medusa Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 But the point Jabberwocky, is that your GP is aware of your reflux, and will know your medical history and anything that may be linked or caused by other medicine. If your symptoms changed you'd be advised to go back to your GP because a change means the symptoms aren't stable- exactly the same as jennifer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I rarely drink and I DEFINATELY dont allow maniacs with cameras to probe my inner workings, from either end. I know its cowardly but... I`m yeller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Ok thanks for the advice all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 They wouldnt help if youd got a stomach ulcer, you would need the camera down.Try not to eat or drink anything acidic(especially alchohol) I know its hard,but it does work to cut these things out. They do help cure an ulcer when used in conjunction with a combined course of antibiotics to eradicate the infection that causes ulcers- but they have to either test for the presence of the bacteria or confirm the presence of an ulcer with an endoscopy to start this treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 Thanks for all your advice, and yes this is very unusual for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I rarely drink and I DEFINATELY dont allow maniacs with cameras to probe my inner workings, from either end. I know its cowardly but... I`m yeller. Would it make any difference if I said that once diagnosed, ulcers can now be cured thus getting the sufferer out of pain within a few weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Would it make any difference if I said that once diagnosed, ulcers can now be cured thus getting the sufferer out of pain within a few weeks? Nope, not a jot. The doc keeps telling me how important it is to have the endoscopy and I keep telling him how important it is that I dont have it. The pills take the pain away providing I take them on time so there isnt a problem here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Nope, not a jot. The doc keeps telling me how important it is to have the endoscopy and I keep telling him how important it is that I dont have it. The pills take the pain away providing I take them on time so there isnt a problem here. Get yourself to the GP. If it's an ulcer, you need to get it sorted. Some (if not most) can be effectively treated with antibiotics, but the medics need to know what you've got first. Just imagine; your stomach is awash with hydrochloric acid, and it's that what's going to be eating away at your stomach and oesophagus if you don't get it treated. Be brave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Well the doc didnt mention ulcers, but told me that if I didnt get relief from the pills after a month or so then he`d consider a visit to the hospital and an endoscopy. That was several months ago and a few months ago he mentioned "weaning" me off of them. Then he mentioned the endoscopy. I said no the pills are fine, he said the pills are dangerous if used for too long, I said to get me to have an endoscopy would take a team of big game hunters with tranquillizer darts just to get me to stay still and he tried to scare me with talk of cancer and peritonitis and people dying of ulcers and in the end we came to an arrangement. I quit smoking, which I did, and he`d leave me alone for a while. He still nags but as I mentioned before, it just isnt going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bago Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I think if it's just a case of bad indigestion, and gastric. It's worth trying to change your diet. I had this once, and had to take some carbonate-based tablets to neutralise the acid. Forgotten which brand it was now... After searching about food and diets and things. I've come to realise that it was eating too much meat for me. Along with coffee, or tea. Not enough vegetables to neutralise or to keep my stomach in an alkaline state. I was stressed in my job. So lack of exercise didn't help either. I would recommend soups for a while. Or just eat a lot of veg. Especially green ones. Omit potato-based ones if you can. Drink water instead of tea. Or try fruit teas. Eat things like prunes/bananas to clean your system out. Basically detox for a little while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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