Why I Take Prevacid (A "Big" Acid Reflux Medication)

[MultiMAGICDAN]

ive just been put on lansoprazole , is this medication any good?

[tofumix16]

Hi, i have laryngopharyngeal reflux. It happened at night when the acid reflux went all the way up to my nose and throat and esophagus. It burnt my tissues and now I have red bumps in my nose, throat, and esophagus. I was in pain for months.I had acid burn in my vocal cords too. I am on Prevacid now for a week. How long do you have to wait to see results and recover? What kind of foods do you avoid eating? What foods can you eat? Please respond back. Thank you.

[fructmals]

You might be a fructose malabsorber. Have you had a fructose breath test. Also, Carcinoids can cause nodules on larnyx as well as other digestive issues. Has youn dr. goven you a Chromogranin A test?

[bennethos]

I've been a co-sufferer from my 20's on. I'm 28 now, it seems to worsen with age. I took prevacid for 4 years, tried to stop for 6 months. That was hell. Eating healthy helps, but not 100% ...

I hope this : TORAX LYNX device will help us in the future. Check out the website of torax.

[TheBlakestersXooma]

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[iDeaTHeoRyi]

Nobody cares

[iDeaTHeoRyi]

Nobody cares

[jetset59]

Are you awake when they put the camera down your throat? I have to have it done and I'm sorta nervous.

[shrinerspark]

@jetset59 Yes, you are. I had the scope where they looked at my vocal cords, so I had to be awake so I could do things like sing high and low notes, etc. I've heard that you get put to sleep for scopes to the stomach and small intestine, though... not sure if that's all people or just children. (My younger sister had it done.)

[jetset59]

@shrinerspark thanks, it turns out my friend is going to the same gastroenterologist that im going to go to and when she had the scope done at like age 18 she was asleep. Neither of us have problems with our voices, however.

[headacherack]

@shrinerspark My roomate had it done for gagging symptoms, it took five minute or less, they knocked him out, and he woke up and felt like he had just blinked --it was that fast.

[SurGangOrDontBang]

can u use ranitidine to get high,,or duzz it get u too high,,i found it in my dads medicine cabinet after he had an overdose

[tonyrod25]

do you can abuse of the prevacid n be high?

[shrinerspark]

... No.

[eliden]

i thank you for making that video, now i know i am not the only one with stomach issues.

[eliden]

i'm taking ranitidine currently. im not sure i want to goto my gastero because i am weak as it is.

[ronv11]

Maybe your lower esophageal sphincter is weak? The lower esophageal sphincter works like a check valve, it lets food in your stomach and keeps the gas from getting out. There is a test they can do to check if your lower esophageal sphincter or upper esophageal sphincter is weak its called esophageal manometry. Many hospitals do not do this test because they dont have the equipment. Many people with gerd also have a hiatal hernia. A hiatal hernia is sometimes missed on an endoscopy

[ronv11]

Your theory on how you got gerd was interesting. I wonder did you drink a lot of diet soda? I think thats what got me. That and to much orange juice.

Have you considered that maybe you did some kind of damage to yourself before you decided to eat more healthy? That maybe your body told you something was wrong so you decided to eat more healthy, but by then it was to late? I am not a doctor maybe your gerd is not that bad and will clear up good luck to you,

[jzev]

Sounds like laryngopharyngeal reflux, and not GERD. The treatment for that condition is alot more aggressive. Usually requiring twice the dose for GERD. I have it that condition, and have gotten aspiration pneumonia because of it. Gonna switch to Prevacid coz Protonix is one messed up med. Avoid that one if you can.

[shrinerspark]

Well, I take 30mg Prevacid once daily (in the morning, before I eat anything) and it does the trick nicely.

[shrinerspark]

You're right, though, in that I do have laryngopharyngeal reflux. Thing is, I get symptoms of GERD as well. I guess it was just easier to diagnose me with GERD as a catch-all, with the realization that my kind of acid reflux attacks my vocal cords.

[67845connor]

i take gaviscon

[apestajimmy]

is ranitidine any good?

[shrinerspark]

It can work for many people, yes, but it is a milder medication than something like Prevacid. I was on it for probably 7-8 months before it stopped working for me, and my doctor switched me to Prevacid.

[shrinerspark]

But I would try something like ranitidine before I went for something like Prevacid, unless your reflux is extremely severe.

[shrinerspark]

Apparently I accidentally removed a comment... but, umm, it's not at ALL harmful to have lessons before age 16 if you are properly trained. My nodules were caused from my REFLUX, which washed ACID over my vocal cords. You don't think that can be at all damaging??

Once I was on the reflux pills my voice went back to normal again. And I have never had any problems with it since. So my vocal problems were clearly NOT a result of improper training as you seem to think.

[Chilliepepper19]

Yes i have acid reflux last night it comes up i try to spit it out it Burns!!!

[Chilliepepper19]

oh take tums it helps good :]

[shrinerspark]

Tums barely even make a dent when you have acid reflux disease. :S

[TFLOWZ2307]

i got acid reflux and it sucks. it is horrible. i just came from tha doctor a couple of hours ago. i was prescribed prevacid. my doctor said no more beer!!!! that really sucks

[animalloverclm]

because ive been on nexium for about 10 months and i dont want to be on it for the rest of my life even tho its not healing my stomach like its spose to... anyways thanks for posting this i dont know anyone else who has it!

[animalloverclm]

finally someone talks about this!

i take nexium which is similar to prevacid i was taking zantac but it didnt work but nexium is a life line becuase without my stomach like eats itself alive

if you dont mind how many mg do u take?

anyways even tho my nexium gives me headaches and i get a sore esophagus from the gas it gives me without PPI's i would be in total pain all the time so hallayula lol and im only 15 so its esp bad

i see this was mae a while so do you still take it? contd^

[stageleft4life]

my doctor put me on ranitidine because he thinks i have a stomach ulcer. the meds make my stomach ache for about an hour after i take it then i feel better... should i stop taking it?

[shrinerspark]

I'm no doctor, and I suggest you consult with your doctor about any medication changes. Until you talk with him, I would recommend that you continue with the medication as he's prescribed it.

PS: Ranitidine is Zantac, not Prevacid... not sure if you were aware of that, so I thought I'd clarify. :)

[rockcityaudio]

Hello!,please stop taking Lansoprazole asap.

Lansoprazole is not good for the liver and can even cause liver failure!.

please use bicarbonate of soda,yes the same stuff that is used in bread baking. a slice of apple (no more)will also help.

John uk.

[shrinerspark]

Apple is so acidic that it is likely to make reflux WORSE, not better.

[s3ss1ons]

'can even cause liver failure!.'

I have been taking lansoprazole for a few weeks, when i started i did some research. I found that there were 2 cases of IMPARED liver function, both of which returned to normal when removed from the drug. Bicarbonate of soda will treat the symptoms but will not cure the problem and a slice of apple will do sweet F.A. ;)

cheers sessions

[TellieHack]

OMG nobody wants to hear about that within reason:....; I hope you do well but remember take care of yourself, no one can do it better than you, be strong!!!!!

[badmash420]

Hi my Mrs has been aking Lansoprazole and this has caused her liver to swll causing jaundice.. do you know anything about this?

[BallRoomBabe11]

I have acid reflux too. I take previcid and it helps so well. I am only 11 but have had it for 3 years. I take vice lessons also. I am happy now.

[MJJSpokesman]

Hi there. I also have suffered from acid reflux. I have found that if I refuse any type of drink whilst I eat, waitfor around 30 minutes and then have a drink. I don't suffer as often.

try this and let me know if it works for you also.

[RobH0421]

Interesting and informative vid. I don't have acid reflux or nothing like that; I just set up and run the equipment that dispenses Prevacid into bottles and blisters.

[girlwithoutgrey]

I have normal acid reflux. I stop taking it because I got paranoid that it was making me hungrier which probably is not even true, part of my ED.

[girlwithoutgrey]

Wow great info! I take Prevacid just because my doctor told me too, I have stopped though. Isn't Prevacid safer than the other medications? That was what I read

[Dalmoaccor]

The secret for you to have a healthy digestive tract is "Mucin"...

[Ianmichaeldamnit]

i was looking for the band reflux rofl

[missannekol]

I take purple pill when I have it. i have reflux now. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[Live4Horses]

I have acid reflux too! And I talke prevacid! And i Got the scope dont too! And I Took zantac befor I took prevacid! OMGIGOSH! thats freaky!:O :P :)

[Live4Horses]

I have acid reflux too! And I talke prevacid!

[hotchick128]

they gave me have a zantz its gross lol they proscribed me prilosac and duh it didnt work it sux because all the medicines that cure acid r all12 and over that really sux!!!!!!im only 11 yaesr old:(

[hotchick128]

zantac

[hotchick128]

im 11 yaers old and i have acid reflux it sux!sob sob=son of a biscut lol

[sorbino9]

It's called "Silent Reflux" I think. I sang in opera in my twenties but gave it up due to unidentified vocal problems. Recently had trouble speaking (big problem for a management trainer!). Just changed my diet etc. and the problem is going away. Wow, you can really TALK. Good luck with your singing!

[leaimale]

have the surgey it works 110%, i had it and i was the worst case my doctor say and was inches away of cancer so do it

[shrinerspark]

My reflux is controlled really well by the pill, and I don't have a hiatal hernia, but thanks anyway. :)

[halfmixture]

vocal nodules or nodes can't be repaired?

[shrinerspark]

I know they can improve vastly, but I honestly have no idea if they can be fully repaired or not. Mine was scars, not actual nodes, so I'd say scars may remain...

[nodnarb101]

I have had REALLY bad heartburn and it got to be on a daily basis no matter what I ate. Even if I ate nothing at all. Even water would set it off. I take Nexium once a day now and it works magic. I tried prevacid but it didnt work hardly at all. Some meds work for some and some they dont I guess.

[march1959]

Give this chick a break will ya. Geez!

[retardamber]

you kindof sound weird when you're just reading things off your computer screen... you sound like a robot... be yourself..

[shrinerspark]

I had to write it out first to say everything I wanted to say in a decent amount of time... sorry if you didn't like the way I delivered it.

[reedmoh]

and you might find that your body starts to say, "hey, thanks". The key is to find foods, mostly vegetables, that form alkaline conditions when they break down, (i.e, have lots of minerals), to balance the acidic compounds that come from proteins and fats, even the highest quality ones. I tried to send a PM, but YT's message deal seems like it didn't send it. Did you get it?

[reedmoh]

Leafy greens are a godsend for me. Again, have to find a way to fix them (you can find juices, or cook/steam them, as two ways that work for me) that your body enjoys. Don't make yourself eat anything that your body really doesn't like. That's not to say that you may need to experiment with new things, and you may think your body hates them, on first blush, but see how you feel in the hours or day after you eat something new, give it a second chance,

[reedmoh]

In a nutshell, Acid/Alkaline balance is hugh, big factor in overall body/mind health. Try to look up some stuff on this. It's not simple, takes a lot of experimenting with your own body to learn how it works for you.  As an example, the white bread/citrus fruit thing was clearly producing just an acid result, no wonder that didn't work for you. But vegetables are key, but again, you have to learn and verify which ones work best for you.

[reedmoh]

Sorry I don't have a webcam, or camcorder, or experience in using anything that enables me to send you a video to talk more about things. Thanks for the comments. In a nutshell, the body is always a "work in progress". I.e. changes can be made, but not just overnight, like putting a new transmission in a car, i.e, "slam, bam, thank you, ma'am". Takes time, knowledge and love for your body.