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Taking Your Acid Reflux Medicine
Taking your acid reflux heartburn medicine on a regular basis in accordance with the prescription is important. Recently I had lunch with my church pastor and he was suffering from relatively severe heartburn symptoms. He also indicated that he was no longer taking his prescribed acid reflux heartburn medicine. When I asked him why he said that he was taking the medicine but he started to feel better so he quit taking it. He is very typical of many acid reflux suffers who frequently stop taking them medicine or only take it when the heartburn symptoms appear. This on again and off again method of treating your acid reflux disease can lead to a more serious condition.
Untreated or incorrectly treated acid reflux heartburn can lead to a more serious condition such as gastoesophageal reflux disease or GERD. In fact my pastor was already starting to have some of the symptoms GERD as a result of not correctly taking his medications. He also related that another pastor of a nearby church was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus and his prognosis was very guarded. Apparently he was also not taking his medications according his doctors orders over the past several years. Many people just do not like to take any kind of medication and as soon as the symptoms of their medical condition improve they quit taking their medicine. In addition they never bother to inform their physician of their decision until the condition become so serious that they need more intensive treatment options.
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Acid Reflux Medicine – Find the Right Ones
Acid Reflux is a miserable condition that millions of people suffer from throughout the world. Fortunately, there are several medications that are available for treating it.
Category: Antacids
Antacids work on the principal that you can neutralize acids into salts by providing an alkali compound for the acid to react with. Most antacids are built around a magnesium base (milk of magnesia), aluminum, or calcium. The drawback of antacids is that when they’re gone from the stomach, the stomach will build up acid again. So, the best way to take antacids is either just before a meal, or immediately after. Drinking milk with a meal also works as a mild antacid. Most antacids will give relief for about an hour after ingestion, up to two hours with a meal.
Category: Histamine Antagonists
Histimine antagonists are a relatively recent category of drugs that block the receptor that triggers the stomach into making more acid. Brand names include Zantac and Protectic. This category of drug is now available as an over the counter drug, generally called renitidine. This category of drug generally takes 30-60 minutes to take effect, and can be moderately expensive.
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