Press give me stomach problems so have tried a new way
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my doctor refuses to give me charged Prednisolone. Having been on them for eighteen months I am experiencing some nasty acid stomach symptoms after taking them early in the morning. It gets worse as the day goes on. I gave up Omneprazol because that too was giving me really nasty side effects... Worse than indegestion ! Today I emptied a capsule of the no longer wanted Omneprasol slow release beads and put my Prednisolne tablets inside. I took it with the usual early morning lactofre milk and dry crackers..... After two hours I still have none of the usual burning pain or acid throat that I normally get from this.... Let's hope it does not affect the action of the Preds but hey! Hopefully I am going to have a nice day.
i feel that my doctor refusing to give me coated tablets is cruel and if this experiment works I am definitely going to take that and many other complaints to whoever might listen.
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arwen1972 christine_fay
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christine_fay arwen1972
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EileenH arwen1972
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The current (12 months ago) relationship is about £1.30 for 1 month 5mg ordinary pred, £1.80 for 1 month 5mg enteric coated pred. Then you have to add the £1.80 for 1 month's supply omeprazole (as the cheapest PPI, if you can't tolerate it and need a different one it is more). And then you have to add the dispensing fees: pred plus PPI is x2, enteric coated x1. In the end enteric coated is cheaper.
To top it all - the NICE edict included the get out clause that if a patient required enteric coated because of intolerances the patient was to be allowed it.
In fact, during the consultation many GPs felt it was fair enough and agreed to the change. Within a year of the change they had had so many patients like Christine who couldn't tolerate pred plus PPI and developed stomach problems that they said that they wished they had objected at the time.
Shame Christine has such an uncooperative GP.
christine_fay
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Mrs.Mac-Canada christine_fay
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It is a great discovery you made. If it continues to work it may be a good solution to taking all the other drugs for tummy troubles albeit it bit of a nuisance filling the capsules.
I hope the rest of your day goes as well as the beginning.
Hugs, Diana🌸
lodgerUK_NE christine_fay
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Go to your Practice Manager, tell them exactly what has happened and what you have had to resort to and ensure that that situation does not occur with anyone else.
Elderly people, and I am one, would not have the skill to open and empty a capsule and insert their tablets. They would also not have access to the internet or perhaps could not afford the cost.
By the way, Ranitidine (new name for Zantac) is the best PPI if you have to take one.
A remedy for acid reflux, which works as many people taking pred have tried it is a lemon placed in the microwave for 1 minute, juice squeezed out of it, taken three times a day in water - result no acid reflux. Remedy courtesy of MrsO and well used.
christine_fay lodgerUK_NE
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I am having my lunch now and still hardly any indegestion so I think I have discovered the cause... from now on, as you say I will put all plain meds in capsules, This has been a hell of a pain trip the past six months. , but today no acid stomach yet and the headaches have susided a bit too so some of that may be due to the stomach sensitivity. I dont think I am ready for a full meal or some of the less plain items yet...still very sore but optimistic. I have just finished the upstairs wallpapering I started two years ago and had to give up when PMR developed. Not such a bad day at all...
Mrs.Mac-Canada christine_fay
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I agree with Lodger, I don't know if you've tried the lemon juice and water, and I know it seems strange, but it really does change the ph in your stomach and does work. I have it every morning to clean up my system a bit and I've never had a problem with my stomach.
My son who suffers from acid reflux swears by "mother" Apple cider vinegar.
Have a happy tummy day!
lodgerUK_NE Mrs.Mac-Canada
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Perhaps that is the same for Apple Cider.
lodgerUK_NE christine_fay
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christine_fay lodgerUK_NE
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If I upset them any more I will be struck off...so the receptionist says.
The next practice is over six miles away and they wont take us as too remote. When you are old some places treat you very badly...you are a nuisance unless you curl up and die quietly... Its not as easy as when you are younger
lodgerUK_NE christine_fay
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Perhaps you ought to move to about 10 minutes away from the best hospital in your area.
EileenH christine_fay
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But it is a disgusting set-up altogether.
Whisper2003 EileenH
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christine_fay Whisper2003
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I am so happy to have another day without pain and misery and not being able to eat anything.
christine_fay
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Whisper2003 christine_fay
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christine_fay Whisper2003
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EileenH Whisper2003
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And as I said - the NICE recommendations were that any patient who really needed thenm should be allowed them.
When you see the dietician tell them about it - they may support your request for enteric coated pred to see if it helps. And if you are on omeprazole it may be that that is causing the problem.
Whisper2003 EileenH
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christine_fay Whisper2003
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Mrs.Mac-Canada christine_fay
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EileenH christine_fay
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Why can doctors not use their deductive skills about these things? Or did they leave that behind at school...
EileenH Whisper2003
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There are other substances in the tablets, not just pred, which can also cause problems. That's why the data sheet always lists them and says you shouldn't take this product if you have a sensitivity to any of them.
christine_fay EileenH
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EileenH christine_fay
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christine_fay EileenH
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EileenH christine_fay
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