I know of the controversy of PPIs, but I've been on daily prilosec since 1993, so has my husband, and it makes life livable for us. I have the gastritis, he has the GERD.

There have been times when I've tried to do without it, but doctors and I came to the conclusion that I need it.

I do have the various things checked that the literature says can be depleted….

Several here have cautioned its use.

I guess its like with any med, gotta weigh the pros and the cons.

As I said, staying away from the foods that i'm allergic / sensitive to, taking Humira, those things help, but so does the prilosec.

I also drink a lot of ginger and mint herbal teas, ginger and mint both help as well.

Methylprednisone when I take it for flares also helps my stomach too.

Basically anything that lowers the inflammation and the prilosec.

But too, when I had a bunch of tests done in 1993, one of the test reports said that I produced too much acid, so maybe for me, maybe prilosec just lowers the acid to a "normal" level?


sue

Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
LDN/zanaflex/flector patches over SI/ice
vits C, D. probiotics. hyaluronic acid. CoQ, Mg, Ca, K.
chiro
walk, bike
no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs, limited yeast (bread)