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Old 01-06-2019, 11:19 AM
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If the probiotics aren't helping, stop them. They don't work for everyone/make any difference, and they are expensive. That is the advice I was given by my gastroenterologist and the surgeon, so I don't bother with them anymore.

Like Mari, I think white rice is very soothing to the stomach, too. Anything on the BRAT diet would be good... Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast.

For more immediate relief, Gaviscon is awesome. And Zantac is a very good drug to start out with. It doesn't have the same potential side effects and med interactions as the proton pump inhibitors like Prilosec. And it's cheap.

My acid reflux is horrible, so I take 40mg of prescription Protonix every morning and it's been a Godsend.

If you keep having stomach discomfort that over the counter meds can't soothe, you should contact your PCP.

I hope some of our ideas help, and you start feeling better (((HUGS)))
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