Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) causes uncomfortable, painful symptoms—but the health risks of the drugs used to treat it can be even more distressing. Check out this article for tips on how to cure GERD without PPIs, H2 blockers, and other medication. Aside from an uncomfortable and ...
To minimize heartburn during GERD, pregnant women should have frequent small meals. Medicines advised by the doctor (such as omeprazole) are safe during pregnancy. Make sure you do not take this medication without the prescription of a Gynecologist. Drinking Alcohol and GERD Some drinks worsen the...
Famotidine is usually the first choice to treat occasional heartburn if your symptoms occur less than two times per week. It can be used as needed, provides quick relief (within 15 to 30 minutes), and is usually less expensive than omeprazole. Omeprazole may be an option if your heartburn...
Omeprazole (Prilosec) or cisapride, which are medicines used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) Other medicines that increase your serotonin levels, such as monoamine oxidase inhibitors, which include isocarboxazid and phenelzine Amoxapine (Asendin).This tricyclic antidepressant is FDA-approv...
found Prilosec (omeprazole) and Aciphex (rabeprazole) performed better than other PPI drugs at controlling GERD. Prilosec and Aciphex worked better than other PPIs in high doses. Another study foundolder patients with esophagitisresponded better to the Prilosec and Aciphex than they did to other ...
PPIs are used to relieve symptoms of acid reflux, peptic ulcers, and treat damage to the lower esophagus caused by acid reflux, caused by certain diseases like GERD and ZES. PPIs function by completely blocking the production of stomach acid for a certain amount of time. Currently used PPIs...
Histamine H2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) or H2-blockers are a class of stomach acid-suppressing agents and are used to treat gastroesophageal reflux and duodenal ulcers.
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs): These include Nexium 24HR (esomeprazole), Prevacid 24HR (lansoprazole), Prilosec OTC (omeprazole magnesium), and Zegerid OTC (omeprazole and sodium bicarbonate). They may need to be taken for a few days (up to four) before they start working. They help reduce...