Guest guest Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hello all, today I went to the hospital for an appt with an ENO chappie (chappess as it turned out) regarding my puffy neck, tight throat, difficulty swallowing and blocked sinuses which endo doesn't seem to think is hypo related (!). So after prodding me with various medieval instruments of torture, and shoving things up my nose and down my throat, it was pronounced that I had excessive stomach acid and I was prescribed Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium). At this point I would like to say that she was a very nice lady However, my usual distrust of docs and their diagnoses' came to the fore and so I did my research as always, and discovered that with people of my age (62) and hypothyroidism, the problem is almost certainly too LITTLE stomach acid rather than too much. I therefore have decided not to cash in the Nexium script, but have instead ordered a course of HCL Betaine from iHerb.com. My decision was compounded by the fact that this was one of the trio of drugs prescribed for my HPylori which almost killed me (and which I eventually cured with herbal supplements and manuka honey). I hope I've done the right thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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