Acid Pills
I just wanted to help clarify the term "acid pill". In medicine drugs are divided by class. Doctors usually prescribe from simple to more complex. If you have heartburn and tums fixes it by neutralizing some excess acid then is all well with the world. If that doesn't help your doctor may prescribe a stronger medication generally starting with an H2 blocker. It may be an over the counter medication (OTC) and if that doesn't work they may increase the dose to prescription strength or move up in class to a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). Whole classes of drugs come under scrutiny from time to time as research is done. PPI's are getting bad press now and if it is true they need to be pulled from the shelf. But excess acid is harmful too and needs to be treated. You can do your own research on mechanism of action, side effects, etc. as I would recommend everyone to do before taking any medication. I just wanted to share the medications in each class.
Antacids neutralize stomach acid and relieve heartburn.
Mylanta, Tums and Rolaids.
H2 blockers or acid blockers such as
cimetidine (Tagamet)
famotidine (Pepcid).
ranitidine (Zantac)
nizatidine (Axid)
proton pump inhibitors or PPI's include:
omeprazole (Prilosec, Prilosec OTC),
lansoprazole (Prevacid, Prevacid 24-Hour),
dexlansoprazole (Dexilent, Kapidex)
rabeprazole (Aciphex),
pantoprazole (Protonix),
esomeprazole (Nexium), and.
Zegarid, a rapid release form of omeprazole.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks for posting this. All acid reducers are not the same, and many don't work well for WLS patients.
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I never had much of a problem with feeling acid or reflux, but in the tests before surgery I was told I did have the problem and my esophagus has some ulcers or Barrett"s from acid. The concern is when the average person has their esophagus repaired it is done by taking part of the stomach for the repair. Since our stomach has already been taken, there is nothing left for esophagus repair. So, if the doctor tells you to take an "acid pill" even when you don't feel the need, take the advice and take it as a precaution.
