Posted by Quintal on December 11, 2008, at 11:42:21
In reply to Re: GERD tangent » Quintal, posted by Larry Hoover on December 10, 2008, at 18:21:04
Thanks Lar, my doctor hasn't said exactly what it is. I started having this problem last year when I was using ibuprofen every day, so she thought it might be a patch of inflammation. I've have always had a tendency towards reflux/regurgitation, maybe due to a weakness in my lower esophageal sphincter? I have some of the other symptoms of GERD like excessive salivation and pain on swallowing. Right now I'm having to take 60mg lansoprazole and the pain hasn't entirely gone away yet. It's hard to eat. My doctor was giving me 15mg p.r.n last month but that didn't give much relief. Antacids seemed to make it worse.
I too am concerned about nutrient deficiencies and other imbalances that might happen as a result of excessive acid suppression. I was wondering if abnormal stomach pH has any effect on the digestion of proteins? We were taling about optimum pH of enzymes in class this week and pepsin happended to come up as an example.
I didn't know anything about the process of acid release/production, thanks for the advice. I'm not sure I've grasped it properly. Does this mean B12 deficiency leads to a delay in acid release so even less B12 is absorbed? Which would then be a viscious circle until you correct the problem by supplementing B12 (I suppose via the sublingiual route)? And PPIs might aggravate the underlying problem (even though they treat the symptoms) since they further impair B12 absorbtion?
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