a new PPI

Apr 20, 2012

Met with surgeon 2 days ago.  Told him I think something is wrong in my stomach.  I usually dont feel very good after eating.  I have mentioned it before .. it feels like a brick is sitting in my chest.  I feel like I have to burp and can't.  It is uncomfortable for about 30 min - 1 hour.  I told him I've been taking the Nexium and the Prilosec everyday.  I mentioned that I have been taking the Maalox several times a day too.  He told me to stop with the Maalox immediately.  I knew that Tums were bad but Maalox does the same thing.  After the "coating" wears off your stomach actually produces MORE stomach acid to counteract what the Maalox is doing to balance things out.  It's the same trap that Tums had me in.  Looks like I get to just rely on the PPI pills and nothing else.

He changed it to a new medicine called Dexilant DR 60 mg 1/day.

We'll see how this one works. 

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