I’ve suffered from GERD for over a decade. I’m in really good shape (hit the gym or cycle 4-6 times a week), have maybe one drink a week and don’t consume much sugar or pastries. For me it’s an issue from stress and from aging. When I was younger I could eat a lot of anything I wanted, drink lots of beer or other alcohol and not feel any problem. My gastroenterologist wants me to stay on Nexium as a preventative for esophageal cancer.
I’ll take my chances on the side effects, having weaned myself off Nexium and Losec previously and had the GERD issues eventually recurr (dry cough, heartburn when laying on my side etc.).
If you want to get off this type of medication, extend the time between doses by an hour per day until you get to about 36 hours between pills. Then extend the time to every other day for a few days, then every third day. I managed to minimize the reflux backlash pretty successfully this way.
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