Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Best OTC medication for upper GI issues

See my reply to your other post to get my thoughts about peppermint oil.

Have you been tested for h. pylori? I had upper GI issues for years and I came up positive for h. pylori (on a stool test that was run for different reasons). I did two weeks of hardcore antibiotics (Helidac therapy) and omeprazole (Prilosec), and I swear there was one night when I felt all those nasties clinging to my innards for dear life and I basically felt like puking for the whole 14 days, but after I lived through it, I tested clean and my upper GI problems all but disappeared. That was about 18 months ago. Then I popped a peppermint cap the other morning and I had a couple days of renewed symptoms afterward. I actually took famitodine (Pepcid) one night to cut the hot/cold mint sensation. It helped, and tonight for the first night since I took the peppermint on Sunday, I don't feel that hot/cold minty feeling creeping back like an old ghost.

Those are the two OTC meds I've taken--I prefer not to take anything because I'm unclear on whether upper GI symptoms are too much acid or too little. But when I need something in order to calm upper GI symptoms, those have helped, and I take them so rarely that any drawbacks seem minor.

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