Re: Re: Need to know what is the appropriate med. to go with Sprio

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So God made you have the surgery before trying stopping the TUMS? BTW the wrap does not affect the acid just the reflux as I understand it. ,I have been watching your thread and been amazed at how closely your comments parallel my past situation, but as for me, I never took any of the proton pump inhibitors. I figured God made my stomach to have acid and I would not totally quench it. For me it was Tums. Tons and tons of Tums! Then my primary care doc told me about Barrett's Esophagus/Esophageal cancer. Scared the S**T out of me! I elected for the GERD surgery 10 years ago and have never taken a tums since. The surgery was one overnight in hospital, 2 one-inch scars. Mine was called a Nissen Wrap. I highly recommend it. As for Spiro, I am a great fan. The change for me was dramatic and gratifying. 50 mg/day and the fog lifted, I lost weight, had energy and enthusiasm again. I was in sales, and I even would say I made more money afterward. I don't about cancerous rats, but I might even say Spiro saved my life when I was 50. I am now 71. Spiro controlled my hyperaldo so well that all this low sodium stuff never hit my radar. After watching it being kicked around so much within this group, I started to watch the sodium. I have a couple of low-sodium V8's a day. I like bacon and eggs for breakfast. I now have only one slice of low sodium bacon, microwaved 'til it is almost dust. The rest of my day is not NO-sodium but I will claim it to be low-sodium. I can tell the difference and especially can tell the difference when I 'fall off the wagon.' Thanks for your openness, it got me thinking, self-examining. Krebs

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Most are loaded with calcium too....

,I have been watching your thread and been amazed at how closely your comments parallel my past situation, but as for me, I never took any of the proton pump inhibitors. I figured God made my stomach to have acid and I would not totally quench it. For me it was Tums. Tons and tons of Tums!Then my primary care doc told me about Barrett's Esophagus/Esophageal cancer. Scared the S**T out of me! I elected for the GERD surgery 10 years ago and have never taken a tums since. The surgery was one overnight in hospital, 2 one-inch scars. Mine was called a Nissen Wrap. I highly recommend it.As for Spiro, I am a great fan. The change for me was dramatic and gratifying. 50 mg/day and the fog lifted, I lost weight, had energy and enthusiasm again. I was in sales, and I even would say I made more money afterward. I don't about cancerous rats, but I might even say Spiro saved my life

when I was 50. I am now 71. Spiro controlled my hyperaldo so well that all this low sodium stuff never hit my radar. After watching it being kicked around so much within this group, I started to watch the sodium. I have a couple of low-sodium V8's a day. I like bacon and eggs for breakfast. I now have only one slice of low sodium bacon, microwaved 'til it is almost dust. The rest of my day is not NO-sodium but I will claim it to be low-sodium. I can tell the difference and especially can tell the difference when I 'fall off the wagon.' Thanks for your openness, it got me thinking, self-examining. Krebs

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Most are loaded with calcium too....

,I have been watching your thread and been amazed at how closely your comments parallel my past situation, but as for me, I never took any of the proton pump inhibitors. I figured God made my stomach to have acid and I would not totally quench it. For me it was Tums. Tons and tons of Tums!Then my primary care doc told me about Barrett's Esophagus/Esophageal cancer. Scared the S**T out of me! I elected for the GERD surgery 10 years ago and have never taken a tums since. The surgery was one overnight in hospital, 2 one-inch scars. Mine was called a Nissen Wrap. I highly recommend it.As for Spiro, I am a great fan. The change for me was dramatic and gratifying. 50 mg/day and the fog lifted, I lost weight, had energy and enthusiasm again. I was in sales, and I even would say I made more money afterward. I don't about cancerous rats, but I might even say Spiro saved my life

when I was 50. I am now 71. Spiro controlled my hyperaldo so well that all this low sodium stuff never hit my radar. After watching it being kicked around so much within this group, I started to watch the sodium. I have a couple of low-sodium V8's a day. I like bacon and eggs for breakfast. I now have only one slice of low sodium bacon, microwaved 'til it is almost dust. The rest of my day is not NO-sodium but I will claim it to be low-sodium. I can tell the difference and especially can tell the difference when I 'fall off the wagon.' Thanks for your openness, it got me thinking, self-examining. Krebs

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Without

looking up citations, I understand there are lots of problems reported from long-term usage of the proton pump inhibitors. Some nutrients, B12 for instance needs stomach acid for absorption. B12->Folic Acid->hemoglobin. Comparing what I knew then to what I know now, I am

glad I never started that sort of therapy.

This is from Wikipedia, Nissen fundoplication In a fundoplication, the gastric fundus (upper part) of the stomach is wrapped, or plicated, around the lower end of the esophagus and stitched in place, reinforcing the closing function of the lower esophageal sphincter.

The esophageal hiatus is also narrowed down by sutures to prevent or treat concurrent hiatal hernia, in which the fundus slides up through the enlarged esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm.

Yes, I can see God's guidance in numerous ways concerning my health over the years. Krebs

 

So God made you have the surgery before trying stopping the TUMS?  BTW the wrap does not affect the acid just the reflux as I understand it.

  ,I have been watching your thread and been amazed at how closely your comments parallel my past situation, but as for me, I never took any of the proton pump inhibitors. I figured God made my stomach to have acid and I would not totally quench it. For me it was Tums. Tons and tons of Tums!

Then my primary care doc told me about Barrett's Esophagus/Esophageal cancer. Scared the S**T out of me! I elected for the GERD surgery 10 years ago and have never taken a tums since. The surgery was one overnight in hospital, 2 one-inch scars. Mine was called a Nissen Wrap. I highly recommend it.

As for Spiro, I am a great fan. The change for me was dramatic and gratifying. 50 mg/day and the fog lifted, I lost weight, had energy and enthusiasm again. I was in sales, and I even would say I made more money afterward. I don't about cancerous rats, but I might even say Spiro saved my life when I was 50. I am now 71.

Spiro controlled my hyperaldo so well that all this low sodium stuff never hit my radar. After watching it being kicked around so much within this group, I started to watch the sodium. I have a couple of low-sodium V8's a day. I like bacon and eggs for breakfast. I now have only one slice of low sodium bacon, microwaved 'til it is almost dust. The rest of my day is not NO-sodium but I will claim it to be low-sodium. I can tell the difference and especially can tell the difference when I 'fall off the wagon.'

Thanks for your openness, it got me thinking, self-examining. Krebs !

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Without

looking up citations, I understand there are lots of problems reported from long-term usage of the proton pump inhibitors. Some nutrients, B12 for instance needs stomach acid for absorption. B12->Folic Acid->hemoglobin. Comparing what I knew then to what I know now, I am

glad I never started that sort of therapy.

This is from Wikipedia, Nissen fundoplication In a fundoplication, the gastric fundus (upper part) of the stomach is wrapped, or plicated, around the lower end of the esophagus and stitched in place, reinforcing the closing function of the lower esophageal sphincter.

The esophageal hiatus is also narrowed down by sutures to prevent or treat concurrent hiatal hernia, in which the fundus slides up through the enlarged esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm.

Yes, I can see God's guidance in numerous ways concerning my health over the years. Krebs

 

So God made you have the surgery before trying stopping the TUMS?  BTW the wrap does not affect the acid just the reflux as I understand it.

  ,I have been watching your thread and been amazed at how closely your comments parallel my past situation, but as for me, I never took any of the proton pump inhibitors. I figured God made my stomach to have acid and I would not totally quench it. For me it was Tums. Tons and tons of Tums!

Then my primary care doc told me about Barrett's Esophagus/Esophageal cancer. Scared the S**T out of me! I elected for the GERD surgery 10 years ago and have never taken a tums since. The surgery was one overnight in hospital, 2 one-inch scars. Mine was called a Nissen Wrap. I highly recommend it.

As for Spiro, I am a great fan. The change for me was dramatic and gratifying. 50 mg/day and the fog lifted, I lost weight, had energy and enthusiasm again. I was in sales, and I even would say I made more money afterward. I don't about cancerous rats, but I might even say Spiro saved my life when I was 50. I am now 71.

Spiro controlled my hyperaldo so well that all this low sodium stuff never hit my radar. After watching it being kicked around so much within this group, I started to watch the sodium. I have a couple of low-sodium V8's a day. I like bacon and eggs for breakfast. I now have only one slice of low sodium bacon, microwaved 'til it is almost dust. The rest of my day is not NO-sodium but I will claim it to be low-sodium. I can tell the difference and especially can tell the difference when I 'fall off the wagon.'

Thanks for your openness, it got me thinking, self-examining. Krebs !

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And taking K tabs, caps syrup.CE Grim MDOn Aug 30, 2011, at 7:24 AM, Francis Bill SUSPECTED PA wrote: Stomach problems aslo can be from low K. > > > , > > I have been watching your thread and been amazed at how closely your > > comments parallel my past situation, but as for me, I never took any > > of the proton pump inhibitors. I figured God made my stomach to have > > acid and I would not totally quench it. For me it was Tums. Tons and > > tons of Tums! > > Then my primary care doc told me about Barrett's Esophagus/ > > Esophageal cancer. Scared the S**T out of me! I elected for the GERD > > surgery 10 years ago and have never taken a tums since. The surgery > > was one overnight in hospital, 2 one-inch scars. Mine was called a > > Nissen Wrap. I highly recommend it. > > As for Spiro, I am a great fan. The change for me was dramatic and > > gratifying. 50 mg/day and the fog lifted, I lost weight, had energy > > and enthusiasm again. I was in sales, and I even would say I made > > more money afterward. I don't about cancerous rats, but I might even > > say Spiro saved my life when I was 50. I am now 71. > > Spiro controlled my hyperaldo so well that all this low sodium stuff > > never hit my radar. After watching it being kicked around so much > > within this group, I started to watch the sodium. I have a couple of > > low-sodium V8's a day. I like bacon and eggs for breakfast. I now > > have only one slice of low sodium bacon, microwaved 'til it is > > almost dust. The rest of my day is not NO-sodium but I will claim it > > to be low-sodium. I can tell the difference and especially can tell > > the difference when I 'fall off the wagon.' > > Thanks for your openness, it got me thinking, self-examining. > > Krebs > > > > >

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And taking K tabs, caps syrup.CE Grim MDOn Aug 30, 2011, at 7:24 AM, Francis Bill SUSPECTED PA wrote: Stomach problems aslo can be from low K. > > > , > > I have been watching your thread and been amazed at how closely your > > comments parallel my past situation, but as for me, I never took any > > of the proton pump inhibitors. I figured God made my stomach to have > > acid and I would not totally quench it. For me it was Tums. Tons and > > tons of Tums! > > Then my primary care doc told me about Barrett's Esophagus/ > > Esophageal cancer. Scared the S**T out of me! I elected for the GERD > > surgery 10 years ago and have never taken a tums since. The surgery > > was one overnight in hospital, 2 one-inch scars. Mine was called a > > Nissen Wrap. I highly recommend it. > > As for Spiro, I am a great fan. The change for me was dramatic and > > gratifying. 50 mg/day and the fog lifted, I lost weight, had energy > > and enthusiasm again. I was in sales, and I even would say I made > > more money afterward. I don't about cancerous rats, but I might even > > say Spiro saved my life when I was 50. I am now 71. > > Spiro controlled my hyperaldo so well that all this low sodium stuff > > never hit my radar. After watching it being kicked around so much > > within this group, I started to watch the sodium. I have a couple of > > low-sodium V8's a day. I like bacon and eggs for breakfast. I now > > have only one slice of low sodium bacon, microwaved 'til it is > > almost dust. The rest of my day is not NO-sodium but I will claim it > > to be low-sodium. I can tell the difference and especially can tell > > the difference when I 'fall off the wagon.' > > Thanks for your openness, it got me thinking, self-examining. > > Krebs > > > > >