Can you still get ulcers whilst taking proton pump inhibitor (PPI) Tablets?

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Andy R

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I have been on proton pump inhibitor (PPI) tablets for around 2 years now starting off with tablets called Nexium and now for around the last 9 months tablets called Zoton FasTab 30mg a day.
I have classic symptoms in my abdomen (belly button area) of an ulcer even down to having relief if I eat or drink milk.
However when I saw my Gastroenterology consultant the other day he said that it could not be an ulcer because being on long term PPI tablets the ulcer would not be able to survive. So I am not sure - is it possible that you can still get ulcers whilst taking acid calming tablets?
 
if you taking tablets that are basic, then you probably wouldn't get enough acid to cause that. Well, you can also get an ulcer from last of you stomach being protected, but you can feel like that without having an actually ulcer, like say if you take pain pills enough and stress out a lot, and then try to use the net to figure out what's wrong, you can feel like you have one. Also, if the doctor say not possible, probably not possible. My advice would be to just calm down, and maybe find a 2nd opinion.
 
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