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I stopped taking esomeprazole after being on it for 4 years, and frequently had to supplement with famotidine and tums anyway.

I had an infection and was prescribed antibiotics, and needed to pause the esomeprazole. I asked gemini about it and it suggested I take two probiotics while on the antibiotics, Saccharomyces boulardii and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. I noticed after a few days that I wasn't getting heartburn, and started putting the pieces together.

After the antibiotics ended, with still no heartburn, it recommend I add rhamnosus gg to the mix. So now I take all three daily and rarely get heartburn. It's been quiet a shock

by dwood_dev12 hours ago|

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There is a weak association with use of PPIs and memory loss. I myself noticed a difference once I stopped taking omeprazole regularly.

by jgalt2126 hours ago|

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Most doctors will say avoid long term use of PPIs for a variety of reasons. Famotidine is much easier on the body, albeit less effective than PPIs.

by virtue315 hours ago|

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thank you going to try this. I noticed my heartburn got a lot worse after having to take a few courses of antibiotics.

by hattmall4 hours ago|

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Some good notes on heartburn, a fiber regime, some combination of wheat dextrin, psyllium husk, inulin. All 3 are different and serve a somewhat different function.

Foods to eat, oatmeal, lentils.

Ginger tea, activated charcoal tabs.

Most all of that works very well to support gut bacteria so throwing some probiotics in as well can help. The gummy kind available in generic or Digestive Advantage work well!

by throwawaytea18 hours ago|

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Im not saying to live this way, but a super restrictive test diet may open your eyes to some thing and then you can add back.

I even once read that someone noticed an issue they tried to clear up for years with doctors went away on day 3 of a water fast. No, he wasn't going to fast forever. But he was shocked the first relief he ever had was that day. From there he solved his problem once his eyes were opened a bit.

I'd personally try all ground beef for a week or two. It won't kill you. Is it ideal? Probably not. But you will not have any problems from that short trial. Then add things slowly until you have a whole good diet you like.

by throwawaytwit917 hours ago|

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It may not work for you but I had years of chronic heartburn. While sick with covid in 2020, I stopped consuming coffee and alcohol. It took a few months and for the long covid symptoms to subside, and then no more heartburn. At all. I felt really dumb that I never connected it to coffee before. I didn’t experience direct symptoms from coffee and I didn’t consume an excess amount. But it definitely was the cause.

by jb199115 hours ago|

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The kind of coffee you drink can make a huge difference as well. Filter coffee is typically larger in volume so there’s more acidic liquids going in to trigger your heartburn. Compared to espresso which is usually a smaller volume. It can be a huge difference in heartburn between coffee types.

by james-bcn6 hours ago|

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I can confirm that eliminating coffee can make a big difference.

by reverius4217 hours ago|

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I'm a couple weeks into giving up coffee because of heartburn, and yeah, this tracks... unfortunately. I've replaced heartburn with heartache (having given up a beverage I've enjoyed daily for over 20 years).

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What kind of coffee were you drinking? I replaced filter coffee with espresso and my heartburn went away.

by throwawaytwit916 hours ago|

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Good luck, my friend. I’m right there with you. It’s not the physical effects but the rituals and the social connections that I miss. I felt the same with coffee as I did with smoking, which I quit about 20 years ago. It’s remarkable how much these simple vice shape our daily lives.

by wafflemaker12 hours ago|

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Yup. Discovered me and my dad have ADHD at pretty much the same time. In our case (very stimulant sensitive) we had to quit coffee to use ADHD meds. While I eventually switched to Inka (a roasted grain coffee substitute) when I saw how my heart results get better without coffee, he still struggles. He recently quit meds for some time due to unwanted symptoms and told me how he was away with some friends and deeply relished being able to normally drink coffee again.

by ekaryotic20 hours ago|

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not the commenter but I bake my own soda bread and found that i was getting heartburn from the salt that was in the recipe. once i eliminated that i could eat as much as i wanted. I also cannot eat salt preserved potato chips on consecutive days.

by m46314 hours ago|

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I kind of wonder if sometimes acid reflux happens more than we realize, but we just notice it when spicy food comes up.

by frankzinger11 hours ago|

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Pretty sure this is correct. You only notice it when it comes right out of the top. Other days it may be 25%, 50%, or 75% of the way up. And that's still bad for your oesophagus over the long term. My dad got cancer right at the bottom and one potential cause was chronic acid reflux (GERD leading to Barrett's eosophagus).

by ratg1318 hours ago|

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It might not be gluten (protein) that is affecting you, but the fructans (carbohydrates) that are found in wheat, rye, and barely which are high in FODMAPs.

Look into low-FODMAP diets if you haven't already.

by 2OEH8eoCRo017 hours ago|

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My "chronic" acid reflux disappeared at USMC boot camp so...exercise, no snacking, no alcohol, and rigid sleep schedule?

by colordrops19 hours ago|

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There are many resources online on which foods trigger gerd and reflux. Also, try the whole30 anti inflammation diet, and don't eat at least 2, preferably 4h before bed.