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

Dear BF,


Definitely tell your doctor that and about other over the counter medications.



M

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?

I've never taken lithium. BF

Have you ever had an endoscopy?

I had to look that one up. I learn new words weekly. I haven't had anything like that. BF

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