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Warpy

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9. If you have the disease process, the proton pump inhibitors

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 12:05 AM

Jan 2013

are nothing less than pure magic. Fortunately, two very good ones are now OTC and don't cost a fortune for those of us who have to be on them long term.

Yes, there are side effects, mostly linked to malabsorption if the drugs overshoot the mark. In my case, they make me normal, needing Tums if I eat something really bad for me, pain free if I don't.

The alternative is either fasting or living with an erupting volcano under my sternum, something that is not positional, not related to weight, not due to caffeine or other methyl xanthines, and not particularly dependent on diet (although wheat made it worse, of all things).

I'd have committed suicide before now had the drugs not become available, either slowly through starvation or more quickly with a brand new gun.

That's how bad it is.

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So I see this drug company commerical for acid-reflux treatment, and it hits me. [View all] Skip Intro Jan 2013 OP

Ironic, isn't it? nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #1

You mean you actually have a problem digesting plasticized fake food? Jaws had no problem with RKP5637 Jan 2013 #2

Spewage may ensue Berlum Jan 2013 #86

It is called the FOOD and DRUG Administration. Kurovski Jan 2013 #3

Oh BTW when you get one of those bizarre side-effects, they have some more drugs to help lunasun Jan 2013 #4

++++ yup yup yup Voice for Peace Jan 2013 #12

But then, if you happen to die from all the drugs, don't worry... chalky Jan 2013 #15

It's part of the life cycle of a drug Cresent City Kid Jan 2013 #26

It's the purple pill! NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #5

Eliminate Carrageenan from your diet PADemD Jan 2013 #8

Very hard to do. It's even in the ORGANIC cream that my supermarket stocks. merrily Jan 2013 #21

Land O Lakes Half N Half has no Carrageenan PADemD Jan 2013 #37

Thank you. I do check very carefully. Plus, Half and Half is not the same as heavy cream. merrily Jan 2013 #42

Thanks, I hope I remember that! (nt) NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #28

Carrageenan is the magic ingredient used to de-ice frozen airplanes sitting on tarmacs PADemD Jan 2013 #71

Most people who take it might not need it Warpy Jan 2013 #11

Thanks customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #67

when i first was Dx'd with acid reflux shanti Jan 2013 #25

Good luck with the Diabetes, sorry to hear. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #27

Untreated reflux can result in serious conditions. Lars39 Jan 2013 #32

Exactly so. RILib Jan 2013 #39

++++ SouthernDonkey Jan 2013 #53

Ambien RILib Jan 2013 #61

Weight has a lot to do with both Type 2 diabete and acid reflux. merrily Jan 2013 #44

that's true shanti Jan 2013 #47

FANTASTIC. What a great accomplishment. Congratulations. merrily Jan 2013 #48

Have you tried apple cider vinegar? I know several people who used it and it works. OregonBlue Jan 2013 #75

i have heard of acd shanti Jan 2013 #103

Wrong. I need this medication! AAO Jan 2013 #38

artificial esophagus RILib Jan 2013 #62

Pardon me if I'm not getting off the medication just yet... AAO Jan 2013 #84

Not a viable option. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #94

I'm certain many need it. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #70

WOW... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #77

Instead of taking a daily pill? The risk profile is to high for me. AAO Jan 2013 #85

I'm so sorry. Obviously I was very lucky, as I said. Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #88

Update: I may someday want to do a less invasive cure AAO Jan 2013 #90

Good luck, or more importantly, good health. n/t Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #93

Same to you and all on DU! AAO Jan 2013 #96

Me too.. thecrow Jan 2013 #82

Thank you for that! Home remedies might be good for occasional heartburn AAO Jan 2013 #87

Actually the did the same for Hiatal hernia as they did for weight reduction AAO Jan 2013 #89

salad. daily. mixed greens. patrice Jan 2013 #6

That is a very bad suggestion Oilwellian Jan 2013 #72

Used to take Omeprazol. I eat salad now & don't take anything for the GERD. I'm fine. nt patrice Jan 2013 #74

Drink more water Politicalboi Jan 2013 #7

If you have the disease process, the proton pump inhibitors Warpy Jan 2013 #9

In addition to OTC customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #68

That's how I used to get my Prilosec Warpy Jan 2013 #97

You might be onto something if acid reflux and - lynne Jan 2013 #10

Thank you Warpy Jan 2013 #13

My son had it horribly bad in elementary school - lynne Jan 2013 #17

Sometimes, it's a hiatal hernia. My sister was born with one. merrily Jan 2013 #45

Thank you. noamnety Jan 2013 #16

So does mine and we eat similarly. He was able to mitigate the problem Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #18

I always thought tomatoes were a particular trigger of mine Warpy Jan 2013 #19

My husband used process of elimination - something that we did with Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #29

I suspect that 2naSalit Jan 2013 #40

why should they suddenly become unavailable? RILib Jan 2013 #64

I've been on SouthernDonkey Jan 2013 #54

Does your grocer have a health food section? historylovr Jan 2013 #79

Corn pasta is really quite good Warpy Jan 2013 #98

All high acid foods... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #78

Nothing gets by you does it? CreekDog Jan 2013 #14

I suppose... Skip Intro Jan 2013 #95

Great Awakening :-) mettamega Jan 2013 #20

Some medical conditions result in acid reflux, no matter how "clean" one eats. merrily Jan 2013 #22

That purple pill efilon Jan 2013 #23

I take OTC omeprazole Silver Swan Jan 2013 #24

I have a brother with a Jenoch Jan 2013 #30

keep in mind that they can deplete minerals, too grasswire Jan 2013 #31

2Tbs of baking soda, 1/2C H20 chuckrocks Jan 2013 #33

Not great if you SouthernDonkey Jan 2013 #55

well that sucks. chuckrocks Jan 2013 #58

and a nice deep belch after taking that.You feel like a new person. SummerSnow Jan 2013 #63

That's a lot of baking soda arikara Jan 2013 #91

my great grandmother probably did it more like your formula. chuckrocks Jan 2013 #99

Acid Reflux > eliminate refined carbs. Sugar, wheat especially. It begins helping almost immediately KittyWampus Jan 2013 #34

I will admit SouthernDonkey Jan 2013 #56

Your problem is you watch TV and think. OnyxCollie Jan 2013 #35

I don't have a TV, so I miss almost all of the commercials everyone else sees. SheilaT Jan 2013 #36

So true. Has anyone here been able to overcome reflux/heartburn symptoms? ecstatic Jan 2013 #41

Yes. As I posted upthread, my sister. merrily Jan 2013 #46

Thanks. I'm willing to get pillows & change my diet, but I'm worried about losing too much weight ecstatic Jan 2013 #49

Then weight is not causing or exacerbating your acid reflux. merrily Jan 2013 #59

Pillows aren't as effective Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #92

Crystal light ingredients PADemD Jan 2013 #100

I had two duodenal ulcers from an H pylori infection. Took 'the cure' and now ulcer-free REP Jan 2013 #50

h pylori is not reflux RILib Jan 2013 #65

I had what I consider a miraculous recovery from a hiatal hernia. Prometheus Bound Jan 2013 #69

Yes, you can get rid of acid reflux PADemD Jan 2013 #81

There's more to it than that. JVS Jan 2013 #43

You're more likely to suffer acid reflux sylvi Jan 2013 #51

You missed Sgent Jan 2013 #52

Sharp and fast! RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #57

When you see those commercials Turbineguy Jan 2013 #60

It is just you customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #66

Mimi Kirk disagrees:check out this 71 yr old veggie green for victory Jan 2013 #73

Glad her belief system works for her customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #104

Typical advertizing... Javaman Jan 2013 #76

While many of you are assuming that this cannot be a disease I know better. My severely disabled jwirr Jan 2013 #80

AR... musiclawyer Jan 2013 #83

The US is, as far as I know, the only country, or one of very few... Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #101

Marketing. The herpes of the retail world. geckosfeet Jan 2013 #102