Favorite Antacid?

Chdamn said:
Try buying and using papaya extract. You just eat three of them after every meal. After a week my brother was able to stop taking prescription antacids.

Since I use papaya it is rare for me to have a need anymore. But when I do Zantac 150 is where it was at.
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I thought papaya extract was a "meat tenderizer"? That should do wonders for your guts. :D
 
JimB said:
Having none of these problems I opened this thread only for amusement...I am disappointed.
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Having none of these problems, I started this thread only for amusement...I am disappointed.
 
Take a teaspoon of baking soda. Chase with a swig of water. Worked for my dad, works for me... that and generic tums.

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GreatGazoo said:
Fight fire with fire:

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I was going to say bourbon and Diet Pepsi.
 
Firemedic54 said:
I had my gallbladder taken out a 8 days ago. I am having more trouble now than before my surgery. I am chewing tums like they going to quit making them. I am calling my Dr. first thing in the morning.
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I was lucky enough (not) to have the old-style open cholecystectomy because of some complications. A 17" scar and more than a year later, the GERD has subsided and I can eat mostly regular again. The only thing I can't tolerate is raw onions and milk. I drank a small amount of Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar daily, was a big help.
 
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Goofyfoot2001 said:
Eat low carb and never worry about heart burn
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This.

With wheat products being the worst acid producers for me, like @rantingredneck mentioned above. Heartburn and bloat within an hour, that lasts at least 3-4 hours.

When I absolutely have to take something, Pepcid Complete works best.

For prevention, if I'm not being a low-carb good boy, Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar in water in the morning, and a small glass of dry red wine about an hour before bed. Sounds backwards, because they are both acidic; but they have pretty complex chemistries that act as a buffer, so they tie up some stomach acid without raising pH enough to prompt your stomach to produce more. Antacids are alkaline, and neutralize stomach acid; so your stomach produces more acid to drop the pH back down, and you have to take more antacid to counteract it. The drug companies sell a lot of antacids this way.
 
It's funny that both heartburn and sinus issues are coming up here. Both for me were resolved through diet changes. I was taking a ton of meds for both heartburn GERD and sinus issues. I'd already had two upper endoscopies.

When I went strictly Paleo in 2012 I cut out all the inflammatory food groups. I was pretty strictly low carb Paleo for about a year. I added some things back in gradually like rice, dairy, and potatos/nightshades and none bothered me. I still stay moderate to low carb and still maintain a gluten/wheat free diet, because the consequences of not really suck.

Now, unless I get accidently glutened or I overdo it on non wheat sweets, I have no issues with heartburn at all.
 
rantingredneck said:
Now, unless I get accidently glutened or I overdo it on non wheat sweets, I have no issues with heartburn at all.
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The holiday season makes it tough. I tend to eat what is put in front of me. If I have to go seeking food for myself, I make better choices.
 
Stobie said:
The holiday season makes it tough. I tend to eat what is put in front of me. If I have to go seeking food for myself, I make better choices.
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My wife has now gone gluten free too so that makes it easier. She's about 10 months in. Oddly enough I can tolerate a minimal amount of something like regular soy sauce (which contains wheat) without having a bad reaction. Maybe mild heartburn. She is another story. Any amount of wheat and she has major stomach upset and migraines.
 
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rantingredneck said:
My wife has now gone gluten free too so that makes it easier. She's about 10 months in. Oddly enough I can tolerate a minimal amount of something like regular soy sauce (which contains wheat) without having a bad reaction. Maybe mild heartburn. She is another story. Any amount of wheat and she has major stomach upset and migraines.
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You should change the personal message under your username to " ....gluten for punishment....".
 
Eat dill pickles or kosher dill pickles or take a swig of pickle juice. Knocks the heartburn down in minutes. Makes some great burps.
 
Zantac or Nexium. Be sure to take zantac about an hour before eating.
 
Tim said:
You know how I know I’m surrounded by old dudes?

This thread got serious responses and not the haughty sarcasm I expected!

(+1 Equate....)
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HA HA HA HA HA HA!
And Omeprizole was what I used as needed when I had trouble.
Oddly enough, I RARELY have any issue since I started using a C-PAP.
(Another old man issue...)
 
Leadchunker said:
Eat dill pickles or kosher dill pickles or take a swig of pickle juice. Knocks the heartburn down in minutes. Makes some great burps.
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Wait a minute...

I thought pickle juice and apple cider vinegar were for cramping....

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