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What helps improve osteoporosis without medication?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 27 3:10pm | Replies (372)Comment receiving replies
Famotidine also causes some absorption issues.
I got off a PPI by transferring to famotidine and then tapered down and off famotidine and now use it only as needed.
PPI's, I have read, cause the body to adapt by producing more acid. So when you stop, you might be worse off than when you started- at least at first. Transferring to famotidine gives a chance to taper off that slowly.
I have terrible GERD. I don't eat after 5pm and sleep at a slant. No coffee or alcohol or spicy foods. I take Tums and occasionally famotidine.
PPI's were originally to heal ulcers, as I remember and the drug insert says to use it for two weeks. But docs have been prescribing them long term for awhile. Endocrinologists aren't happy with this, at least mine isn't!
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What seems to be the routine is that if you’re diagnosed with GERD a PPI is prescribedand because it works it just keeps getting represcribed , filled, and taken without any real thought on the part of the dr. And the patient relies on the dr to provide guidance. I feel this same process happens all the time with other drugs. I was lucky enough to have an insightful PT who cared enough to really encourage me to get off it years ago after taking it for about 2 years. When I called the gastroenterologist office to let them know what I was thinking and planning to do they told me in no uncertain terms that this was a mistake. I would suffer serious discomfort and issues. I decided to forge on anyway and had NO problems. So glad I did!!!! Good luck to you!!!
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I will be going in for an EGD this coming Thursday and we'll find out if my doctor wants me to continue on PPIs.
For over 2 years he has been treating my Barrett's esophagus.