Antacids stop working?

[Bonaparte]

Those aren't antacids (Tums), they're proton pump inhibitors.
Try adding in a histamine-2 blocker like Pepcid or Zantac and chewing some antacids before and after meals.

[Roger11]

Those aren't antacids (Tums), they're proton pump inhibitors.
Try adding in a histamine-2 blocker like Pepcid and chewing some antacids before and after meals.

What's the difference bro? I just know I get no food stuck in my throat feeling if I take ppis.

Anyone else get reflux/heartburn etc?

Also what exactly causes this issue besides food? Like any idea why I've been getting it for 2 years or so now?

[joebailey1271]

It sounds like H pylori, check the s/s for that.

[austinite]

It sounds like H pylori, check the s/s for that.

He would have stomach pains that would come and go, signs of a nasty ulcer.

[MrFreshmaker]

He would have stomach pains that would come and go, signs of a nasty ulcer.

Depends on the individual.I was treated from h.pylori,i had only heart burn and swelling on the stomach,no other symptoms.

[joebailey1271]

Yeah I think his pills are working for a little bit then the bacteria adapts and stsarts causing his s/s again.

[austinite]

Depends on the individual.I was treated from h.pylori,i had only heart burn and swelling on the stomach,no other symptoms.

You did not feel the "swelling"?

[MrFreshmaker]

You did not feel the "swelling"?

Lol,swollen*..feel and pain are different things.I never had pain

[MrFreshmaker]

It sounds like H pylori, check the s/s for that.

This^^^
Helicobacter pylori is the main cause of ulcers! You need antibiotics to kill the bacteria,so talk to your doctor about it,cuz if it lefts untreated for a long time,it can cause cancer.

[Bonaparte]

What's the difference bro? I just know I get no food stuck in my throat feeling if I take ppis.

Anyone else get reflux/heartburn etc?

Also what exactly causes this issue besides food? Like any idea why I've been getting it for 2 years or so now?

Antacids are just a base (calcium carbonate) that neutralizes some of the stomach acid.
A proton pump inhibitor directly reduces acid production at the source (the proton pumps).
And an H-2 antagonist blocks the histamine receptors in the GI tract that can trigger acid production.

Acid production and digestion are both regulated by the autonomic nervous system. The sympathetic response (fight or flight) causes digestion to slow, but acid production to increase. This causes heartburn. So stress, stimulants, etc will aggravate the condition.

And H2 blockers will keep foods that your stomach is sensitive to from triggering an allergic response and overproducing acid (since increasing acid production is your stomach's way of protecting you from pathogens (things that might do you harm)).

[Roger11]

Antacids are just a base (calcium carbonate) that neutralizes some of the stomach acid.
A proton pump inhibitor directly reduces acid production at the source (the proton pumps).
And an H-2 antagonist blocks the histamine receptors in the GI tract that can trigger acid production.

Acid production and digestion are both regulated by the autonomic nervous system. The sympathetic response (fight or flight) causes digestion to slow, but acid production to increase. This causes heartburn. So stress, stimulants, etc will aggravate the condition.

And H2 blockers will keep foods that your stomach is sensitive to from triggering an allergic response and overproducing acid (since increasing acid production is your stomach's way of protecting you from pathogens (things that might do you harm)).

Thanks for that.

Question tho. How come ppis stop working for me and I have to get on different ones? They seem to just stop working one morning then I gotta get another type. On my third so far. Also why is nexium so expensive compared to the other 3 ppis.