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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 2, 2024 | Replies (1085)
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@callalloo

For what it's worth, I tossed out all tummy acid drugs and relied on my grandmother's old cure after first learning about the PPI osteoporosis risk.

When I have an upset stomach of any kind, I drank 6-8 oz. of water with 1/4 tspn of baking soda. And it works for me 100% of the time. I don't have high blood pressure so the sodium from the baking soda isn't a problem.

My gastroenterologist said a lot of his patients have done the same thing successfully. It might be worth a try.

Here's a link to an article about the meds and osteoporosis.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6540255/#:~:text=Long%2Dterm%20PPI%20therapy%20is,metabolic%20bone%20disease%20%5B17%5D

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mj20 | @mj20 | Jul 12, 2022

So interesting. Yes, my new gastroenterologist upped my Omeprazole and added famotidine. She also wants me to have an endoscopy and a procedure where they put a probe in your nose, down to your stomach and you keep it in overnight and then you go back to the hospital the next day. It's supposed to measure the acid in your stomach. It sounds torturous to me, so I am very nervous about it. I'd rather use the baking soda! 🙂

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whereforart | @whereforart | Jul 13, 2022

@callalloo, I used to use baking soda, but then I saw this article so now I'm a bit worried about it. Because I'm new to this forum, I can't post the link but you go to the NIH site and search for article PMC3770998. Title is "Baking Soda Can Settle the Stomach but Upset the Heart: Case Files of the Medical Toxicology Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco/"

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