Jacob7777 said...
There are many published studies that describe the various side effects associated with the H2 antagonist (PPI) products. When the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notifies doctors about the side effects, of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs), why would anyone put yourself at risk by taking them?
If a person goes to a Gastroenterologist, with esophageal reflux (GERD), virtually every GI doctor will automatically prescribe a PPI, without doing any kind of testing. After taking the PPI for a while, the Gastroenterologist may recommend an endoscopy, or colonoscopy procedure. Some doctors will perform a test that involves surgically attaching a device, to the wall of the patients esophagus. The attachment of the device is usually done while the patient is sedated. The device will remain attached to the esophagus for 24 hours, while the pH of the esophageal fluid is being monitored, by a recorder that you wear. At the end of this test the doctor, will tell you something you already knew!!! "YOU HAVE REFLUX" Worst case scenario, the patient may undergo exploratory surgery, which may result in "unnecessary organs" being removed.
Gastroenterologist and many other medical specialty doctors automatically assume that patients with Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) are over producing Hydrochloric acid (HCL). Unfortunately, in many instances this assumption is wrong. The symptoms associated with excess acid production (hyperchlorhydria) and low stomach acid (hypochlorhydria) are identical, making it very difficult to diagnose, without a pH diagnostic test. Both conditions will cause reflux, belching, bloating, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea and/or constipation, flatulence, etc.
Patients with GERD also assume that they are producing too much acid. In many instances this is also an incorrect assumption, because the gastric fluids in the stomach, with or without, the presence of acid are very bitter to the taste. This automatically makes the patient assume he/she is over producing acid.
Before taking any type of PPI or acid reducing medication, have your doctor give you a pH Diagnostic test, or Gastrogram. It will tell the doctor exactly what is going on, in your digestive process. The test is accurate, and reliable without the discomfort associated with other procedures. It is done in the doctor's office, without the use of sedation.
If you are actually over producing strong stomach acid, a natural medication, similar to the physiologic buffering enzyme that is produced by the pancreas, can be prescribed to correct the problem. If you are not producing enough stomach acid, a natural medication is also available to bring pH back into balance.
As your doctor to give you a pH diagnostic test, pH capsule test, or pH gastrogram, before he/she prescribes a medication. Check out www.digestiveblog.com
Hello, the same happened to me last summer. I took strong antibiotics and then coincidentally my reflux began. Maybe I already had some degree of silent reflux but it was not detectable , now it is permanent and unebearable. After completing the last dose of antibiotic then my nightmare started.
Initially I had a morning tickling cough in my throat and a globus sensation which disappeared after drinking my milk. Then within the week after having green beans for dinner suddenly heartburn, burping and all te symptoms of reflux, globus etc
I was diagnosed with mild gastritis and was prescribed prazole for one month.
During the treatment, my reflux was aggravated (rhinitis, coughing bile apart from the medication side effects dry mouth headache, metallic taste). I stopped it cold turkey and I had a terrible acid rebound , severe chest pain etc
I did the phemtry test which was negative but my impedance test showed significant amount of weakly acid reflux. My second doctor told me that PPIs are not for my case because my reflux is not acidic.
She gave me a prokinetik agent and riopan gel for protecting the lining of my stomach.
I firmly believe that strong dosage of antibiotics triggered any latent silent reflux.
Is there any possibility of having too low acid in my stomach?
Have you ever done any impedance test to detect what kind of reflux do you have?
Unofortunately there is no solution to weakly acid reflux
Mary