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Posted 4/28/2016 7:46 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all

I had an attack of reflux last year and took Omeprazol (not sure on the spelling?) and it got better. I have been taking Diazapam 5mg for a fear of flying. I only take them when flying. I drank diet Pepsies for a few weeks and noticed a slight chest tightness (yes stupid). I then went on a flight and took x 3 5mg Diazapam pills to relax. Stupid idea as my chest was tight and i could not get to a dr until i got home. I was away for 10 days and bought over the counter anti acid pills.

When i got back the Dr did and endoscopy and said i had inflamamtion of my ersophagous and stomach. I was given 60mg tablets and told to take one a day (a blue pill) for 4 to 8 weeks.

I stopped after 4 weeks as I felt ok for a week then it came back a slight sawness or raw feeling in my ersophagous area. I went back on the blue pill 7 days ago. Long story short.....does it takes months for an ersophagous to heal? Ive stopped all coffee, tea, fatty foods, wine, beer all the usual ersophagous crimminals.

I may have injured the lining with the Diazapam. Yes maybe i was stupid? Of course im worried but did anyone else wait a long time for healing? I hope to heal it then eat very carefully and avoid all trigger foods.

Any feedback very welcome. Thanks!
Posted 5/2/2016 12:37 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Milford,

What was the doctor's specific diagnosis? Was it only inflammation? Did he or she use the term esophagitis?

The problem with modern medicine these days is that doctors were taught in medical school that prescribing anti-acid pills will get them the best results for most of their patients.

When I was first diagnosed with grade B erosive esophagitis, the doctor put me on Nexium, which made me dizzy and gave me headaches so he switched me to Dexilant. He wanted me to take it for 3 months.

It helped a little bit, but my symptoms kept coming back.

I don't have a clear answer for you because it depends on what is CAUSING the inflammation and how bad it is. For some people it can go away in a few weeks. In my case, I've had an inflammed esophagus for years.
Posted 5/2/2016 7:31 AM (GMT 0)
Peabs i dont live in my own country but abroad where the drs dont speak much English (some do but not the endoscopy guy) he said inflammation of the stomach and ersophagous and sent me to the genereal dr for medicine in this case Dexillent 60 mg. 4-8 weeks -stopped it after 4 and got backache, headaches and some chest pain. Went back on it got better after a week. Dexillent scares me.

I want to stop it and try something else. But i think it takes months for inflammation to heal but i cant find anyone to ask how long it took them to heal and then reduce acid meds. Still waiting...
Posted 5/2/2016 9:11 PM (GMT 0)
Unfortunately, when it comes to inflammation of the esophagus, unless one knows the exact root cause of the inflammation and how bad it is, no one can make an educated guess on how long it will take to heal.

The reason why doctors say 4 to 8 weeks because they are taught in medical school that 70 to 80% of people heal up during that time period. I'm very skeptical of those figures, but that is what they are taught.

Like any drug, Dexilant can have some pretty strong side effects. Dexilant gave me light headaches for a few days but after that I had no issues with it. The PPI drug that gave me the most problems was Prevacid, followed by Nexium.

While taking Dexilant might help in the short term, it's critical to find out what is causing the inflammation in the first place. So definitely stay away from Diet Pepsi (actually, eliminating all sodas would be a good idea).

A lot of people don't know this, but certain food additives can actually prolong the time it takes to heal the esophagus, such as MSG. Caffeine and alcohol should also be eliminated.
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