FAMOTIDINE vs LANSOPRAZOLE

Hi so I'm crying right now because I recently just had my first stool test and blood test for food intolerances after four years of severe IBS symptoms. I was diagnosed yesterday evening with a severe case of C Diff (to the point where I have extensive colon and intestinal damage and am on the verge

**EDIT: I should have been much more clear in my language; I don't think I'm cured of anything, I have only had my symptoms reduced to essentially nothing from where they were previously (I took tums or famotidine 1-2/day to control what I would call mild to moderate acid reflux symptoms).** **I'm v

Still so surreal. I was just another sub member for years, trying everything under the sun for GERD and slowly losing hope. Till I had none. Like many of you, I went through the whole gauntlet - endless tests, endoscopies, pH tests, you name it. When surgery finally became my only option, I was unea

Hi everyone, Just wanted to share something I wish I'd known earlier: I was on esomeprazole (40mg daily) for over 15 years. No one warned me about long-term side effects, especially around nutrient absorption. Over time I developed severe fatigue, brain fog, and eventually iron deficiency anaemia.

Summary of my experience as some tips for LPR sufferers!!! Hey everyone I just came back from my ENT and I finally got diagnosed with LPR!!! It’s been months of me trying to get a doctor to believe me and finally, and ENT at Brigham and women’s hospital in boston Massachusetts diagnosed me. Her name

I’ve been a 25+ year user of omeprazole 10mg daily low dose. Suffer from hiatal hernia, gastritis, GERD, etc. Even with the daily dose of my PPI, I would still get flare ups and the sensation of a ball stuck in my esophagus. It’s been a battle, a very painful one. After recent studies, I decided to

Hi, I'm suffering from gastritis and GERD for about a month, and was prescribed PPI 40mg a day. My symptoms include tight chest pain, sore throat, the feeling of lump in the throat as well as the upper stomach pain, almost like someone punched my stomach. Since I started the medication, I cut down a

I used to take famotidine regularly, and chewable tums/alka seltzer for immediate relief. I recently went on a Disney vacation where my heartburn was absolutely awful, and it was already bad before I went. My mother, whom I love dearly, unfortunately tried to get me to go gluten free for the millio

Anyone have experience giving IV pantoprazole down a NG, OG, PEG, PEJ, etc tube? The granules will clog many of our tunes and the lansoprazole soluble tablet is $$$$ compared to the IV pantoprazole. Some of our patients do not have IV access and it is not an option to get IV access. I don't see anyt

Hey new grad here, just wanted some input/tips on how YOU resolve some of the DURs that are common or any DUR for that matter. I work for retail and I am experiencing "alert fatigue" Some examples of important DURs: 1) Omeprazole/Nexium + Clopidogrel interaction. The PPI can be switched to Lansop

Just a preface: I'm a pharmacist not a patient asking for medical advice. Yesterday I had a caregiver pick up lansoprazole that had to be administered via NG tube. I gave them the package insert and we went through how to administer it (the insert said to mix in 40 mL of apple juice and apple juice

for patients with ng tubes, package insert says "Mix intact granules into 40 mL of apple juice. DO NOT USE OTHER LIQUIDS". why would this be the case?

Hey all, so I work at a pharmacy that primarily bills scripts for high risk babies and a lot of what we dispense is compounds. On Pioneer, we are able to add compound formulations (clopidogrel, lansoprazole, entresto, etc) however we have to write by hand the lot and expiration for each ingredient i