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[STEMO]

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. 

My pain was higher up but, apparently, one of the side effects of this stuff is......stomach pains 

My late father had similar. It was gallstones.

Are are jaundiced?

No, I'm fine.....apart from when I read this 

https://www.purplepill.com/heartburn-relief/nexium-side-effects.html

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Endoscopy is very invasive. Pillcam can tell a certain amount. Might be worth a try.

[STEMO]

Endoscopy is very invasive. Pillcam can tell a certain amount. Might be worth a try.

Hmmmm.........I doubt pillcam will be widely available.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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.

[STEMO]

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.

[redelitev6]

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. 

My pain was higher up but, apparently, one of the side effects of this stuff is......stomach pains 

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 

[omegod]

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

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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.

[LC0112G]

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.   

[STEMO]

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. 

My pain was higher up but, apparently, one of the side effects of this stuff is......stomach pains 

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 

Down your throat.

[omegod]

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

I really could write a book about the things that went on in that Hospital 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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

I really could write a book about the things that went on in that Hospital 

I'm broad minded and one or two women I've known have been dogs.......but that takes the biscuit (Winalot probably)

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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. 

My pain was higher up but, apparently, one of the side effects of this stuff is......stomach pains 

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 

Down your throat.

My arse has always been 'exit only'

[STEMO]

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/

[redelitev6]

  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