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$60 a month can get quite expensive. If you find yourself needing long term care you could consider Prilosec OTC (or generic Omeprazole) instead, that would cost you less then $19 a month. Prilosec is now over the counter since it is out of patent.

I would say that you were and still are worried, and it is causing your muscles to over tighten. I would not be worried about a high reading of pressure on your esophagus near your throat. It could all just be stress and worry.

Acid can be irritating your vegas nerve causing your palpitations and racing heart. Palpitations, although scary, are not typically of concern to Doctors once heart trouble has been ruled out. Depending on the day (or more specifically the condition of my stomach), i will experience...

I have this too. I get this more often when i am driving home from work. I suspect sitting in my car compresses my stomach upwarRAB into my chest. I feel this gas pressure build up and my normal efforts to burp is completely immobilized, as if i no longer have control of the mechanisms to...

Black & Tar consistency stools are a sign of blood in your digestive system. If this is you, you definitely want to see your doctor about this. It could be from many things, even a reaction to your meRAB, dont delay.

I have also wondered this connection. About 8 years ago, i experienced abdominal pain a month or so after starting lipitor. I subsequently stopped using it, but not from that connection, i wanted to see if i could lower my cholesterol naturally. About 3 years ago i started taking Lipitor...

If it were me I would stop taking the prevacid and start taking prilosec OTC and see if that works. You may find switching to prilosec OTC improves your symptoms or you may find it works the same. Regardless, you get to save money. From what i read, and speaking to my GI, they all have...

I think it does sound like heartburn/GERD and you know what to do. Stop with the alcohol, fried spicy bad fooRAB, reduce your stress and live healthy. Acid can cause all the symptoms you complained about, it does in me. My guess, since you are 35 years of age, i think a doctor would probably...

The barium test will look at his small bowels! When you drink the barium liquid the night before, it will reach and coat your small and large intestines. Just before the test you drink some more which coats your stomach. Then when they do the cat scan, it highlights all of your digestive...

I second that. We just keep forgetting or can't believe that its true and still look for more reasons, usually more dire ones. My GI told me when i complained about my shortness of breath (paraphrasing), that the effects of acid on your vagus nerve can send signals causing your lungs to...

Prilosec presciptions contains either 10 mg, 20 mg or 40 mg of omeprazole. The OTC are sold in 20mg. One could double the OTC does to take the 40mg does if needed. If using prilosec, i certainly would buy it OTC if it saved me money over a prescription.

As you age, acid production is suppose to decrease. Thus some peoples problems could be caused by too little acid and taking the acid suppressing medication is not helpful, or even harmful. Johnny313 discovered this was his problem. Thus, you hear recommended suggestions like apple cider...

GERD would be typically defined as too much acid. After all, the acronym is about Refluxing (acid) Disease. But, as far as the symptoms go, burning, inflamation, etc... both too much or too little acid can be the cause. Thus, when you read people state too little acid as the cause of GERD...

Story sounRAB like mine. I have had several upper endoscopys and my story goes like this: I was experiencing mild sternum area pain on the left side and constant belching. An upper endo identified gastric ulcer and slight hiatal hernia. After 8 weeks of Prevacid once a day, the 2nd endo...

Yes, i have them, followed by a burp which typically prevents them from reoccurring. Do a search in the forum and u will see similar posts. Do not worry, trust your doctor, you are not alone.