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LinksEtc posted on 08/24/11 at at 07:46 am:

Sorry Ciel, I don't know about your above question.

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Recent reflux article:

"Acid Reflux Drugs: Public Citizen Petitions FDA for Stricter Warnings"
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Drugs/acid-reflux-drugs-public-citizen-petitions-fda-stricter/story?id=14365447

Some such risks, including bone fractures, infections and heart rhythm abnormalities, are listed in fine print on the drugs' packaging. But the potential for the drugs to exacerbate acid reflux when patients discontinue use -- a relatively recent observation -- is not.

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GoingNuts
Moderator
Posted: 08.24.2011 at 03:33:19


Ciel, and empty stomach definitely can make reflux worse. The trick is smaller, more frequent meals.

Sorry it took me so long to see this.


USA
Mom to two boys:
DS #1 - Age 20, Superbad OAS
DS #2 - Age 17, PA, TNA, Soy, Sesame and Chick Pea

"Speak out against the madness." -- David Crosby

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SweetandSour
Member
Posted: 08.25.2011 at 08:19:42


Just saw this too! I eat smaller meals all day. I also take 40mg. of omprazole everyday, and zantac as needed. It helps.


Allergic to: Peanuts, Tree nuts, Mango, Robitussin, Acetaminophen

U.S.A.

Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did.
~George Carlin

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Jennifer66
Member
Posted: 08.27.2011 at 02:55:19


Yes, I eat small amounts throughout the day, and if I get too hungry and my stomach gets too empty then I have acid pain. I'm on Ranitidine daily. Also, if I don't drink enough water I find I have an increase in pain.


Jen
U.K.
DS1 - 15 yo - PA, MA, EA, penicillin, asthma.
DS2 - 10 yo, NKA

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SweetandSour
Member
Posted: 09.06.2011 at 07:36:16


Anyone else have flare ups along with that wonderful time of the month?


Allergic to: Peanuts, Tree nuts, Mango, Robitussin, Acetaminophen

U.S.A.

Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did.
~George Carlin

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Jennifer66
Member
Posted: 09.07.2011 at 01:31:41


Yes, and it's taken me 4 years of this to finally realize, over the last few cycles, that it was happening! Mmmm, what a nice little extra treat, eh? 


Jen
U.K.
DS1 - 15 yo - PA, MA, EA, penicillin, asthma.
DS2 - 10 yo, NKA

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"Reflux Surgery Redos Safe; Outcomes Not Always Optimal"
http://www.internalmedicinenews.com/news/gastroenterology/single-article/reflux-surgery-redos-safe-outcomes-not-always-optimal/02393f8e27.html

Reoperation for failed antireflux surgery can be performed safely in experienced centers, but outcomes are not as good as with primary operations

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"Torax Medical receives FDA approval for device that treats acid reflux"
http://www.medcitynews.com/2012/03/torax-medical-receives-fda-approval-for-device-treating-acid-reflux/

Two months after a regulatory panel recommended the approval of the Linx Reflux Management System, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the minimally invasive device developed by Torax Medical of Shoreview, Minnesota to treat acid reflux.

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"Proton-Pump Inhibitors Boost C. Difficile Infection Risk"
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/763776

One of the investigators, Dr. Yoon Kong Loke, told Reuters Health by email, "Where possible, we recommend that the acid suppressing drugs should be stopped while patients are on antibiotics. The combination of both drugs has harmful effects extending above that of each drug."

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"Chronic Heartburn Could Spur Asthma in Some Patients"
http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=672761

In this study, researchers used a new, specially designed catheter that measures levels of acid reflux exposure within the patient's airway. They believe that this new method (known by the acronym HMII) was much more effective than conventional techniques in identifying patients with GERD-induced asthma.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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"PPI s alone not linked to gastrointestinal infection"
http://tinyurl.com/brmnmpd

Researchers have shown that a previously suggested link between the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and gastrointestinal infections with Campylobacter and Salmonella is due to the characteristics of the patients and not the drugs themselves.

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"Antireflux Surgery Benefit Not Lasting in Many Children"
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/804797

Dr. Femke A. Mauritz told Reuters Health by email that because "in over 40% of children GERD persists or recurs 10- to 15-years after laparoscopic Thal fundoplication, it is crucial to implement routine long-term follow-up, preferably using objective measurements."

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"PPIs May Lead to Heart Disease"
http://heartburn.about.com/b/2013/07/11/ppis-may-lead-to-heart-disease.htm?nl=1

In human tissue and mouse models, researchers from Houston Methodist Hospital and two other institutions found proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) caused the constriction of blood vessels. If taken regularly, PPIs could lead to a variety of cardiovascular problems