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Antacid abuse? When is it too much?
Digestive Health | Last Active: Jan 8, 2022 | Replies (33)Comment receiving replies
Hi, Lori (@loribmt),
This will have to be a short reply to your wonderful messages. I'm due across town in 30 minutes, but I would like to respond to a few things you say.
First, I too am at the "age of wisdom," in fact, I'm a long ways into that "age"! And yes, this forum is a comfortable place to be. I'm so glad I found it.
I have backed off the Milk of Magnesia. I took some for what I hope will be the last time last Saturday. Yesterday, determined to do something about repairing my innards, I locked away all of my OTC gastrointestinal medications. Yesterday was my Day One of being "off" them. I know it's crazy to jump to conclusions (counting unhatched chickens), but last evening and today (thus far) I've more energy than I've had for a long, long time.
You ask why did I start taking these OTC drugs. I'll have to guess, but I'm guessing it goes back ti my first achy arthritis days (I used to be a long-distance runner, so I've done this to myself) and I started using NSAIDs––which probably wreaked havoc with my gut. That's probably when I began over-using the OTC drugs.
Whoops! I'd better get going. I hope, though, I've at least partially answered your questions.
Best wishes,
Ray (@ray666)
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@ray666 I don’t think it’s your imagination you have a little more spring in your step. You just might be getting more out of the food you eat by allowing the acid in your stomach to digest the food and providing more nutrients!
@tarmansbks you might find this article of interest as well.
Instead of trying to type it all out, I found another great site that explains the process! You’re going to love me or hate me with all my researching, huh. ☺️
https://www.positivemed.com/2015/09/13/what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-take-tums/
As a PS. I wanted to add that my husband religiously took baby aspirin for the past 15 years as directed. Almost 2 years ago, he developed severe pain in his stomach and a weird tightening. A visit to a gastro doctor and a scope later, and he found he had an ulcer from the aspirin. It’s taken him the past 2 years to heal that ulcer. It’s gone but he also found out that all the tums he was taking did nothing to stop the acid from refluxing into his esophagus from a small hiatal hernia. He is pre-Barrett’s Esophagus, a precursor to esophageal cancer. So keep an eye on that, my friend.
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YEP, like you, Ray, my downfall is Anacin for pain as I don't want to go on a biologic or other chemo type therapy for R/A. Enteric aspirin doesn't cut it but I have cut way back on the Anacin.