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Posted 10/27/2014 7:45 AM (GMT 0)
hi all. i had fundo surgery a few years ago to correct my hiatal hernia and consider it a success. i have been able to eat very normally since my recovery. recently, i have had severe rotator cuff pain and my orthopedist put me on a very strong perscription anti-inflammitory drug. Since then, i have started having symptoms of GERD again at night. especially with cabbage and pickles. I had kraut tonight with our pork dish and i taste it when i laid down and tried to sleep. A very sour taste in my mouth. has anyone else who had the surgery ever been placed on a strong anti-inflammitory drug that upset your stomach? I think i am going to be on it for a while so just wondering if anyone has any advise for dealing with it?
Posted 10/27/2014 9:27 AM (GMT 0)
If you have a history of stomach or esophagus irritation then these drugs are almost guaranteed to cause you problems. Their side effect is to weaken the mucus lining in the stomach and esophagus which makes it easier for acid and stomach contents to burn through and irritate the actual walls.

If you need to be on these drugs you could try and take supplements or medicine that counter the effects. Supplements would be DGL, Slippery Elm and PepzinGI (all of which are good for protecting stomach lining) and medications would be Carafate and/or a PPI.
Posted 10/27/2014 12:13 PM (GMT 0)
Ok. Thanks. Looks like back to the PPIs for now. I have some slippery elm. Do you just swallow the capsule? Or I have heard some people make tea out of the capsule contents in warm water?
Posted 10/27/2014 10:05 PM (GMT 0)
I have capsules and the raw powder. I think the powder is better, especially for the esophagus, but it tastes like swallowing a cup of mucus, not pleasant! I tend to use the capsules unless my stomach is being particularly bothersome.
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