Ranitidine made me healthy years ago when I suffered from horrible headaches and disabling stomach aches for about two years. Went to every specialist, no one had an answer. Finally the head of internal medicine at UC San Francisco Medical School put me on daily prescription strength Ranitidine for two months. Problem never came back. Shortly afterwards, Ranitidine was approved for over-the-counter use as Zantac.
After two months on Ranitidine, my stomach “learned” not to spout acid when whatever was triggering the acid happened — nerves, food allergies—didn’t matter. .
I like pragmatic doctors who don’t care exactly what the problem is, go straight to the probable solution. And the easiest solution worked.
Good to hear. In my case it’s a lack of discipline. I should weigh less and I wouldn’t need it. A few years ago I had a prolonged case of the flu and lost 20+ pounds: no more GERT. I either need the flu again or some regular exercise.