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Side effects with omeprazole/Prilosec use
i am an 18-year user of daily OTC Prilosec. It does a perfect job of controlling my GERD but I am constantly battling side effects of nutritional deficiencies in iron, B-12, magnesium, etc. For example, my hair is extremely thin and loss of energy is a constant problem. I am looking for specific help in knowing which supplements to take for this and in what doses and formats and on what schedule. All the nutritionists I've found locally are not well-versed in Prilosec use. Is there a medical provider out there who specializes in this? And would they be willing to work with me long distance?
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I have to tell you that anytime I drink city water with the chemicals, tears my stomach up. Including tea, ice or coffee. If I drink bottled water or we’ll water I’m fine.
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1 ReactionThank you. That was very useful info.
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1 ReactionThank you for posting the excellent article about drinking water. Many things I didn’t know and am grateful to have this understanding.
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1 Reaction...hi, just a lucky find for a web site, hadn't seen it before; has an interesting section on well water and both my adult daughters have wells.... glad it was of interest and hope it helps. j.
@lacy2. It is important to test your well water, particularly after anything that may have affected it. We have well water from 700’ down and had to replace the pump last year. We ended up having to do two disinfections before it was pure enough. The impurities weren’t that bad, and some people probably would have lived with them but due to my compromised immune system we would not take a chance.
I think that site is basically one that links you to local businesses, so advertising, but it does have some good info. I was surprised that it didn’t mention salt in the water. Our well is next to the driveway so we are very careful not use salt on the driveway when there’s icy weather.
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Hi... @jk thanks for info yes didnt know who was behind the web site, so its to obtain business in the water industry... i usually check source of web sites... but on way out door to dentist yesterday ... long story short years ago we lived where daugher is now, old cottage, and water issues right from day one with well... anyway quite a few calls with government agency and one day he said, you can test the water one day and 2 days later will be a problem, 2 days later ok..... i thought, well, we're sunk then! But this cottage/house on a slope to lake so who knows what liquids were running through the soil...even if we are/were 100 per cent on top of having water tested etc., what's to say we visit someone with a well, or even a restaurant or such that has a well, we how no clue as to whether or not they have water checked. Even our municipal water has chemicals added and now zinc.. why zinc.. to protect the pipes!! We live 2 blocks from the water treatment plant and i always feel that the closer we are to the chemicals, the closer we are to the chemicals... and apparently its true. But not much choice unless we get a rain barrel! i am not a "tree hugger" but seems we humans are causing so many problems for ourselves these days. J.
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1 Reaction@lacy2 Even though it was a link to local water treatment places it did have some very good info. As I said, I was just surprised that it didn't mention salt but maybe it was not written by someone in a snowy state where salt is often used on roads and driveways. I hope that being 700' down does help with our water purity, that's a lot of filtering on its way down.
Our water is better tasting than good purchased water like Poland Springs. We are very spoiled in that regard.
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...yes we have winer 6 months here in northern ontario too and just saw on news they are concerned about the salt getting into our lakes... duh!!! where did they think the salt would end up? for sure, the soil itself filters water so your well should be good... we have quite sandy soil here around the lake so not sure how good it is to filter, but I think many of us take it for granted that water is safe from whatever source, sometimes not knowing the source! Any time i use water even from municipal supply to wipe my eyes or rinse my mouth i always boil and cool... i have bought Brita jugs but they are supposed to be cleaned out with bleach occasionally - who does that? We think the charcoal filter protects. Well I have hot air vent bedroom floor and for moisture in air put a glass bowl of water on the vent which is flat to the floor... after a few days the water has evaporated but you would not belive the white residue left in the bowl..... also after couple of days our dogs dish of water has a sort of slime in it, but that could be from bacteria or whatever from dogs mouth when drinking.... i am not driving myself crazy over all this but i take precautions at home but what guarantee do i have when visiting a friend (pre covid) or daughters, or even a restaurant. none.
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1 ReactionI started trying to get off it as i have been taking it for 6-7-8 who remembers how long. I started having a tightness in my throat, like something is laying on the back of my throat or tongue. I might take one every few days. LATE YESTERDAY i had to take one as the so called heartburn hit me some time after my afternoon coffee. Apple juice also seems to help a little. I waited for dinner just had a light salad I am not going to take one today, we will see how it goes. Coffee is a pleasant habit until it isn't .
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1 ReactionTry healthwise low acid coffee, that's what I drink. Apple juice is acidic so I never drink it.
Drop all spicy and acidic food and drink from your diet.
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