extreme stomach acid remedy

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I have acid reflux and an ulcerated duodenum. I am taking either 60 mg Dexilant daily or 30 mg Prevacid twice daily for acid reflux; and I take 1 gm Sucralfate before each meal. Neither the Dexilant nor Prevacid have worked sufficiently to rid my stomach of acid. I also take Carafate when needed. When I get to the point of crying over my stomach pain, I resort to taking tons of saltless soda crackers. That at least allows me to go to sleep at bedtime. Today the pain and burning got so bad after lunch that I felt like I was coming down with the flu. I called my gastroenterologist with this update, and he said the only other med he could prescribe was Pentasa, which I had tried before. I DO NOT have Crohn's Disease. I can't see paying for expensive medication that will not work. I can't find a suitable answer to this problem. What else can I do for it? I am at a loss. I would appreciate any information anyone has to offer.



















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Hi Gayle, how recent do you have those symptoms ? I've been dealing with acid reflux since the end of last year and for the first few months I was on 40mg Nexium / day and it wasn't enough to stop the pain. Even changed my GI to get a second opinion. I don't know how severe your case is but for me, given time, it has improved a lot. Gave up on ppi's last saturday and now my treatment is basically on herb tea, magnesium + calcium + zinc supplements and probiotics. I read somewhere that when the ppi effect runs off the body enters a state of acid overproduction to compensate the low levels. That only made me feel worse and had me pop in another ppi. After 3 days cutting off omeprazole I no longer get that.

Good luck!
 
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