Gastritis and Prilosec question!!!!!! Please HELP!?
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There are other medications  for your condition.Protonix,prevacid,nexium.You may need to ask the doc to change prescriptions
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Usally high acid.  Try liquid gaviscon immediately, and if this alleviates it, you probably need a proton pump inhibitor such as nexium, prilosec otc,etc..
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As a general rule, standard doses of proton pump inhibitors (20 mg of omeprazole, 30 mg of lansoprazole, 20 mg of rabeprazole, or 40 mg of pantoprazole, all administered before breakfast) will relieve symptoms and heal esophagitis in approximately 85 to 90 percent of patients.\n\nMost patients with GERD, particularly those with sever esophagitis, will relapse once therapy is discontinued.\n\nAcipHex possesses a slightly faster onset of action because of its pharmacokinetics. \n\nOverall, when comparing proton pump inhibitors (PPI), such as Nexium and AcipHex, while some differences have been reported, the magnitude of differences has been small and of uncertain clinical importance. In particular, the degree to which any of the reported differences would justify the selection of one versus another PPI, particularly when considering cost-effectiveness, is unclear.\n\n-physician at large.
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H. pylori is a very strong bacterium. It is linked to duodenal and stomach ulcers not to mention kinds of stomach cancers. This is related to their ability to cause irritations and tissue invasion. Amoxicillin is a wide-spectrum antibiotic. The problem with amoxicillin is that it eradicates many kinds of bacteria in the intestine which will activate a common kind of penicillin resistant bacteria which causes a very deadly disease, Clostridium difficile to cause damage. That's why you also have metronidazole which kills this Clostridium. Omeprazole and Bismuth subcitrate treat the ulcers which the H. pylori may have caused.\nTherapeutic interventions for you:\n1. Metronidazole: take with food, avoid alcohol, and it tastes like metal and your urine will be dark brown so don't worry about this\n2. Omeprazole: best without food\n3. Bismuth subcitrate: take it at bedtime best, don't smoke, if there's blood in your stool:call the doctor\n4. Amoxicillin: may cause diarrhea, check if you are allergic to penicillin.\n\nThis regimen is well beyond modified! The Bismuth and Omeprazole will close any ulcers while the Metronidazole and Amoxicillin will kill the H. pylori. Remember to keep positive. The attitude of a positive mind will not only help you emotionally but allow your body to fight the disease head on. Just remember, to every dark cloud there must be a silver lining, you need just to find it.
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iv been excesivly burping for 30 years, it could be the wrong foods, or pre- gastric reflux,or the wrong combination of foods , like protiens , and fruits.\n\ngas on the other end , can be yeast, or candida, or to many beans/starches.\n\nmake a list of the foods you eat, and see if it a alergic reaction, then eliminat the food for a wile, un till your gut calms down.\n\ngo see a nutritionist., or go to the local health food store, and get some natural nutritional books and information.\n\ni did 300 miligrams of zantac---for 7 years!!!, and it distroyed my stomic.please dont do that\n\ngo to a  doctor, that is allso into health foods, so they dont drug you to , oblivion like they did to me.\n\npeper-mint tea, is a good anti spasmotic.and peperment candy- and peperment oil.\n\ncandyed ginger is good for gas, and it is yume to eat.
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There are answers to all of your questions about gastritis here: http://www.webmd.com/content/article/90/100641.htm
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ive stopped takin my colofac because it stopped working for me. I realised that spicy food really upset my tummy so ive cut that out. When i went back to the docs he told me just to take colofac wen i had cramps so thats wat ive been doing. I reckon you ca become immune to it. Good luck
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Gastritis is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach...\nit is a  more severe sickness than just gas in the stoamch.\ngas in the stomach can be cure by farting...but gastritis can be cure by a medication.
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I'm not sure. Interesting question because I am on Apri tabs as well and I have also suffered from acid reflux and heartburn since I've been taking them. I've never even considered they could be the problem....hmmmm.
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Maybe that medicine has given you gas....look for the info on side effects....In the morning if its still painful then call the doc and aks him about it
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The answer to your question requires much information you have left out.  The best answer will come from a Gastroenterolgist or Internal Medicine Specialist.  You can look them up in the Yellow Pages.\n\nDo not ask a 'regular' doctor or GP.  That is like asking the Missouri weaterman about weather in China.  Better than asking the man in the street, but not nearly as good as asking someone who has extensive experience in China.\n\nAlways ask the most expert person when that is possible.\n\nYour condition sounds serious enough that you should carefully avoid amateurs and get only expert advice.
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my best fried has the same problem! infact she even posted a question on here about the same thing. She told me to tell you that it could your gall bladder. She takes tums everyday so u should do the same. Hope this helped.
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*Just eyeing this one a moment* First off, it is lippopolysaccharide (a cytotoxin) and helicobacter pylori (a nasty bacteria)...\n\nSecond, why one wants two substances that could cause gastric cancer is beyond me other than a means to cause harm...\n\nThird, it is rather obvious by the very fact it is mispelled and that you do not realize such things cannot be bought on the open market; leads me to believe you are not capable of dealing with such items in a safe manner...\n\nFourth, if you were capable you would know how and where to procure them...\n\nFifth, not even gonna suggest how one might get them to you or anyone else publically for the good of humanity as a whole...\n\nNow for those who might wanna know what this is about, read the following...\n\nSoon after H. pylori was linked to chronic gastritis and stomach ulcers a correlation was soon made between the bacteria and gastric cancer. The initial evidence were simple ecological studies that displayed that there was a higher incidence of gastric cancer in populations that contained a higher number of H. pylori infections. Soon after, the link was firmly established and the World Health Organization labeled H. pylori a group 1 carcinogen in 1994. The major factor, which definitively linked H. pylori to cancer, was the fact that it causes chronic inflammation, which is widely excepted as a known cause of cancer.\n\nI. Causes of H. pylori induced cancer\n1) Inflammation/Oxidative Burst\n2) Mutations in Gastric Physiology\n3) Cell Proliferation/Cell Death\n\nII. Outcomes of H. pylori induced mutation\n\nI. Causes of H. pylori induced cancer\n\nInflammation\n\nInfection of the gastric mucosal layer causes chronic inflammation. The inflammation is in response to both host immune and bacterial factors. The bacterial factors include cytotoxins such as VacA and lippopolysaccharide (LPS).\n\nFor more read the article linked below...
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Drink Pickle Juice. Yuck you say. But it really works great and lasts for quite a while before you get heart burn again. Plus the vinigar in the juice will help other gastric problems too. \n\nTrust me, I am a Pharmisutical Chemist.
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You may have an ulcer or gastritis, which is an irritation of the stomach lining and can precede an ulcer.\nBland diet is best.  Fatty food, dairy foods will make it worse. And no citrus.\nOver the counter Zantac and Prevacid are available.\nSee a doctor for advice.
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I encourage you to beware of professed doctors who give statements (e.g. "Prilosec is a dangerous drug. It is well documented that its use can lead to vitamin and mineral malasorption, intestinal dysbiosis and even a 'leaky gut syndrome'. " ) without any proof of where this "well known" data comes from.  These people will often make up statements like this in order to prove a point instead of trying to really help people.  \n\nWhile it is fine for your sister to avoid foods that exacerbate her gastric reflux, it does not mean she is allergic to them. At the same time, if she doesn't want to take the Prilosec, that is her decision too.  If she is truly "living in fear" of coming in contact with these agents then something more serious is going on and she should probably go see a psychologist to see if they can help her get to the root of her problems. I don't think the GERD itself is the most serious thing going on here.
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try zantac.  \nMy ex said jalapenos work, too, but I think he's insane.