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Post by vegasjames on Apr 21, 2016 15:00:03 GMT -5
late to the discussion. The collective knowledge of this group never fails to blow me away. you all teach me so much with each visit. I am taking omeprazole for GERD once daily and have to take other stuff to balance out what it does to my system. fiber capsules and magnesium supplement. generic multi vitamin as an insurance policy as well for years of bad nutrition. About 3 years ago i started experimenting with my diet to see what made my condition worse.. i have cut out mint, alcohol, garlic, onion,carbonated anything, cinnamon, hot spices such as curry and jalapeno, and have gotten much better. May do a trial run without omeprazole before long to see if it has helped enough. now cutting out all starches, rice, noodles, legumes, corn, and mostly doing meat and veggies.eggs. always something. Rosanna Rosanadanna was right. best wishes for good health for all of you! Also make sure you do not have a hiatal hernia, which is a common contributor to reflux. Often this will give a feeling of things catching near the base of the sternum when you swallow foods or pills. Another often overlooked contributor is progesterone. With the popularity of the so-called bio-identical hormones these days, especially progesterone this is something else to consider if using progesterone. Progesterone is a smooth muscle relaxant and thus can contribute to reflux, gallstone formation and constipation among various other side effects.
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 21, 2016 15:03:08 GMT -5
late to the discussion. The collective knowledge of this group never fails to blow me away. you all teach me so much with each visit. I am taking omeprazole for GERD once daily and have to take other stuff to balance out what it does to my system. fiber capsules and magnesium supplement. generic multi vitamin as an insurance policy as well for years of bad nutrition. About 3 years ago i started experimenting with my diet to see what made my condition worse.. i have cut out mint, alcohol, garlic, onion,carbonated anything, cinnamon, hot spices such as curry and jalapeno, and have gotten much better. May do a trial run without omeprazole before long to see if it has helped enough. now cutting out all starches, rice, noodles, legumes, corn, and mostly doing meat and veggies.eggs. always something. Rosanna Rosanadanna was right. best wishes for good health for all of you! You probably know this already, but after a certain age, women should take iron free vitamins or smaller amounts of iron. I take the senior women's generic. Yes, and make sure it is a pill that will dissolve or you are just wasting your money. Many of the generics will put coatings on their pills to make them slicker and easier to swallow. These coatings though can also prevent the pill from dissolving.
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 21, 2016 15:08:26 GMT -5
I'm just going to throw this out there for food for thought: My mother suffered from acid reflex and heartburn most of her life. She died from esophageal cancer. It burst it's sheath and spread to her lungs. I had the scope going up and down. There was evidence of some erosion. I take it very seriously, which is why I got off the nsaids. They are the only things that give me digestive troubles. Esophageal cancer is actually a viral induced cancer. The acid reflux is simply a co-factor in the development. Chronic inflammation from the irritation of traces of acid entering the esophagus increase the production of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species that contribute to the formation of cancer. On the other hand keep in mind that antacids and proton pump inhibitors also increase the risk of various cancers by increasing risk of infection by cancer pathogens and by decreasing methylation.
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 21, 2016 15:17:56 GMT -5
FWIW - Any of those meds can cause severe damage, especially over a large period of time. I know this sounds weird, but my aunt (mom's sister) was born with a tongue a little longer than normal. Consequently, she had problems masticating her food. Most of her life, she took Tums or some other antacid, to help "digest" her food. She died of stomach cancer in her 50s. Not damage per se, but yes they definitely contribute to cancer formation. In the case of stomach cancer this is most often due to Helicobacter pylori infection. Most of the strains of H. pylori require an alkaline environment to survive and thrive. This cork-screw shaped bacteria will screw in to the stomach lining then secrete an enzyme called urease that leads to the production of highly alkaline ammonia that neutralizes stomach acid for the bacteria's survival. Therefore the antacids and proton pump inhibitors (acid blockers) can help with H. pylori survival by making a more alkaline environment for its survival. In addition, the use of antacids and proton pump inhibitors interferes with nutrient absorption. Among these nutrients are B6, B112 and folate all required for the production of the methyl donor SAMe. Methylation is a process of donation of methyl groups, which is used for about 4,000 reactions in the body including hormone and neurotransmitter production, stomach acid formation, cartilage synthesis, etc. It is also required for DNA repair, proper immune function and reduction of cancer and heart disease contributing homocysteine.
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Intheswamp
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Post by Intheswamp on Apr 22, 2016 15:24:13 GMT -5
Well, here I am a couple of days after abandoning meds for my reflux/heartburn. I'm trying to take about an ounce or so of ACV with about 3-4 ounces of water twice a day. One morning, one nighttime. The first night I didn't will confident going to bed but I also didn't eat too good and took a sip of Pepto before going to bed. Made out ok. The next day (yesterday) I took my morning and evening ACV, ate a couple of *processed ham* and tomato sandwich with mayo on wheat bread and 3-4 chocolate chip cookies for supper. I slept all night through, woke up with no burn and felt good. BUT, I forgot my morning ACV....and up in the morning and this afternoon I have felt some burning. Grabbed a Alka Seltzer a few minutes ago hoping that it will help. I'll definitely be "hitting the (ACV) bottle" tonight!!! A *very* short trial...but promising...we'll see. Btw, the alka seltzer doesn't really seem to be helping much.
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Post by mohs on Apr 22, 2016 16:23:17 GMT -5
I got vitamins that help with memory but I forget to take them
mostly
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