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Are any of you guys being treated for a stomach ulcer? What medication are you on...omeprazole....esomeprazole (nexium)....other? I'd be interested in your thoughts as I seem to be getting a lot of conflicting information and there's nothing like first hand knowledge.
Thanks.
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Have had a stomach ulcer for several years now and have been taking omeprazole,as prescribed by the consultant.
Tends to keep things under control so best of luck with yours :y
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Are any of you guys being treated for a stomach ulcer? What medication are you on...omeprazole....esomeprazole (nexium)....other? I'd be interested in your thoughts as I seem to be getting a lot of conflicting information and there's nothing like first hand knowledge.
Thanks.
I had something called Lansprole for acid reflux. I only took it for a week or two. Also used for a stomach ulcer so I'm told.
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Correct spelling.....Lansoprazole. :y
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Go with whatever your doctor says. Most medications for this are what are known as PPIs (Proton Pump Inhibitors) which all work in a very similar way.
However, internet advice is really not a good idea on health matters. Sorry but . . . .
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Have had a stomach ulcer for several years now and have been taking omeprazole,as prescribed by the consultant.
Tends to keep things under control so best of luck with yours :y
Hi amba. The thing is, when I was prescribed this stuff by the doctor, I naturally started mentioning it to family and friends. I was amazed at how many people are actually taking it, including my brother and sister who are, more or less, on it for life. It says on the nexium I bought (basically the same stuff you're on, and made by the same company) that it shouldn't be used for any more than 14 days.
I was also amazed at the way people accepted that the ulcer was caused by acid and that a bacterial infection such as h pylori was not investigated.
I've been on this for about six weeks now but, reading some of the horror stories online, I'm not prepared to accept that I should just keep taking them.
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Are any of you guys being treated for a stomach ulcer? What medication are you on...omeprazole....esomeprazole (nexium)....other? I'd be interested in your thoughts as I seem to be getting a lot of conflicting information and there's nothing like first hand knowledge.
Thanks.
Junk food.....too much alcohol......excessive worry. :)
If you were a young man this wouldn't be a problem. You're not. ;)
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Are any of you guys being treated for a stomach ulcer? What medication are you on...omeprazole....esomeprazole (nexium)....other? I'd be interested in your thoughts as I seem to be getting a lot of conflicting information and there's nothing like first hand knowledge.
Thanks.
That's what I'm on. It's an acid inhibitor. Has fewer side effects than lansaprazole. Works wonders for me. I've an ulcer just above my stomach and a sliding hietas hernia. :y
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Are any of you guys being treated for a stomach ulcer? What medication are you on...omeprazole....esomeprazole (nexium)....other? I'd be interested in your thoughts as I seem to be getting a lot of conflicting information and there's nothing like first hand knowledge.
Thanks.
Junk food.....too much alcohol......excessive worry. :)
If you were a young man this wouldn't be a problem. You're not. ;)
Sorry, Opti, but young or not so young, I am/was fit and well with only a pain under my breastbone. The assumption that it's an ulcer and the dismissive attitude shown by dishing out PPI's like smarties to all and sundry just doesn't sit well with me.
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Is this going to turn into a thread about old people waiting to die? ::) ::)
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Are any of you guys being treated for a stomach ulcer? What medication are you on...omeprazole....esomeprazole (nexium)....other? I'd be interested in your thoughts as I seem to be getting a lot of conflicting information and there's nothing like first hand knowledge.
Thanks.
That's what I'm on. It's an acid inhibitor. Has fewer side effects than lansaprazole. Works wonders for me. I've an ulcer just above my stomach and a sliding hietas hernia. :y
My pain was higher up but, apparently, one of the side effects of this stuff is......stomach pains :o
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Are any of you guys being treated for a stomach ulcer? What medication are you on...omeprazole....esomeprazole (nexium)....other? I'd be interested in your thoughts as I seem to be getting a lot of conflicting information and there's nothing like first hand knowledge.
Thanks.
That's what I'm on. It's an acid inhibitor. Has fewer side effects than lansaprazole. Works wonders for me. I've an ulcer just above my stomach and a sliding hietas hernia. :y
My pain was higher up but, apparently, one of the side effects of this stuff is......stomach pains :o
You may require an endoscopy for confirmation. I had one without sedation. Not a nice experience.
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Are any of you guys being treated for a stomach ulcer? What medication are you on...omeprazole....esomeprazole (nexium)....other? I'd be interested in your thoughts as I seem to be getting a lot of conflicting information and there's nothing like first hand knowledge.
Thanks.
That's what I'm on. It's an acid inhibitor. Has fewer side effects than lansaprazole. Works wonders for me. I've an ulcer just above my stomach and a sliding hietas hernia. :y
My pain was higher up but, apparently, one of the side effects of this stuff is......stomach pains :o
You may require an endoscopy for confirmation. I had one without sedation. Not a nice experience.
I may have to insist on just that.
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This is all saying that a stomach ulcer can't be cured. I was under the impression it could. :-\
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Are any of you guys being treated for a stomach ulcer? What medication are you on...omeprazole....esomeprazole (nexium)....other? I'd be interested in your thoughts as I seem to be getting a lot of conflicting information and there's nothing like first hand knowledge.
Thanks.
That's what I'm on. It's an acid inhibitor. Has fewer side effects than lansaprazole. Works wonders for me. I've an ulcer just above my stomach and a sliding hietas hernia. :y
My pain was higher up but, apparently, one of the side effects of this stuff is......stomach pains :o
My late father had similar. It was gallstones.
Are are jaundiced?
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Are any of you guys being treated for a stomach ulcer? What medication are you on...omeprazole....esomeprazole (nexium)....other? I'd be interested in your thoughts as I seem to be getting a lot of conflicting information and there's nothing like first hand knowledge.
Thanks.
That's what I'm on. It's an acid inhibitor. Has fewer side effects than lansaprazole. Works wonders for me. I've an ulcer just above my stomach and a sliding hietas hernia. :y
My pain was higher up but, apparently, one of the side effects of this stuff is......stomach pains :o
My late father had similar. It was gallstones.
Are are jaundiced?
No, I'm fine.....apart from when I read this ;D
https://www.purplepill.com/heartburn-relief/nexium-side-effects.html
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Endoscopy is very invasive. Pillcam can tell a certain amount. Might be worth a try.
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Endoscopy is very invasive. Pillcam can tell a certain amount. Might be worth a try.
Hmmmm.........I doubt pillcam will be widely available.
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Endoscopy is very invasive. Pillcam can tell a certain amount. Might be worth a try.
Hmmmm.........I doubt pillcam will be widely available.
Ten years ago I would have agreed with you. Pretty widely used these days.
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After reading a lot of the available information, I guess the first thing I should do is try to kick the nicotine gum. Been on it for eight years now.
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Are any of you guys being treated for a stomach ulcer? What medication are you on...omeprazole....esomeprazole (nexium)....other? I'd be interested in your thoughts as I seem to be getting a lot of conflicting information and there's nothing like first hand knowledge.
Thanks.
That's what I'm on. It's an acid inhibitor. Has fewer side effects than lansaprazole. Works wonders for me. I've an ulcer just above my stomach and a sliding hietas hernia. :y
My pain was higher up but, apparently, one of the side effects of this stuff is......stomach pains :o
You may require an endoscopy for confirmation. I had one without sedation. Not a nice experience.
;) I think you protest too much , a nice pretty young thing in a nurses uniform sticking things up your jacksie ? people pay good money for that sort of thing :y
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I've been getting very odd pains upper right abdo area for a few months, bit the bullet and saw GP who's sorted a scan on Sunday morning, . I'd been on Naproxen which is near guaranteed to screw up your guts so it may be an ulcer...or my Liver is like a rugby ball ::)
Having worked in Op theatres I'd be insisting on sedation for a scope, none of this spray malarkey
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I've been getting very odd pains upper right abdo area for a few months, bit the bullet and saw GP who's sorted a scan on Sunday morning, . I'd been on Naproxen which is near guaranteed to screw up your guts so it may be an ulcer...or my Liver is like a rugby ball ::)
Having worked in Op theatres I'd be insisting on sedation for a scope, none of this spray malarkey
That is what I thought would be done. However, they told me it was easier for them without sedation and like an idiot I went along with it.
I can only speak from personal experience but I found the procedure deeply unpleasant. Pushing past the gag reflex is bad enough but it is a completely alien experience when they push it all the way to your stomach. The 'jaws' on the end of the probe then take a bite out of your stomach for biopsy. As they pull the endoscope back out it is likely to be followed by a gallon of puke. :-\
The procedure is performed with you on your side almost in a fetal position. An uncomfortable and painful plastic mouth guard is used to keep your moth open and a couple of tubes are 'shoved' up your nose to help you breathe.
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I've been getting very odd pains upper right abdo area for a few months, bit the bullet and saw GP who's sorted a scan on Sunday morning, . I'd been on Naproxen which is near guaranteed to screw up your guts so it may be an ulcer...or my Liver is like a rugby ball ::)
Having worked in Op theatres I'd be insisting on sedation for a scope, none of this spray malarkey
Had 2 endoscopes a few years back for an ulcer. Got there for the first one and they give you the option of the full "knock you out" general anestheic, or just a local spray. I opted for the local coz you have to stay in hospital for obs for at least 4 hours after a general, and they aren't keen on you driving the same day. I had to get home from Shepton Mallet to Yeovil.
Then I saw the endoscope - I was expecting a micro thin key hole fibre-optic thingy certainly no bigger than a mains cable. What they used was more like 10mm in diameter. It's a real struggle to avoid gagging on the damn thing and they seem to be sucking your stomach dry through it to avoid choking. Whilst in there they take 4 or 5 biopsies using a grabber thing which plucks lumps off the inside of your asophogus. Not pleasant at all. Still I was out in 20 minutes and knew what to expect on the second visit when the ulcer had gone.
I'm on Omeprosol, and the quack reckons half the population over 45 is too. Seems to do the trick, but best to take a double dose before any night out to the curry house.
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Are any of you guys being treated for a stomach ulcer? What medication are you on...omeprazole....esomeprazole (nexium)....other? I'd be interested in your thoughts as I seem to be getting a lot of conflicting information and there's nothing like first hand knowledge.
Thanks.
That's what I'm on. It's an acid inhibitor. Has fewer side effects than lansaprazole. Works wonders for me. I've an ulcer just above my stomach and a sliding hietas hernia. :y
My pain was higher up but, apparently, one of the side effects of this stuff is......stomach pains :o
You may require an endoscopy for confirmation. I had one without sedation. Not a nice experience.
;) I think you protest too much , a nice pretty young thing in a nurses uniform sticking things up your jacksie ? people pay good money for that sort of thing :y
Down your throat.
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Slight warning, if opting for the sedation ( Medazolam in my day ) it's an amnesic and people have a tendency to tell you all their secrets, bedding their husbands best friend etc and one lady who enjoyed a very close relationship with her Labrador, certainly a lot closer than she should have ;D
I really could write a book about the things that went on in that Hospital :y
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Slight warning, if opting for the sedation ( Medazolam in my day ) it's an amnesic and people have a tendency to tell you all their secrets, bedding their husbands best friend etc and one lady who enjoyed a very close relationship with her Labrador, certainly a lot closer than she should have ;D
I really could write a book about the things that went on in that Hospital :y
I'm broad minded and one or two women I've known have been dogs.......but that takes the biscuit (Winalot probably)
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Are any of you guys being treated for a stomach ulcer? What medication are you on...omeprazole....esomeprazole (nexium)....other? I'd be interested in your thoughts as I seem to be getting a lot of conflicting information and there's nothing like first hand knowledge.
Thanks.
That's what I'm on. It's an acid inhibitor. Has fewer side effects than lansaprazole. Works wonders for me. I've an ulcer just above my stomach and a sliding hietas hernia. :y
My pain was higher up but, apparently, one of the side effects of this stuff is......stomach pains :o
You may require an endoscopy for confirmation. I had one without sedation. Not a nice experience.
;) I think you protest too much , a nice pretty young thing in a nurses uniform sticking things up your jacksie ? people pay good money for that sort of thing :y
Down your throat.
My arse has always been 'exit only' :)
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I read a thread on a forum years ago which had me in stitches. You may find it amusing:
http://singletrackworld.com/2009/02/the-picolax-thread-returns/
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:o On a more serious note ,had the one down the throat with the spray sedation , absolutely dreadful ,with hindsight I would have been knocked out ,worst thing I've had done to me :o
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:o On a more serious note ,had the one down the throat with the spray sedation , absolutely dreadful ,with hindsight I would have been knocked out ,worst thing I've had done to me :o
I believe you can have a transnasal one which, from what I've read, is slightly less unpleasant.
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Endoscopy is very invasive. Pillcam can tell a certain amount. Might be worth a try.
Hmmmm.........I doubt pillcam will be widely available.
Is that like the Fantastic Journey? :y
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Endoscopy is very invasive. Pillcam can tell a certain amount. Might be worth a try.
Hmmmm.........I doubt pillcam will be widely available.
Is that like the Fantastic Journey? :y
:o This one has a s****y ending
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:o On a more serious note ,had the one down the throat with the spray sedation , absolutely dreadful ,with hindsight I would have been knocked out ,worst thing I've had done to me :o
I believe you can have a transnasal one which, from what I've read, is slightly less unpleasant.
So up your snout and down your throat. Might help with the gag reflex.
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Had a double Endoscopy about a year a go as a result of being very very anemic from my severe adverse reaction to a flu jab, where they said my anemia might be caused by blood loss. Yes, the camera is on a 0.5" flexible cable, it has to be so they can pass tools down it work on you taking samples and also in my case the injection of water to raise a polyp for removal and then removing it.
You have to use industrialist strength laxatives the night before to 'clean' the system. I was offered heavy sedation or nothing. I had a very bad reaction to barbiturate based sedative for the removal of two wisdom teeth, many years a go and swore I would never go through that again. So had the camera down the throat with just a throat spray, gaged momentarily as it went past my windpipe but was fine after that. Watching on the monitor makes 'interesting' reality TV.
Then had camera the other end which was very slightly painful at times where the have to navigate the camera round relatively small radius's in your intestines, but this feedback on the awkward bits did help the nurse operating the camera and the doctor moving my intestines about to help the camera move. They found a polyp right on the junction between my large and small interesting, which was very awkward to remove. Only watched the second half of the procedure, including the removal of the polyp as I was laid on the right side to watch the monitor.
At the end of it the doctor did congratulated me on being so calm and collected, saying he wished all his patients were like this. :) So, man up, remain calm STEMO and you will be fine. I'm sure you've had worse up the jacksie from Gixer. ::) ::) ::)
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Had a double Endoscopy about a year a go as a result of being very very anemic from my severe adverse reaction to a flu jab, where they said my anemia might be caused by blood loss. Yes, the camera is on a 0.5" flexible cable, it has to be so they can pass tools down it work on you taking samples and also in my case the injection of water to raise a polyp for removal and then removing it.
You have to use industrialist strength laxatives the night before to 'clean' the system. I was offered heavy sedation or nothing. I had a very bad reaction to barbiturate based sedative for the removal of two wisdom teeth, many years a go and swore I would never go through that again. So had the camera down the throat with just a throat spray, gaged momentarily as it went past my windpipe but was fine after that. Watching on the monitor makes 'interesting' reality TV.
Then had camera the other end which was very slightly painful at times where the have to navigate the camera round relatively small radius's in your intestines, but this feedback on the awkward bits did help the nurse operating the camera and the doctor moving my intestines about to help the camera move. They found a polyp right on the junction between my large and small interesting, which was very awkward to remove. Only watched the second half of the procedure, including the removal of the polyp as I was laid on the right side to watch the monitor.
At the end of it the doctor did congratulated me on being so calm and collected, saying he wished all his patients were like this. :) So, man up, remain calm STEMO and you will be fine. I'm sure you've had worse up the jacksie from Gixer. ::) ::) ::)
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We seem to have a high proportion of arse bandits on this forum.
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If it makes you feel any better, I have to have a tube up my Japs eye and into the bladder, to investigate my bladder problems since the crash
Totally conscious, apparently!
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Yeah totally concious for that. Doesnt feel painfull at all just a weird feeling as its poking its way up. First pee adterwards stings a bit thou ! !
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If it makes you feel any better, I have to have a tube up my Japs eye and into the bladder, to investigate my bladder problems since the crash
Totally conscious, apparently!
Sounds painful. :o :o
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If it makes you feel any better, I have to have a tube up my Japs eye and into the bladder, to investigate my bladder problems since the crash
Totally conscious, apparently!
Sounds painful. :o :o
Not now-a-days .. 15 years ago the cable was the size of a piece of co-ax and it hurt like hell .. even after a general anaesthetic, over time it's got much smaller, now so thin you don't even get a local gel anaesthetic, it just goes in with a water wash for lubrication, is full colour and incredibly detailed. Drive home 15 minutes later, you just have to have a pee before you leave to prove you can ... not usually difficult as the water wash tends to fill the bladder quite well !!
I have one every October and will do for the rest of my life I've been told. The other option is not a good one ... IMHO .. :)
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with only a pain under my breastbone.
Sure it`s not costochondritis?
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with only a pain under my breastbone.
Sure it`s not costochondritis?
If that was me wot said that three pages ago last week.........yes. ;D
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Are any of you guys being treated for a stomach ulcer? What medication are you on...omeprazole....esomeprazole (nexium)....other? I'd be interested in your thoughts as I seem to be getting a lot of conflicting information and there's nothing like first hand knowledge.
Thanks.
I had something called Lansprole for acid reflux. I only took it for a week or two. Also used for a stomach ulcer so I'm told.
My old man uses that, he has hiatus hernia, which apparently causes heartburn, and the lanzaprazol stops it. For me it's the 12" pizza and 10 cans of brew that causes it!