Are there over the counter medications that can be used to treat acid reflux disease?
Monday, August 30th, 2010 at
9:59 am
The reason I am asking is because my son seems to be having a few symptoms related to acid reflux disease and I was wondering if there are some over the counter medications that are available to treat this?
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prilosec otc. try to avoid too much soda, chocolate, tomato products and caffene. also i find that most people have more reflux if they lay down right after eating. limit snacks before bead especially acidic oneslthe prilosec is kind of pricey but it works really well. avoid giving him tums etc because too much calcium can cause kidney stones. good luck! oh and look at bj;s or a wholesale store for the med.. much cheaper. i would get him to the dr because the stomach acid will eventually cause damage in the esphagus and can cause throat cancer among other things… sorry to be dramatic
Prilosec is available over the counter. Or if you have a health store locally, get papaya enzyme pills: My husband has some severe trouble with acid reflux, and they seem to help him.
Good luck!
Yes there are. They are basically medications you can get to relieve heartburn. You can get generic acid reducers at Walmart, or Costco, any place like that. I would definitely ask your son’s doctor about these symptoms which are not common in young people. Also, you have to be careful about other medications he may be taking. Maybe he’s having side effects of some other med. You can ask the pharmacist about this also. But its always a good idea to consult with your physician when a new symptom comes up that you don’t know the reason for.
your son? younger people rarely have this problem
it could be a symptom of disease or ulcer
young people do get ulcers
how much junk and soda does he consume
soda has acid as well as sugar in it
it could also be stress
do not give him OTC medications take him to the doctor yo find out what is wrong first
I’ve had several years experience of acid reflux. If the symptoms aren’t happening frequently then try maalox or mylanta. This has also worked for me…give him some crackers or a piece of bread followed by sprite or vernors(or anything caffiene free) and make sure he sleeps proped up, and not laying flat. If it begins to get real bothersome take him to a gastroenterologist. It had turned out for me that it was gallstones and I had to have my gallbladder removed. Heartburn or acid reflux (including pain on the right side, right under ribcage) are also symptoms of gallbladder attacks.
Drugs only muffle the symptom and don’t address the cause. They’re just about the last thing I would try as they can pose dangers in and of themselves. By removing the symptom but leaving the cause, the cause will only get worse until it manifests itself in some other way… most probably a much more harmful way.
It’s a race to see if the cause gets you before the drug side effects. Drugs land over 400,000 ppl/year in the hospital. Some estimates are as high as 700,000. Drugs companies would do something about that if drugs just weren’t so darn profitable…
If I had to, I would guess that your son is overweight and has a lot of junk in his diet. Being a healthy weight will almost surely cure his acid reflux, not to mention free him from the specter of countless other ailments such as heart disease and diabetes.
Modifying his diet can help also. Avoid carbonated beverages, sugary foods and refined carbohydrates.
His digestion may be week, particularly if he’s taken antibiotics in the past as they kill the good bacteria in our guts which we need to digest our food. This leads to all kinds of gastrointestinal problems and can also show up as new allergies and food sensitivities. Yogurt with active bacterial culture can help. There are also some good probiotic supplements available. I would definitely give that a try.
A friend of mine, Dr. George Grant, is the founder of the Academ of Wellness and has co-authored 7 books on drugs and natural health. He claims that acid reflux is not the result of too much acid in the stomach but a LACK of it. Again, a digestion issue. The recommendation I’ve heard him offer acid reflux sufferers is to down a tablespoon of vinegar and the problem should retreat within a few minutes. Try it if you’d like.
Another aid — and this will admittedly sound far out — is to use far-infrared energy. That’s just a fancy name for heat within a specific range of wavelengths (the same wavelengths that make you feel toasty warm deep down when you stand in direct sunlight). It seems to have a neutralizing effect on acid. I’ve heard all kinds of fascinating results from the application of far-infrared and magnetic energy to the body… and from credible medical professionals too. I’ve even had good results myself though I honestly don’t know exactly how it works… just some of the theories. Anyway, you can buy comforters made of materials that take your body heat and reflect it back in the far-infrared wavelength and apparently it can help with acidic conditions. If you want to know where you can find them, e-mail me. The advice above will likely take care of the problem though.
Best Regards,
Rob