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11-07-2017, 01:26 AM | #1 | |||
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I'm wondering if anyone knows what is being said about over the counter 24 hour anti Acids. I've been taking them for over five years.
Back in the 90's I took Imodium like it was going out of style for diarrhea. Now I don't have a bad case of diarrhea. Now I have heart burn. I've been taking these over the counter long lasting heart burn medications for over five years. If I don't take anti acid medications, I get a horrible case of heart burn, but is my heart burn medication giving me Kidney disease possibly? Has this been sneaking up on me? I don't know. BF |
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11-07-2017, 01:35 AM | #2 | |||
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Legendary
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Dear BF,
Definitely tell your doctor that and about other over the counter medications. M |
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11-07-2017, 06:04 AM | #3 | |||
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Elder
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With all the meds I take by script and OTC, I would be hard pressed to figure out which one was causing a side effect. I know you take a lot of meds, too.
But your nephrologist should have a really good grasp of meds that alone, or in combination, could effect kidney function. I would make a list of everything you can remember taking over the years. Have you ever taken lithium? |
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11-07-2017, 07:50 PM | #4 | |||
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Elder
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11-09-2017, 07:50 AM | #5 | |||
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Elder
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Have you ever had an endoscopy?
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11-10-2017, 09:34 AM | #7 | |||
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Elder
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Sometimes I take it for granted that I live right outside Boston where we have the best medical care in the country...
If you needed these antacids for so long, someone should have taken a look at your upper GI system to see what was going on |
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