I'm writing this because I believe this combination of a super popular OTC acid blocker drug and a well-known supplement for gastritis/gerd/heartburn/etc. can interact over time (a few weeks) and be especially toxic. I little background: I've had two prior incidences of diagnosed...

Hello, I'm 20 years old and going to college and working. My whole life I have had a very bad diet of fast food and just a lack of healthy foods. I have been playing top level sports until I graduated high school in 2014. My diet got worse once I entered college because of the fast paced...

Hi all! Around 2 months ago I had an endoscopy done, and everything came back normal other than my GI saying I may have some slight inflammation in my stomach lining (no ulcers or anything). I was given a prescription of 40mg of Omeprazole (a PPI) twice daily. My main symptom is constant nausea...

Hi all, Has anyone who is taking omeprazole found that they are no longer digesting certain foods? Without being too graphic, I've started to find that parts of previously digestible foods are turning up in my BMs (bell peppers, carrots etc). I'm really worried because this means I'm not...

Hello all. Just joined this board to see if there is anyone out there who is suffering from a GERD related syptom that I have had recently as nobody I talk to seems to know what I am talking about. Here's my story... In my early 20's (I'm 38 now), I started having severe heartburn to the point...

I am new here... Here is my story- I need advice - please help! I have IBS... who doesn't? I recently had a blood test and my iron levels were extremely low. I can not tolerate the iron supplements, so I began Iron infusions 4 weeks ago (1 week left). The GI doc did an upper endoscopy and...

I guess I'll start at the beginning: Senior year of high school, I would ocassionally get these absolutely terrible stomach aches, usually if I hadn't eaten for a while, where it felt like I was extremely hungry, but if I ate anything, it only made the stomach ache worse. The only way to get rid...