Ulcers and the medication
#308195 - 05/31/07 05:04 AM
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cejay
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I guess I'm not really asking for advice since there is not much to offer but just wanted to vent. I have ended up with ulcers (my third case) and the meds I have to take are messing my stomach up bad. For those who do not know I have to take what is know as a PrevPac which is 1500 mg of antibiotic twice a day, so that is 3000 a day. It has a Prevacid which I take first and then I will wait about 15 minutes and take the 500 mg of Biaxin, I DETEST the taste, and then two 500 each mg of amoxicillin. Needless to say the bathroom has became my second home due to the D and the nasua. I have some Phenegan but that just makes me want to curl up and go to sleep. I have to take this for two weeks and then go have another blood test done for the H.Pylori bacteria. Then in a month or so an upper EG, or whatever it is called when they run the light into your stomach. My husband has actually hit upon a trick that has helped the last two days and I eat some soda crackers, sip on a warm Sprite, I know soda is not good but it does seem to help and then take the meds and eat more crackers. All the while SIP on the warm soda. IBS and ulcers are not fun but I guess I will learn to let go of stuff that get to me. Thanks all for listening to my vent.
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I completely understand what you're going through! I have had two ulcers myself in the past six months. The first time they found H. Pylori the GI specialist I was seeing gave me a similar "triple" medication which was supposed to make bacteria go away. However, after finishing the set of antibiotics and other medication, my IBS symptoms intensified. Turns out, the H.Pylori wasn't actually gone, but because the GI I was seeing was horrible (sorry, but true), he never did the breath test afterwards to make sure the bacteria was gone. So, four months later, my new GI (who is so much better, probably because he has Crohn's himself) did the breath test and a second, less invasive round of treatment to get rid of the H.Pylori. I have to say, my IBS symptoms were definitely better after that, although marginally. That was also just before I discovered this website. But I know what you mean -- you just want to say "what else can you throw at me!?!" Thank goodness for this website and knowing we are not alone 
Julie
IBS-D, GERD, lactose intolerant
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"We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it."
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Thank Julie it helps. My first case I had been on antibiotics for sinus infections for about a month. Halfway through the two weeks I ended up with bacterial vaginitis, take the worst yeast infection and multiple it by four or five times, and then I had the oral yeast infection - thrush. So more pills. Finally after all was said and done I ended up with bloody diarhea from soemthing else the meds caused. Luckily the second time was much easier, nothing but the common yeast infection. This time I also have not had any antibiotics in about three months and I asked my doc to prescribe Diflucan. I also take the probiotic but I did that the other times and still got the infection. I also feel like what more can they throw at me. My tummy hurts, my head hurts, I'm nasuated and feel like the Mack truck not only hit me but backed up to make sure I was down. Oh well only ten more days of this to go. I have actually thought about asking my doctor to put me out for work for the duration since the meds bother me so much. Did you work during this time?
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I took two days off of work when it all came to a head (taking meds for ulcer, IBS symptoms at its worst, plus other various health conditions I have). But it should be noted that I'm a bit of a workaholic -- in college I was that dork who skipped only one class during her four years  . Also, even though work was stressful, I usually go because it manages to take my mind off of how I feel. But...those two days I definitely needed because I was absolutely miserable (your Mac Truck analogy works perfectly!) So definitely take time off if you are feeling that crappy and know that work will just make you feel worse and overwhelm you. I hope you feel better soon and let me know how it goes!
Julie
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