Thank you, Pat and Andy. I appreciate your help! No I haven't tried the aloe water. I'm terrified of trying something new. I'm on a very restricted diet. I think a lot of it is anxiety too, so I do...
Hi, any advice anyone? I really need to know if I'm doing this correctly. Thanks!...
I was diagnosed with Gastritis about 2 years ago. Still suffering though. Taking 20mg Omeprazole (Prilosec) every morning, PLUS an extra 15mg Lansoprazole (Pepcid) every OTHER evening, PLUS 2 Pepcids...
Wow a 30% jump would kill me, let alone that last 50% jump you took. I tried removing 20 beads from my evening Prevacid once (there are 210 beads in there... yes I counted them all), so that's what,...
I should start out by saying that I don't have GERD. I was diagnosed with gastritis almost 2 years ago, and I've had lots of stomach problems since then. I take 20mg Prilosec every morning, PLUS an...
I should start out by saying that I don't have GERD. I was diagnosed with gastritis almost 2 years ago, and I've had lots of stomach problems since then. Really depressed and discouraged this...
Oh boy that's scary. I did look it up and I found an article that "reviews the evidence for secondary cardiological complications of gastrointestinal disorders and discusses the potential mechanisms...
I don't have GERD, but I was diagnosed with Gastritis in January 2013. I'm 80% better but still having some trouble. A few days ago I started getting the pounding heartbeat again that I was getting...
I've been reading about Zinc Carnosine (Pepzin GI) and about how it can reduce stomach inflammation, upset stomach, bloating, burning, etc. It's basically Zinc that's put together with L. Carnosine....
When I was really really sick last year, I found that my worst enemy was anxiety and depression. It increases acid production in the stomach, which caused more pain, which made me more depressed and...
Yep, bland food all the time. It's as if my stomach lining is non-existent, so even the smallest amount of acid causes pain. Been tested for c-diff and other stuff... I only get the runs when my...
Yes I've been taking Sulcralfate as well for about a year, but it doesn't do much unless I'm having a lot of acid burning. If I just have bad soreness without the acidy feeling, it won't help at all....
I'm in my 40's. I had an endoscopy in January 2013 and it showed gastritis. I don't have GERD. Doc says it's ok to take PPI's forever, but I don't agree. He didn't specify the type of gastritis, but...
Taking 20mg Prilosec every day, PLUS an extra 20mg Prilosec every OTHER night (so an average of 30mg Prilosec a day), PLUS 20mg Pepcid a day. Finally starting to feel normal after a severe bout of...
Hi Andy, I had the exact same symptoms that you're describing when I tried to wean off Prilosec in November of 2012. An endoscopy revealed gastritis. Now I'm on the usual 20mg Prilosec every day,...
Thanks for the tips, everyone. Yes, I tried removing the beads in the capsules, but I may have done it too quickly. I started removing 10% and even that small amount caused acid rebound. I'm...
Well, increasing the amount of time between doses didn't work either. And now stomach feels like it's digesting itself even though I did take the extra Prilosec. Guess the acid rebound made it sore...
Yes I did read about the low magnesium and calcium levels, and probably malabsorption of other nutrients as well. I would think then that taking supplements would help? I drink Boost and Ensure every...
I don't know if you're a man or a woman, but if you're a woman, it could be related to menopause or peri-menopause. Get your hormone levels checked out. There's also a strong correlation between...
I had problems with the liquid Carafate/Sucralfate. They add other ingredients to it to make it more palatable to drink. The ingredient that caused problems for me was sorbitol, which they use to...
I'm trying to wean off Prilosec for the third time, and I'd like to know the best way to do this, either reducing the dosage each time or increasing the amount of time between doses? Reducing the...
Well I made it to 70% Prevacid every other night after starting my weaning process on March 18, and I finally caved last night and took the whole pill. I've been in agony almost every day trying to...
I've never had actual "GERD" where I get acid in my esophagus. The pain is in my stomach and it feels like it's on fire or shards of glass, burpy, burning, intense hunger pains like stomach is...
Every day I take one Prilosec OTC (20mg), 2 Pepcid Completes (10mg ea), and 2 DGL's. PLUS I take an extra Prilosec OTC every OTHER night. I do drink lots of Ensure and Boost so I'm getting extra...
Instead of dropping 2-3% every night, would it be better to drop, say 10% every 3 days and then hold at that level for a few days? So instead of day 1, 2, 3, and 4 dropping 2-3% every day, I would...
Started the weaning process again on 3/18/14. I'm taking one Prilosec every morning, plus one Prilosec or Prevacid every OTHER evening. The additional Prevacid I only started taking this past...
I had an endoscopy in January 2013 when I first got sick, and it showed gastritis. I was horribly sick back then, and didn't start showing any improvement until maybe July. Now I've finally put all...
The problem with Prilosec is they're tablets. You can't break the tablets because the coating is what helps it to last for a long time. So I bought Prevacid OTC which is capsules. When I do start...
Never had GERD but lots of stomach problems and gastritis and was on Prevacid and Prilosec for 10 years. Tried to wean off in July 2013 and got bad gastritis January 2013. Suffering ever since. Went...
I just looked up duodenitis. I suspect I have both gastritis and duodenitis. While I often do get pain in the middle of my stomach, I also get a lot of discomfort and bloating directly to the left of...
I have gastritis or... something. Gastritis was diagnosed by endoscopy LAST YEAR and I still have it despite taking Prilosec, Pepcid, and DGL. Anyway, once every two weeks maybe I get a horrible bout...
Hi everyone, I've been taking Sucralfate (brand name Carafate) for the past week and it seems to be helping the burning stomach. I discovered a few things about Sucralfate/Carafate that I wanted to...
I've been on Prilosec OTC every day since 2007 (Prevacid before that). I'm still very sick so I'm doing some research and found some interesting information about Prilosec, which may or may not be...
I was on Prevacid from 2003 to 2007, then Prilosec OTC from 2007 to 2012 when I quit Prilosec over a 3-month period. I took Pepcid while coming off it to help the acid rebound. Rebound wasn't awful,...
Hi Liz, my doc wants to put me on an antidepressant due to the stomach pain but especially due to the anxiety I have every day about my stomach problems. But the number one side effect of...
I'm in the same boat. I was on Prevacid every day from 2003 to 2007, then I switched to Prilosec OTC in 2007 and was taking it every day since 2007. I weaned myself off it last summer over the course...
I drink Boost and Resource 2.0 which have extra vitamins and minerals, and I do take a B complex supplement. Pepcid (Famotidine) is an H2 blocker, and I'm taking 20mg a day (10mg x 2) in addition to...
My GI doc wanted to put me on antidepressants because of my constant anxiety about my stomach problems, which of course makes my stomach feel worse. But what's the number one side effect of...
I was diagnosed with gastritis (from upper endoscopy) last year, and I think I still have it. I've never had actual "reflux", but sometimes the acid feels like it's eating into my stomach, and other...
I get what I call "grungy" hunger, where my stomach feels like it's digesting itself. I worry about stomach cancer too, because whenever a part of your body is constantly sore, I think it increases...