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The apple cider vinegar and zantac are conflicting remedies. The first is if your problem is not enough acid, the second is if you have too much acid. I would suggest you dont use both. If you indeed have too much acid, the acid from the vinegar will make things worse. If you dont have...

Gastritis is an inflamation in the stomach, seen on an endoscopy exam. When you say you had gastritis off and on, do you mean several endoscope tests have show this or do u think you have off and on gastritis because of burning and nausea? Another option would be to take an over the counter...

Try over the counter prilosec, or try pecid complete. Sleep with a pillow wedge to raise your head.

I deal with a similar thing. When i belch, my breathing and/or pain is relieved, but only for a short amount of time until the gas builRAB back up. I dont have it 24/7 but i usually have episodes daily. What is with all this gas, something has to be creating it. One possible explanation i...

I guess one could expect some weight loss due to not eating, but drastic weight loss can point to other problems causing the acid issues such as your pancreas.

I experience the same thing. I do have gastritis and have had a couple of ulcers in the past. They can cause this as can a hiatus hernia. They typical doctor reaction is an upper scoping and a prescription to a PPI. The arsenal you may wish to try is gaviscon tablets, gas-x, and prilosec OTC...

You are not alone. I have experienced this as well. It could be acid creeping up your esophagus toward your windpipe, or it could be acid effecting your vagus nerve. And i dont feel the burning acid feeling form it too. Either way, try sleeping elevated. They sell pillow for just such a...

As people age, they tend to produce less acid. The use of apple cider vinegar is too supplement the reduction of acid for those people to help digest food. If your problem is not due to a reduction of acid, this remedy would make things worse. More specifically, many naturopathic physicians...

Ther are different plans under BC/BS with different coverages, that may explain your coverage question. I have not had any problems getting Protonix, Prevacid but was rejected for Nexium (who also makes prilosec OTC).

Sorry to hear of your troubles, and you are not alone. Have you had a PH study to identify if it is actually too much acid? If not, it could be too little acid and the medication you are on wont help, but make it worse. It sounRAB counter-intuitive, but as I understand it the same symptoms...

Yes i get exactly that. I have had my heart checked out thoroughly, but i still seem to sometimes wonder since my pain is right there. What convinces me otherwise is when i burp, the pain goes away. Also, when i drink a hot or cold liquid, i feel the liquid hit the spot (my heart area), where...

I am guessing the doctor is stumped and has decided to try Lexapro to see if that calms him down to eliminate the problem. I would look into something more natural, such as St Johns Wort, just let your Doc know you want to try that instead. Has your son had a gastric emptying study, it...

If you have a H-Pylori test with negative results, it does not mean you wont ever get it. It just means none was detected now.

I would not test anything on your stomach for at least a month. It will take a while to heal. The best thing i have read is cabbage juice. You would need a juicer to make it yourself. And if the placebo effect is improving your symptoms, that just underlines the improvement one can achieve...

Dont worry, they take a biopsy every time. Did they mention the saw any gastritis, inflammation or ulcers? If not, then they saw nothing, or at least I have not been scoped without the doctor telling me his findings before i left.

The proton pump inhibitors (omeprazole, nexium, prevacid, protonix, aciphex...) all work in the same way, but people may react differently or one works better for them. If Pepcid is working best, I would consider switching to 2 of those a day instead of the omeprazole. I dont think i would...

Ouch, sorry to here of your suffering. I think taking digestive enzymes would be of use to you, especially after such a meal. Your pancreas secrets these enzymes to break down the food, taking these enzymes orally assists this process and supplements any lack of production your body may not be...

Coffee ups your stomach acidity, that is why they recommend you stop drinking it. There are a couple of manufactures that make low acidic coffee, Puroast, Hevla and others. Just do a web search for low acid coffee.

Little over 2 weeks, if it were truly the best and i felt i could wait, I would wait. But only you know how bad you really feel. If you feel your condition is urgent and cant wait, go see the guy this week. What is going to probably happen is a blood test and maybe schedule for an upper...

Prilosec is an acid pump inhibitor. You typically follow a course of 2 weeks to allow yourself to heal from stomach inflammation, ulcer, gastritis, using these drugs, or you have a constant over production of acid problem that neeRAB constant control. If you only suffer occasionally, i would...