Ulcers...UGH!!

[idnurse41]

There's alot of other things you can do Renae to address your ulcers and find some relief. I'm sending you a pm if you don't mind and can refer you to the best GI M.D. around but I see you live in Houston;(

[carrbowl]

Originally Posted by ggeen

I took Nexium for 4 years. 2.5 months is nothing. Keep up the good fight.

OMG!!! FOUR YEARS...I will never last!!! the first month I did good...the second month I'm about 75 % with the meds..I figure pretty soon I will be 50 %. I stink at taking meds. I know all the tricks for taking them...all four kids take them and I yell at them all the time!!! Do as I say, not as I do!!! : )

[iamvietness]

Originally Posted by carrbowl

So what do you do to make yours better? I have been taking nexium twice a day for two months and havent' seen much improvement. I know my life doesn't help--one child having heart issues had to have a loop recorder inserted in his chest and the other has tonic clonic seizures after going to sleep. But I've got to do something to make these better. I don't eat much fried foods, maybe fries once a week, I'm not overweight, can't tolerate alchohol right now (which might be the real issue!!!!), don't eat large meals, the only "bad" thing I do is drink a diet coke every day....Please please please...give me some majic potion!!! : )

how are you actually taking this? what time of day etc.

[J Eddington]

Darling, I bet 75% of it is STRESS. That makes mine go off the chart and NO drugs help. Yoga or what ever can help you relax. When stressed and I drink milk it is worse.

[BethG]

I've had some pretty intense pain swallowing too...I just found out that I have a hiatal hernia which lets the acids in my stomach into my esophagus...it's called gerd. I take omeprazole dr every day and it keeps it in check....I still have to have the dang hernia taken care of at some point in time though!

[carrbowl]

Originally Posted by iamvietness

how are you actually taking this? what time of day etc.

on an empty stomach...as soon as my eyes open in the morning and about 3-4 pm.

Janice...how dare you think it is stress!!!??? Twins turning 16 today!! CAlled the insurance company...should have continued to live in denial...one almost 15 and one almost 12.??? What would cause stress?? All I have to say, is thank GOD!!! they are good kids, because I couldn't handle bad kids!!! I went and worked out...and having a glass of wine. Havne't drank in two months!!!