[mass55th]

I lived on Rolaids for 20 years after I had my second son. It got to the point where I'd have to take one every 15 minutes to get relief. I finally mentioned it to my doctor. He sent me to a Gastroenterologist. They prescribed me Nexium back then. Over the years my health insurance has changed their approved medication lists. For a couple of years now I've been taking two 30 mg. capsules (a generic for Nexium) a day. I have what they call Barrett's Esophagus without Dysplasia, and have to have a gastroscopy once a year so they can keep an eye on it as it can become cancerous. My Gastroenterologist told me years ago to not eat anything after 8 p.m. at night as the stomach produces most of its acid while we sleep.

I have to take my acid reflux meds a half-hour before I eat. I only eat two meals a day so I take one before breakfast, and the second one before supper. I also have a hiatal hernia, which thankfully hasn't been bothering me. I don't drink citrus juices, and try to chew my food well so that I'm not swallowing large pieces of food. Getting old sucks.

[ladyjane]

A friend of mine was on those anti-acid meds and developed a bad tremor. He thought he had Parkinsons but it was the PPI drugs. He stopped those drugs and began to take vinegar (I think) and the tremor gradually went away. It took a while.