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since i've hit middle age, many new gifts have been bestowed upon me - noises that accompany getting in and out of low chairs, waking up 2 hours beofre i need to get up for work and heart burn among other things
i go through phases with the heart burn and some things trigger it (too much red wine, chillis, coke & hookers etc), but a lot of the time there seems to be no other reason other than aging. normally a few rennies is all i need, but the past week it's been really painful and im popping rennies like smarties.
tried some gaviscon today (recommended my a mate who suffers) it worked but it tasted like a whale had spaffed in my mouth and i almost hurled.
any suggestions for what works and doesn't taste like ocean based mammal jizz
Nexium. I take one a day or two if I have a lot of phys on.
i used to be crippled with heart burn and indegestion. got a bit of a heart problem which meant taking warfarin. one other drug used to stop warfarin from killing you is lansaprazol. i no longer take it, but since taking it i no longer get heart burn or anything.
Good quality Chocolate, and LOTs of it.
Have you considered that it could be low stomach acid? Try some apple cider vinegar before meals, preferably the type with the 'mother'.
It's an age thing, sorry.
Have you had a pylori test at your GP?
Drink more water and cut out caffeine and even caffeine free tea / coffee
Lansoprazole (or any other PPI). Bloody wonderful stuff. Get thee to a GP to make sure there's nothing else going on, and get a prescription (+/- H pylori eradication).
Have you had a pylori test at your GP?
whats that??
Lansoprazole (or any other PPI). Bloody wonderful stuff.
what is this bloody wonderful stuff of which you speak? is it purely heart burn and prescription only? do you have to take it daily or only when needed - don't like popping pills
(+/- H pylori eradication).
as above, i have no idea what this means??
Heart burn can be a sign of an ulcer.
Ulcers are generally caused by the bacteria heliobacter pylori which causes an overproduction of stomach acid and ulcers of the stomach or small intestine. All treatable with antibiotics.
My experience of lanzsaprazole and omesprazole was vastly different.. Suffered very bad fatigue / lethargy and messed with my head
You can buy Omeprazole over the counter,higher strength stuff via prescription.
This usually sorts it after a few dsys ,used to swear by the Pepcid two chewable tabs until they pulled them from the shelves.
Omeprazole works though
cloudnine - MemberHeart burn can be a sign of an ulcer.
Ulcers are generally caused by the bacteria heliobacter pylori which causes an overproduction of stomach acid and ulcers of the stomach or small intestine.
ok, seems like it's worth checking out.
would the bacteria heliobacter lead to stomach bugs? i've had two in the past 5 weeks (full bore yapping and sh*tting the world out of me arris) and struggle to remember the last time i had one in the past decade that wasn't clearly food poisoning? or have i just been unlucky on that front
You may have a different bacterial infection (food poisoning) such as campylobacter, e coli etc. Go see your GP asap.
I take Lansoprazol daily, it's amazing the effect it has. Had to get a camera shoved in via both ends first of all mind. (Picolax)included. ) 🙂
I'm touching 50, I suffer quite bad acid type reflux bouts when my diet falls off the wagon and involves lots of bread, pastry etc. I discovered I can control it if my diet is predominantly based around simple chicken / meat stews and salads, then I can occasionally have bits of rubbish in moderation and it doesn't affect me.
Are you carrying a few extra pounds by any chance? When I was at my heaviest it was almost constant but since losing a couple of stone it's virtually disappeared
I've had this going on for the past 7 years and am thinking of going down the surgery route.
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs, acid blockers) work for most people and usually your G will put you on a high dose for 2 weeks to a month to see how you get on and to allow healing of any potential damage which may be there.
If that doesn't help then your GP will probably refer you to a gastroenterologist who will do some tests.
I've been diagnosed with a small hiatus hernia which is the main cause of my reflux. Apparently a lot of people have them but they don't cause too much of a problem in most cases. However, there are types of reflux which don't respond well to them (Non-erosive reflux, pepsin reflix, laryngpharingeal reflux) and apparently I fit into one of these categories, so surgery to fix the hernia might be the only solution.
The danger with PPIs is that your doctor may put you on them, they may work, and then you get left on them without finding out of addressing the root cause of your reflux. They are also very difficult to get off once you start taking them as the rebound acid production in your stomach can cause worse symptoms than the original reflux.
Drinking more water definitely helps.
I only have to look at a digestive biscuit and I get it. I found the best way is to identify the foods which gave me it. Biscuits, toast, weatabix (I love them all)..and cut them out. Then neck some Gaviscon when really needed or ice cold milk helps too