zantac
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zantac
finally got my results for the gastroscopy, inflamation in the duodenum, no obvious cause, and have been prescribed Zantac, any one with M.C. used this, does it make things worse, I had Losec once in the past and it definately didnt agree with me. I have been doing really well on the 3mg endocort till today and have a flare, I cooked diced cougette with ginger in it last night,could it be that?everything else I had eaten before, you know I had almost forgotton how explosive M.C. could be, so glad no one was in the house to hear me!!!!!!! and it is so painfull as well. Beni
Hi Beni,
Zantac is an H2 antihistamine, whereas Losec is a proton pump inhibitor. H2 antihistamines are safer to take than PPIs, but for some of us, they can still trigger MC. Courgette (zucchini), should be safe for almost all of us, though there may be a very few members who might have problems with it.
Have you already taken some of the Zantac? If so, that might be the reason for your relapse. If not, then you are reacting to something else in your diet -- It's rather unlikely that the courgette caused the problem, unless you are highly sensitive to fiber.
Tex
Zantac is an H2 antihistamine, whereas Losec is a proton pump inhibitor. H2 antihistamines are safer to take than PPIs, but for some of us, they can still trigger MC. Courgette (zucchini), should be safe for almost all of us, though there may be a very few members who might have problems with it.
Have you already taken some of the Zantac? If so, that might be the reason for your relapse. If not, then you are reacting to something else in your diet -- It's rather unlikely that the courgette caused the problem, unless you are highly sensitive to fiber.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
thanks
thank you for your reply,I havent started the zantac yet so it must have been something I ate yesterday, thanks for the info,dont know what we would do without this site, Beni, p.s. I would like to buy the book when its ready, I assume we will be told where to get it when the time comes
Zizzle,
I haven't bothered to see if there is research published that associates Zantac with leaky gut, but one of the things that I checked for one of the chapters in the book, led to a research article verifying that PPIs cause leaky gut:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22288900
Because of that, I would be somewhat surprised if H2 histamine blockers dodn't also cause leaky gut, since they are somewhat closely related. Furthermore, everyone who has food sensitivities has leaky gut, and though there's no research verification (yet) that the inverse is true, I have a hunch that it is closely correlated.
Beni,
When I finish the book I definitely will not keep it a secret, so everyone here will be aware of it.
Tex
I haven't bothered to see if there is research published that associates Zantac with leaky gut, but one of the things that I checked for one of the chapters in the book, led to a research article verifying that PPIs cause leaky gut:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22288900
Because of that, I would be somewhat surprised if H2 histamine blockers dodn't also cause leaky gut, since they are somewhat closely related. Furthermore, everyone who has food sensitivities has leaky gut, and though there's no research verification (yet) that the inverse is true, I have a hunch that it is closely correlated.
Beni,
When I finish the book I definitely will not keep it a secret, so everyone here will be aware of it.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex,
Many babies take Nexium or Prilosec after they fail to respond to Zantac. This is worrisome. You'd be amazed at how many very young infants are prescribed these potent meds off-label. In fact, I would love to do a study - prospective and/or retrospective, to see how many babies who took drugs for reflux ended up with food allergies as children. I suspect we'd see a strong correlation. Of course, one has to wonder if the reflux was a symptom of an already established food protein intolerance. In my daughter's case, it was a clear-cut case of a wide-open LES. You laid her down and the milk gurgled and dribbled out. You could press on her belly and practically squirt milk out! As soon as she learned to sit up on her own, the muscles tightened up and the reflux was gone, almost overnight. But she spent her first 5 months of life upright!
Polly could do some preliminary research with a simple chart review in her office!
Vera
Many babies take Nexium or Prilosec after they fail to respond to Zantac. This is worrisome. You'd be amazed at how many very young infants are prescribed these potent meds off-label. In fact, I would love to do a study - prospective and/or retrospective, to see how many babies who took drugs for reflux ended up with food allergies as children. I suspect we'd see a strong correlation. Of course, one has to wonder if the reflux was a symptom of an already established food protein intolerance. In my daughter's case, it was a clear-cut case of a wide-open LES. You laid her down and the milk gurgled and dribbled out. You could press on her belly and practically squirt milk out! As soon as she learned to sit up on her own, the muscles tightened up and the reflux was gone, almost overnight. But she spent her first 5 months of life upright!
Polly could do some preliminary research with a simple chart review in her office!
Vera