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Popular Heartburn Drugs Could Lead to Kidney Damage Without Warning: Study
CBC ^ | Feb 22, 2017 | Darryl Hol

Posted on 02/25/2017 8:28:08 PM PST by nickcarraway

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To: stylin19a

glad I don’t live in Canada


Why?

This is a Canadian study. The same drugs are used in the USA.


21 posted on 02/25/2017 8:59:31 PM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: KYGrandma

I am going through this with my 95 year old Mother. It was caught early by her doctor, and her function is almost back to normal.


Good news about your mother. Did the Dr. simply take her off the heartburn medicine or prescribe something else?


22 posted on 02/25/2017 9:01:49 PM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: inchworm

YES!!! Anyone with problems like these should do as you wrote.


23 posted on 02/25/2017 9:02:24 PM PST by goodnesswins (Say hello to President Trump)
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To: Flaming Conservative

Thanks for the good information.

I also use the Famotadine before bed and it works very well. If I need to, I chew a Rolaids during the day.


24 posted on 02/25/2017 9:05:59 PM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Flaming Conservative
Actually, baking soda can raise your blood pressure, so be care if you have high blood pressure.

Thanks for the info. High blood pressure is one problem I don't have.

25 posted on 02/25/2017 9:06:11 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: inchworm

bttt


26 posted on 02/25/2017 9:06:22 PM PST by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: nickcarraway

Bkmk


27 posted on 02/25/2017 9:13:56 PM PST by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: nickcarraway

Those drugs are destructive. For 100% relief, we use Caleb Trees anti-acid reflux (at link below) Its a godsend, mainly apple cider vinegar but also a few other natural ingredients.

http://www.iherb.com/pr/caleb-treeze-organic-farm-stops-acid-reflux-8-fl-oz-237-ml/38083

And if you have gout: black currant juice (black cherry juice) strait up. two cups a day for a week cures it. Or drink apple juice all the time.


28 posted on 02/25/2017 9:16:03 PM PST by GreatRoad (I have so much hope I don't know what to do with it)
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To: Beowulf9
Understanding of the use of sodium bicarbonate begins with a trip to the pancreas, which is the organ most responsible for producing the bicarbonate our bodies need.

The Pancreas & Bicarbonate Production
29 posted on 02/25/2017 9:22:31 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: nickcarraway

Funny how when you stop eating products from Big Wheat, you instantly stop needing Big Pharma’s heartburn drugs :)


30 posted on 02/25/2017 9:28:56 PM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Flaming Conservative

Have you heard any such problems with Crestor (Rosuvastatin) for hyperlipidemia/hypertension?


31 posted on 02/25/2017 9:35:29 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: Beowulf9

Apple cider vinegar is a good remedy for heartburn.


32 posted on 02/25/2017 9:38:26 PM PST by 353FMG (AMERICA FIRST.)
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To: nickcarraway

Stopped taking omeprisol(sp?) after being on Balance of Nature for about a month.


33 posted on 02/25/2017 9:45:27 PM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: nickcarraway

BigPharma doesn’t care, they make a lot of money on those things. Why doctors prescribe them is another story.

Whatever happened to taking Tums for heartburn? Cheap stuff and it works.


34 posted on 02/25/2017 9:49:54 PM PST by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: tumblindice

No, and the one newer drug I take. Works great. High cholesterol drugs can sometimes (but rarely) cause severe muscle damage. So be sure to read up on it. I don’t think it has any more bad effects than other statins. Don’t use high doses of OTC niacin or cimetadine with it. I have diabetes, and it doesn’t seem to aggravate it, though statins can. That’s all related to the way they work with the liver, so alcohol use can cause problems. I don’t drink, but my doctor checks my liver labs once or twice a year, which hopefully, your doctor does, too.


35 posted on 02/25/2017 9:53:31 PM PST by Flaming Conservative
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That’s good to hear. My prescription is for 10 mg Crestor generic a day. Thank you.
Yes, I’ve noticed muscle soreness, some back pain but I figured I was just getting older. Will read up on it, doc said she might take me off them, my last checkup was good.
Dwinking, me too, I have a beer or scotch on alternate leap years, never when taking Tylenol. I took Tylenol, never more than recommended just before I was diagnosed with cluster/migraine headaches a couple years ago.
Thank God sumatriptan helps with those! I read somewhere Army doctors called those ‘suicide headaches’ and I can understand why. I don’t take more than 100 mg of the triptans a day, sometimes 50 or even 25 does it, along with oxygen therapy. My GP prescribed the sumatriptan or Zomig. I asked the neurologist’s nurse why they didn’t prescribe, she said, “We don’t prescribe opiates for that!” and I told her I didn’t think triptans were opiates.

Again, thanks. That’s a relief to hear. I O U one.


36 posted on 02/25/2017 10:16:57 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: nickcarraway

Thank you for posting this.


37 posted on 02/25/2017 10:19:16 PM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: inchworm

Thank you for that information. One of my brothers is suffering kidney damage and I’ll pass this along to him. The Dr’s are trying to figure out what is causing it.


38 posted on 02/25/2017 10:27:50 PM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: GreatRoad

Thanx for the tip


39 posted on 02/25/2017 10:58:46 PM PST by thinden
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To: laplata

I found out the hard way that Advil is bad for kidneys - Tylenol is ok however. Fortunately I rarely need it.


40 posted on 02/25/2017 11:02:33 PM PST by Aria (2017: Stay strong POTUS - the left lost control of trillions & will do anything to regain power.)
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