Re: Gerds advice....
03/13/05 10:04 AM
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Vicam
Reged: 02/24/04
Posts: 1955
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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GERD can be a real pain in the neck eh? I've got it too, and basically I'd just recommend staying away from any of the real triggers: Coffee/tea, spices, carbonated beverages, onions, tomatoes, alcoholic beverages, pepper, citrus fruits, fried/fatty foods, chocolate, peppermint. I took that list from Nexium's website which gives a lot of tips for dealing with GERD if you want to check it out: http://www.purplepill.com/wellness/42.tipstriggers.asp
Also, have you talked to your doc at all about switching medication? I was on Zantac as well for quite a few years, but I switched last year to a proton-pump inhibitor and it works way better. Nexium is one of those...I took that for a little while but it is really expensive so now I'm on a different one. There's quite a few out there and the side-effects are relatively minimal, so maybe it'd be something to talk to your doc about.
Hope you feel better soon 
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