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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-10-03 07:21 AM
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12. Use OTC Prilosec for 2 weeks, it will usually stop the reflux
so that the erosion going on in your esophagus can heal.

My father died in '79 from undiagnosed esophageal cancer after years of heartburn treated with Tums-type medication.

You need to stop the erosion from becoming cancerous, and if you have a weak gastric valve, which is usually a genetic thing, diet isn't likely to totally stop the problem of acid coming out into your esophagus.
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  -Stupid frickkin heartburn DrWeird  Dec-10-03 03:07 AM   #0 
  - R-O-L-A-I-D-S  kayleybeth   Dec-10-03 03:15 AM   #1 
  - I'm up with heatburn/reflux too. Bummer.  DemoTex   Dec-10-03 03:15 AM   #2 
  - A few things that should help  onebigbadwulf   Dec-10-03 03:16 AM   #3 
  - Oh, and lay off the vodka.  elperromagico   Dec-10-03 03:19 AM   #4 
  - Good tips....when I started cutting down on carbohydrates  DemEx_pat   Dec-10-03 07:14 AM   #10 
  - the answer  NJCher   Dec-10-03 03:24 AM   #5 
  - yeah or you could do that...  onebigbadwulf   Dec-10-03 03:26 AM   #6 
  - I know my problem is diet. Eating out too much in Dallas.  DemoTex   Dec-10-03 03:35 AM   #7 
  - I've been a vegetarian for more than five years  kayleybeth   Dec-10-03 03:42 AM   #8 
  - Sodium is the number 1 culprit  onebigbadwulf   Dec-10-03 04:04 AM   #9 
  - With me, refined carbs are the culprit.....  DemEx_pat   Dec-10-03 07:19 AM   #11 
  - Use OTC Prilosec for 2 weeks, it will usually stop the reflux  marshallplan   Dec-10-03 07:21 AM   #12 
  - When I was in my twenties,  SheilaT   Dec-10-03 09:10 AM   #13 
  - Get Nexium (the purple pill) from your Doctor.  bearfan454   Dec-10-03 09:12 AM   #14 
  - Have you seen a doctor? Not to be an alarmist, but over the years  MrsGrumpy   Dec-10-03 09:12 AM   #15 
  - My husband had the same surgery  wa state wanderer   Dec-10-03 09:36 AM   #16 
     - Welcome to DU wa state wanderer! Yes, so far it has helped me  MrsGrumpy   Dec-10-03 11:22 AM   #19 
  - Well alrite! I'm oft!  DrWeird   Dec-10-03 09:51 AM   #17 
  - Instant fix.  Tracer   Dec-10-03 10:37 AM   #18 
  - that is true  Skittles   Dec-10-03 11:47 AM   #21 
  - I can relate, Dr Weird  Skittles   Dec-10-03 11:46 AM   #20 
  - Reminds me of a line I heard recently  geniph   Dec-10-03 03:05 PM   #22 
 

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