Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Does anybody have any experiance with this drug ?Katy has been prescibed it for Gastric reflux issues.The head and upper body jerks she has had on and off over the years are I feel related to reflux,so I'm keen to treat this,especially after watching the Krigsman DVD. She has been doing very well over the past couple of months,but is now getting upper tummy pain again,and some reflux symptoms,ie throat clearing.Her stools are good. I have also increased her D3 to 2000iu a day,this past 10 days. Wondered if this gastric pain is common when starting Lansoprazole. Many Thanks for any comments , Sharon . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Thanks you Darla for your reply, I hope you are feeling well again, after you renal problems. She has quite a bit of fibre ,as I make her flour with mung beans and chestnuts ,but I'll try to increase it .I think this could help as she is quite distended today and toe walking. I feel her GI problems now are mostly upper GI tract,do the motility drugs help with moving food down the gullet and stomach?Poor motlity here maybe why she has had problems she has had with enzymes, acidic things and probiotics. Thanks again and I'm so pleased to hear how well is doing. Katy has made quite a bit of progress over the past few years,has recently been assessed as moderate learning difficulties instead of severe.I know she's a very bright little girl.Feel sure the key to her is her gut and treating it very,very gently. Sharon xx > > > Hi Sharon, > I have used PPI's off and on for years (and have recently started taking > Omeprazole again which is basically the same as Lansoprazole). I've never had > any stomach cramps or GI problems from taking it, on the contrary, it makes me > feel much better. The only side effect that I can see is a slight reduction > in hunger and some tiredness. > > You may know this but PPI's are often not sufficient to stop reflux, > especially if it's been happening for a while so she could still be having reflux > pain even when on the medication. The omeprazole does not stop me entirely > from still having pain. I found that I had to up my intake of fibre to keep thi > ngs moving along though when I am taking a PPI. Have they ever thought of > putting her on a motility drug to move the contents of the stomach along? > > Hope you find out what's happening. > > Best wishes, > Darla > > In a message dated 15/12/2007 09:45:10 GMT Standard Time, > bill.molineux@... writes: > > > > > Does anybody have any experiance with this drug ?Katy has been > prescibed it for Gastric reflux issues.The head and upper body jerks > she has had on and off over the years are I feel related to reflux,so > I'm keen to treat this,especially after watching the Krigsman DVD. > She has been doing very well over the past couple of months,but is now > getting upper tummy pain again,and some reflux symptoms,ie throat > clearing.Her stools are good. > > I have also increased her D3 to 2000iu a day,this past 10 days. > > Wondered if this gastric pain is common when starting Lansoprazole. > > Many Thanks for any comments , > Sharon . > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Tom is taking omeprazole. no signs positive or negative although he has gained a little much needed weight! Steph x > > Does anybody have any experiance with this drug ?Katy has been > prescibed it for Gastric reflux issues.The head and upper body jerks > she has had on and off over the years are I feel related to reflux,so > I'm keen to treat this,especially after watching the Krigsman DVD. > She has been doing very well over the past couple of months,but is now > getting upper tummy pain again,and some reflux symptoms,ie throat > clearing.Her stools are good. > > I have also increased her D3 to 2000iu a day,this past 10 days. > > Wondered if this gastric pain is common when starting Lansoprazole. > > Many Thanks for any comments , > Sharon . > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Thanks Steph, Have you been advised to give it any special way,eg empty stomach,or with anything ? Sharon xx > > > > Does anybody have any experiance with this drug ?Katy has been > > prescibed it for Gastric reflux issues.The head and upper body jerks > > she has had on and off over the years are I feel related to reflux,so > > I'm keen to treat this,especially after watching the Krigsman DVD. > > She has been doing very well over the past couple of months,but is now > > getting upper tummy pain again,and some reflux symptoms,ie throat > > clearing.Her stools are good. > > > > I have also increased her D3 to 2000iu a day,this past 10 days. > > > > Wondered if this gastric pain is common when starting Lansoprazole. > > > > Many Thanks for any comments , > > Sharon . > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 ---Hi Sharon, Hope it's ok to chime in here. My daughter Jasmine is on Metoclopramide which helps stomach emptying. Without it she starts vomiting. It also helps gut motility however, Jazzie still suffers from bouts of constipation. She takes 1.8mls x 2 per day, but we can give her another dose if needed. I try to keep it down as much as possible. HTH. Regards Glynis In Autism-Biomedical-Europe , " Sharon " wrote: > > -Thankyou Mikael for your reply. > > We have a GI appt in January,so I'll ask about the motility drug.I > can't give her the Betaine as she has reacted very violently and > become quite sick when she has had anything acidic,cannot tolerate > any juices,salt added to cooking water,probiotics,digestive enzymes > and citrates. > > She has had longstanding problems with motility ,but over the last > couple of years I thought this had improved, as her constipation has > been much better.She has been helped with diets , homeopathy , > natural anti inflammatories and Sodium Chromoglicate. > We are waiting to hear from Dr Balzola who is reviewing endoscopy > biopsies she had taken at GOSH 2 years ago. > > I think Reflux has been a longstanding problem and has come back > again,she has started jerking her head and upper body forward after > eating and is clearing her throat a lot,also often not wanting to > lean back and rest against a chair. > > Thanks again. > Sharon. > > > > > > > > > > > -- In Autism-Biomedical-Europe , MIKAEL BERNTSON > <mikael.berntson@> wrote: > > > > Sharon, > > Proton Pump Inhibitors block gastric acid production by up to 95- > 99% through affecting the potassium channel within the acid > producing parietal cell. Pharma companies make believe that acid is > not necessary, but it is, and the timing of gastric emptying is > triggered by acidity levels rising sufficiently. If acid levels are > blocked, it just causes food to sit in the stomach for longer. It's > now believed by many that reflux can be caused by too little acid > production and not too much. More acid = more rapid gastric > emptying = less upward pressure on the oesophageal sphincter. This > may be the cause of gastric pain, as may be the change in ecology of > Katy's gut from the reduced acid. Darla's points about motility > enhancers may be a better way to approach reflux in this instance, > or some also try a little betaine HCL if acid production is too low, > but you should get some Dr's advice before doing that, and I'm not > one. > > However.... reflux has also been linked to Helicobacter Pylori > which irritate the gastric wall and actually increase acid > production - would have thought that pain would decrease in this > instance though as gastritis resolves. > > Hope this helps. > > Good luck > > Mikael > > > > > > Re: Lansoprazole. > > > > Thanks Darla, > > > > I'll ask about this when we see the GI again. > > > > I am leaving the Lansoprazole off for a few days to see if I can > > sort out what is going on.Her tummy is very off again.I wondering > if > > it's due to a bug or even food infraction as she has been > obsessing > > about buying cadbury's chocolate all day !! > > > > Thanks again for the information. > > Sharon. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Sharon, > > > > I have used PPI's off and on for years (and have recently > > started > > > taking > > > > Omeprazole again which is basically the same as Lansoprazole) > > > I've never had > > > > any stomach cramps or GI problems from taking it, on the > > contrary, > > > it makes me > > > > feel much better. The only side effect that I can see is a > > > slight reduction > > > > in hunger and some tiredness. > > > > > > > > You may know this but PPI's are often not sufficient to stop > > > reflux, > > > > especially if it's been happening for a while so she could > > still > > > be having reflux > > > > pain even when on the medication. The omeprazole does not stop > > > me entirely > > > > from still having pain. I found that I had to up my intake of > > > fibre to keep thi > > > > ngs moving along though when I am taking a PPI. Have they ever > > > thought of > > > > putting her on a motility drug to move the contents of the > > > stomach along? > > > > > > > > Hope you find out what's happening. > > > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Darla > > > > > > > > In a message dated 15/12/2007 09:45:10 GMT Standard Time, > > > > bill.molineux@ bill.molin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does anybody have any experiance with this drug ?Katy has been > > > > prescibed it for Gastric reflux issues.The head and upper body > > > jerks > > > > she has had on and off over the years are I feel related to > > > reflux,so > > > > I'm keen to treat this,especially after watching the Krigsman > > DVD. > > > > She has been doing very well over the past couple of > months,but > > > is now > > > > getting upper tummy pain again,and some reflux symptoms,ie > > throat > > > > clearing.Her stools are good. > > > > > > > > I have also increased her D3 to 2000iu a day,this past 10 days. > > > > > > > > Wondered if this gastric pain is common when starting > > > Lansoprazole. > > > > > > > > Many Thanks for any comments , > > > > Sharon . > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 he has it first thing. Not sure how he digests his food, Mikael is right, what does your stomach do without acid. But seems to be working for him, a bit at least. > > > > > > Does anybody have any experiance with this drug ?Katy has been > > > prescibed it for Gastric reflux issues.The head and upper body > jerks > > > she has had on and off over the years are I feel related to > reflux,so > > > I'm keen to treat this,especially after watching the Krigsman > DVD. > > > She has been doing very well over the past couple of months,but > is now > > > getting upper tummy pain again,and some reflux symptoms,ie > throat > > > clearing.Her stools are good. > > > > > > I have also increased her D3 to 2000iu a day,this past 10 days. > > > > > > Wondered if this gastric pain is common when starting > Lansoprazole. > > > > > > Many Thanks for any comments , > > > Sharon . > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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