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Am I doing this wrong??

yasz
yasz
Was feeling fine a week ago. Till I started on probiotics and Pepzin GI.
I take 1 probiotic in the morning before breakfast on an empty stomach, then I have my breakfast and 1 PepZin GI pill after that.
Just before bedtime, I take another PepZin.
I started to get burning pain which I never did have before. It feel like heartburn and I can feel the acid coming back up my chest just not to the point of throwing up.
Prior to the supplements I was doing fine.
Am I doing this the wrong way?
herrlehmann
herrlehmann
What Probiotics do you take? The Problems won't come from the PepZin GI for sure.
smilelikeyoumeanit
smilelikeyoumeanit
We can all react wildly differently to supplements. I had severe burning pain with Mastic gum. I don't know enough about pepzin GI to know about possible untoward effects, but Shihonage will know.

I get different reactions with probiotics - mos brands upset my IBS first which then impacts on my tum afterwards.

Also consider if the burning could have a different cause, eg, acid rebound hypersecretion from recently coming off a ppi.
shihonage
shihonage
Don't take PepZin GI before or after food, but rather between meals. It is harmless enough to be considered a homeopathic food itself, but hey, if it causes you trouble, you'll have to quit.
yasz
yasz
@herrlehmann: It's by NOW foods. Probiotic-10 25 billion. I just take one a day, in the morning before food.

@shihonage: That's exactly what I thought, it's harmless. I don't take it directly after meals to be precise. In between breakfast and lunch and at bedtime. I'll try it for a couple more days and see how it goes.

"Smilelike: If it were from coming of PPI I imagine it would have happened sooner not almost a week later? I took PPI for such a short time though, I didn't think it would cause any side effects coming off it?
smilelikeyoumeanit
smilelikeyoumeanit
It varies a lot depending on which ppi you've been on, what dose, how long for, whether you are H pylori + or - ...

eg, Omeprazole can still be present & working in the body to some extent even a week after quitting. So you can get the peak of rebound acid maybe 2 weeks later.

There's lots of scientific studies about acid rebound hypersecretion & I haven't particularly reviewed/analysed them in great detail. Here's one if anyone is interested in this sort of stuff...

http://gut.bmj.com/content/39/5/649.full.pdf
deleted_user
deleted_user
Be careful with probiotics that also contain digestive enzymes. The digestive enzyme protease can be harsh on the stomach. I had problems with this.
phrank74
phrank74
speaking of supplements, my stomach has been feeling a bit strange ever since i started taking pepzin gi and slippery elm. ever since i started on it a few days ago, ive been having a slight burning sensation in my esophagus and omeperzole and pepcid doesnt see to get rid of it..and my stomahc feels a bit tight...ive only been on it for 5 days nows..i shold stop it tomorrow to see if it goes away...unless im taking them wrong.
i take 2 slippery elm and one pepzin gi before i eat, twice a day...
yasz
yasz
@phrank74: I don't think now it's the PepZin that caused my sudden heartburn. I've attributed it to eating after 7pm and close to bedtime.
Last night ate dinner early, took PepZin just before bedtime and no heartburn!
As shihonage advised, PepZin shouldn't be taken directly before/after food. It should actually be taken in between meals. Maybe you'd wanna try that?
phrank74
phrank74
@yasz thanks, i will give that a shot.. =)