Acid Reflux/Gastritis
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I’ve been suffering from stomach problems for almost two years now, brought on by a very stressful time in my life and I imagine my poor diet was also to blame. I’m at a loss with how to get better at this point if I’m honest.
I originally went to the doctor with stomach pain and vomiting and without looking further into it they put me on 20mg of omeprazole and sent me on my way. It eased the symptoms for a while so I thought all was fine. Gradually though they started to come back and I was put on 40mg. Ironically before I was put on this medication I had no acid reflux at all and just sickness every now and then, now I get acid reflux and bad rebound so the medication has actually made me worse! Not only that I have a pretty severe b12 deficiency which I now need injections for and a list of other problems. I started to realise that it was masking the problem also rather than “curing” it so I went back and they eventually hesitatantly ordered an endoscopy, however I wasn’t given any instructions on how to come off the tablets in preparation for the test other than needing to be 7 days clean from them so I stopped them cold turkey and then had an awful rebound affect that left me in the hospital twice in one week. Then I had to go back on it because the symptoms I was having were so severe.
I had my endoscopy which came back normal, although as I was back on the tablets it’s hard to know for sure if it was accurate. I would guess not considering I’m still having so many problems. I’m now weaning myself off them by myself so that I can have a test done for H. Pylori and I’m down to 20mg again but with great difficulty. The burning sensation has come back in my stomach pretty badly and acid reflux in my throat is so bad I can’t sleep at night and I can’t lay down without pain. I’ve changed my diet and cut out a lot of stuff but nothing seems to work.
Has anyone else been in this situation that could advise me on how to fix this or ease my symptoms at least? I’m really struggling.
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JesseS t92012
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They should have tested you for H pylori two years ago, that's awful. Some non antibiotics that kill H pylori are DGL [Licorice Root], Flavone [a Flavonoid], and Bismuth Subcitrate which works better than Bismuth Subsalicylate [Pepto Bismol]. My Nurse Practitioner said that some people have eradicated the bacteria with just large doses of Pepto Bismol. Oddly, Melatonin is supposed to be good for reflux but I'm not sure how much to take. I take it for sleep but if I use more than 500mcg it makes me groggy the next morning for a while.
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It's better if you can find Bismuth Subcitrate than Pepto, but I'm not sure how much or how often. Like Pippa said it could be constipating and it will probably turn your stool dark just so you know not to think your bleeding.
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