Castanet

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/03/health/pr ... index.html heads up for those of you that take heartburn drugs , thank you big pharma more harmless meds

My old man lives off rolaids . And tums . And beer . He's hooped

It appears the indication is to prescribe within the scope of the medication and should not be considered for an indeterminate length of time.

what took you so long, thank you big pharma

the truth wrote:what took you so long, thank you big pharma

Big pharma certainly has done a great service by providing the medications that help people cope with life. Now get the physicians that are doing the prescribing to make sure they are doing so appropriately.

The top ten drugs (tens of millions of prescriptions each)

Synthroid (22,664,826): hypothyroidism

Crestor (22,557,735): cholesterol

Nexium (18,656,464): stomach acid

Ventolin HFA (17,556,646): bronchospasm

Advair Diskus (15,003,169): bronchospasm

Diovan (11,401,503): hypertension

Lantus Solostar (10,154,739): diabetes

Cymbalta (10,065,788): depression

Vyvanse (10,019,178): ADHD

Lyrica (9,684,884): epilepsy/neuropathy

Notice #3 - stomach acid. The drug companies are making billions of dollars
and I'm thinking 80% of their drugs are a giant scam. A dirty trick played on the gullible simple sheeple
to rake in $trillions in profit.

Why so much stomach acid problems all of a sudden in the general population?


Anyone know?


http://www.moneycrashers.com/cost-most- ... dont-need/

Antacids are never a good thing to take, better off just grabbing ginger ale & riding it out.
I had elementary teacher who would eat a little bite of white chalk (not the coloured ones) since it's same basic ingredient calcium carbonate. Who knows if its the same now

Over the counter antacids like Tums are to neutralize the acid causing heartburn and is to be used only for a short duration (up to two weeks) and I don't believe is the topic here. Other medical conditions requiring heartburn drugs can be severe and should be under a doctor's care.

GordonH wrote:Antacids are never a good thing to take, better off just grabbing ginger ale & riding it out.
I had elementary teacher who would eat a little bite of white chalk (not the coloured ones) since it's same basic ingredient calcium carbonate. Who knows if its the same now

As well figure out which foods tends to cause the heartburn in first place & avoid them, majority of the time problem solved.

GordonH wrote:As well figure out which foods tends to cause the heartburn in first place & avoid them, majority of the time problem solved.

Think there's more to it than that. There are medical conditions that cause heartburn - not just a type of food.

GordonH wrote:As well figure out which foods tends to cause the heartburn in first place & avoid them, majority of the time problem solved.

Fancy wrote:Think there's more to it than that. There are medical conditions that cause heartburn that aren't food related.

Acid reflux is different then heartburn, normal heartburn will go away..... acid reflux is nasty.

Added later: be very surprised how many people don't get things check out, instead self medicate.

GordonH wrote:Acid reflux is different then heartburn, normal heartburn will go away..... acid reflux is nasty.

Prescription heartburn drugs are prescribed for acid reflux which causes heartburn. Unfortunately, any type of antacid is not recommended for long term use.
http://www.refluxmd.com/what-causes-heartburn/

GordonH wrote:Added later: be very surprised how many people don't get things check out, instead self medicate.

And I agree about getting things checked out. There are so many variables to consider if suffering from heartburn. Car accidents, surgeries, etc. can contribute to esophageal injuries that should be checked out (as well as obesity and pregnancy).

^^^ exactly, once someone starts popping antacids. The digestion system needs stomach acids to breakdown the food. Besides lowing acid level in stomach, it also destroying the good bacteria.

Better off as I said grabbing ginger ale & riding it out, if it's become a problem seek professional help.

I'm assuming people are getting professional help if they are being prescribed with heartburn medication. Jflem1983 mentioned Tums and that isn't what this is about. Just to clarify, I am under the impression the study was in regards to acid suppression, not neutralizing acid.