified my diet somewhat, am eating smaller meals, and have started sleeping on a wedge pillow, which helps tremendously. I have also started drinking Aloe Vera jucice. Overall, I think I am doing pretty well, and feel better than when I was on Nexium. I I have not had very much actual reflux at all. I do still have some problems with heartburn, especially when I bend over. My abdomen is absolutely huge, which I have read can be just another side effect of the nexium, and this puts pressure on my hiatal hernia. The main problem that I have noted is that my digestive system seems "sluggish"-that is, whenever I eat something, I feel as if it sits in my stomach for a long period of time before it digests. I am also having problems with being constipated. I feel as if I never totally empty out.