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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

What Are Antacids

Some antacids boost fracture risk

June 03, 2009
A new study has found that widely used antacids called proton pump inhibitors and histamine-2 receptor antagonists relieve acid reflux, but they also appear to increase the risk of hip and thigh fractures. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Dr. Eisner Q&A #6
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...should be considered.   Question #4: I take six antacid tablets before bed time to control my... Read more »

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AcipHex, Proton Pump Inhibitors and Action Onset
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...basis. The best medication for that still remains the antacids, such as Tums and Mylanta. Read more »

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Dr. Eisner on Achalasia and Acid Reflux (GERD)
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...those measures don't work, then medical therapy with antacids, H2 blockers and proton pump ... Read more »

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Holiday Meals Can Turn Into Health Disasters
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

...-Shortness of breath -Turning pale -No response to antacids -Nausea and possible vomiting  ... Read more »

Health Guide

Calcium carbonate with magnesium antacid overdose
...Alternative Names Rolaids overdose; Antacids overdose Read more »
Calcium carbonate with magnesium antacid overdose
...excessive amountsof calcium carbonate with magnesium. Alternative Names Rolaids overdose; Antacids overdose Poisonous Ingredient Calcium carbonate and magnesium. Where... Read more »
Milk-alkali syndrome
Prevention Milk-alkali syndrome is now very uncommon because non-antacid treatments for indigestion, gastric ulcers, and peptic ulcer disease have replaced most excessive antacid use. If... Read more »
Calcium: urine
...drugs that may interfere with this test. Drugs that may increase urine calcium measurements include: antacids, anticonvulsants, carbonic anhydrase inhibitor diuretics, and loop diuretics. Drugs... Read more »
Gastrin
...milliliter) What abnormal results mean Greater-than-normal levels may indicate: use of antacids or other acid-suppressive medications chronic atrophic gastritis G-cell... Read more »

Medications

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This medication is used to treat the symptoms of too much stomach acid such as stomach upset,... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat the symptoms of too much stomach acid such as stomach upset,... Read more »

Rug19900_76867_5

This medication is used to treat the symptoms of too much stomach acid such as stomach upset,... Read more »

Rug19900_76867_5

This medication is used to treat the symptoms of too much stomach acid such as stomach upset,... Read more »

Rug19900_76867_5

This medication is used to treat the symptoms of too much stomach acid such as stomach upset,... Read more »

Related News

Antacids during pregnancy may up child's asthma risk
December 22, 2008

Women who use antacids to fight heartburn during pregnancy may be increasing their child's risk of asthma, a new study suggests. Researchers tracked... Read summary »

Long-term use of reflux drugs could mask cancer-causing disease
October 02, 2008

Medical experts are worried that long-term use of antacids and acid-reflux drugs may be fueling the sudden increase in esophageal cancer. Drugs like... Read summary »

Antacids best first choice for treating indigestion
January 19, 2009

Indigestion sufferers who save their sophisticated proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) medications for a last resort may also be saving money, a new study... Read summary »

A new Paradigm on Acid Reflux
June 09, 2008

By Meghan Yost, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every day, 70 million people in the United States suffer from... Read summary »

Acid reflux may be caused by hiatal hernia
September 26, 2008

Experts say that acid reflux sufferers whose symptoms include difficulty swallowing and the feeling of a lump in the stomach may be suffering from a... Read summary »