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Hiatal hernia and GERDS

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Am currently taking prescription generic Zantac 2x daily. Does not seem to be lasting long enough and am miserable. What have other folks tried? Is Prilosec a good choice? Am also looking for a good diet for hiatal hernia, GERDS, and diverticulitis. Please help, am at wits end.
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I take Ranitidine 120 twice daily (same as zantac). It does a great job in stopping heartburn but not stopping fluid coming back up into my chest if that makes sense!
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Since you got the Hiatal Hernia ya need to go to the doc and he/she will prescribe something good as some act up the hernia worse...

My son was born with this hernia and he was taking Prilosec and his doc tookhim off and i can't t hink of the med he put him on instead but working fine now.
WhiteDolphin
WhiteDolphin
It's best to get a prescription for it. I took Priolsec OTC until I got a prescription for Protonix.
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i take protonix...tho-i also have barrett's,besides the hiatal hernia and gerd. trish
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I'm on Zantac and Nexium twice a day. Those seem to help me. But it varies with everyone and sometimes the med will stop working so you have to switch. That does happen so don't be surprised.
Becky
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I have a medium hiatal hernia and GERD. I was just diagnoses last July and have been on Aciphex 20mg. At the time, I had three pre-ulcers too. It has helped dramatically!
Only in the last week am I starting to have some problems again, but that's likely because I've been very stressed this past week. The symptoms I am having are hardly anything compared to what I used to have.
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