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mammamia3

posted 06/18/2009, comments (66)

Reflux nonresponsive to Prevacid, Zantac and Prilosec

My son, 7, has been dealing with reflux for at least last six months. He was diagnosed with relux when he was two with a barium swallow. It either got better or went away completely with treatment on Zantac at that time. Now it's back and the meds. mentioned above have done nothing to help. Sometimes the relux is the... Read more Chevron

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Sandeepa

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posted 04/13/2009, comments (3)

When is it time to move on to PPIs?

Hello, Our 4 month old son is currently on Zantac 15mg. He's been on it for about a week now and we're not seeing any significant improvement. I know a week may be too early to see any change but we're getting nervous and don't want him to end up with esophagitis or something worse. GERD is very new to us because our baby did not show symptoms or... Read more Chevron

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Todd Eisner

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posted 12/31/2008, comments (0)

Dr. Eisner Answers Your Questions About Acid Reflux

Can Ultram cause or worsen symptoms of GERD? Ultram is a centrally acting pain relief medication that is commonly taken for chronic pain conditions, specifically back pain and arthritis. Ultram has many adverse effects, including gastrointestinal side effects of nausea, vomiting and constipation. These occur in 5-15% of patients taking... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/08/2008, comments (2)

Are Pantaloc and prilosec the same type of drug.

I have a chronic cough caused partly by acid reflux. Pantaloc does not seem to help. Would switching to prilosec help?

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CarolynEJ

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posted 06/05/2007, comments (187)

Acid reflux post gallbladder removal

Can anyone help me here? I had my gallbladder out about 6 weeks ago. It was had a 27% ejection fraction (which is low) and I also had a polyp in the neck of the gall bladder so they needed to take it out for that reason. I had acid reflux symptoms before the surgery (did not know that they were acid reflux then). Since the surgery the symptoms... Read more Chevron

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