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I stopped taking esomeprazole after being on it for 4 years, and frequently had to supplement with famotidine and tums anyway. I had an infection and was pres
by WarmWash 8mo ago
I stopped taking esomeprazole after being on it for 4 years, and frequently had to supplement with famotidine and tums anyway.
I had an infection and was prescribed antibiotics, and needed to pause the esomeprazole. I asked gemini about it and it suggested I take two probiotics while on the antibiotics, Saccharomyces boulardii and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. I noticed after a few days that I wasn't getting heartburn, and started putting the pieces together.
After the antibiotics ended, with still no heartburn, it recommend I add rhamnosus gg to the mix. So now I take all three daily and rarely get heartburn. It's been quiet a shock
- virtue3 8mo agothank you going to try this. I noticed my heartburn got a lot worse after having to take a few courses of antibiotics.
- hattmall 8mo agoSome good notes on heartburn, a fiber regime, some combination of wheat dextrin, psyllium husk, inulin. All 3 are different and serve a somewhat different function. Foods to eat, oatmeal, lentils. Ginger tea, activated charcoal tabs. Most all of that works very well to support gut bacteria so throwing some probiotics in as well can help. The gummy kind available in generic or Digestive Advantage work well!
- dwood_dev 8mo agoThere is a weak association with use of PPIs and memory loss. I myself noticed a difference once I stopped taking omeprazole regularly.
- jgalt212 8mo agoMost doctors will say avoid long term use of PPIs for a variety of reasons. Famotidine is much easier on the body, albeit less effective than PPIs.