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I was over it, then it started again. My husband has been in the hospital for 6 days which means lots of stress. So I've had several days of being back to pain and burning.
So what I'd like to know is what combinations of meds or supplements do you use when you have those bad days? Some days it seems like I throw everything at it which is probably not a good idea.
I take daily Zantac 150, twice a day and the Pepzin GI. But what do you do to try to calm your burning down without losing your mind or running to the E/R? By the way, I was in the E/R just before Sam got sick. Seems my intestines spontaneously twisted causing unbelievable pain and then relaxed on it's own a few hours later. I've had several abdominal surgeries which left scar tissue. This is according to the E/R doctor. I have to agree since this has happened before.
Anyway, who has a magic combo to help calm things down??
So what I'd like to know is what combinations of meds or supplements do you use when you have those bad days? Some days it seems like I throw everything at it which is probably not a good idea.
I take daily Zantac 150, twice a day and the Pepzin GI. But what do you do to try to calm your burning down without losing your mind or running to the E/R? By the way, I was in the E/R just before Sam got sick. Seems my intestines spontaneously twisted causing unbelievable pain and then relaxed on it's own a few hours later. I've had several abdominal surgeries which left scar tissue. This is according to the E/R doctor. I have to agree since this has happened before.
Anyway, who has a magic combo to help calm things down??
I also take the Zantac. When it's really bad or what I can an episode, I drink tons of chamomile tea and Benadryl. Many people don't realize that Benadryl is also an H2 blocker like our PPI's.
For some reason the tea and antihistamine seems to help the most, but it also makes you drowsy so you can't do much, but at least you feel better.
I also take 3 caps of extra strength Maalox for quick relief.