Integrative strategies to come off a PPI 

I've been taking PPIs for 20 years. At no point did my doctor tell me it was a temporary medication. I've developed a B12 deficiency, irregular heart beat and my kidney function has declined. All this can be attributed to my PPI medications but, still my doctor failed to consider these things. Once you turn 50 years of age, they seem to write us off! I'm glad to see these posts and unfortunately in Canada (the land of free health care) it's up to me to be the doctor and delve into my health concerns. Despite the fact I exercise 5 days a week, eat well , not over weight and take my vitamins; my health has been affected by the lack of care by my doctor.

DGL worked great for me! I was on high dose of PPIs for 5 years. I tapered off them by spreading doses out a bit more and more and used DGL in place of the doses I was dropping. It was pretty successful for me. In the past I had tried to come off and had rebound experiences and went back on. The slower taper and DGL and avoiding extremely acidic foods for awhile was what worked for me. Also make sure not constipated as that made it worse. Good luck to everyone trying to come off them. Be patient. You’ll get it eventually. :)

Slippery elm is a lovely way to smooth your innards. My mother introduced me to this for my baby (it was listed in her old nursing diary). He couldn’t digest even my milk, and had colic for months. It really helped him (and therefore me!)

I tried to find 5 or 10mg dose omeprazole but could not. so I opened a cap & spilled the tiny time capsules into a pudding dish & split them into piles. tapered down to 10 & then 5mg over a several week period. now I've stopped the drug. I also started eating keto diet, lost 50 lbs & stopped drinking alcohol or eating past 6pm.

That was your informative post, here are a few more tips on how to cure heartburn... 1) You must loosen clothing: Heartburn happens because the contents of your stomach are going back up into your oesophagus, where the stomach acids burn the tissues. You could be having an episode of heartburn because tight clothing is binding your stomach. If that's the case, the first thing to do is loosen your belt - or your dress, or apron strings, or whatever else is holding you too tight. 2) You need to stand up: Your posture might be contributing to heartburn, so if you're sitting or lying down, try standing up. If you're already standing, try standing up more straight. "When you're slumped down, your internal organs are compressed," says Betsy Polatin. She's a movement specialist who works with performers. "A simple and effective solution may be to lengthen and widen your torso and spine, as your head gently moves toward the ceiling." 3) Elevate Waist: If you're lying down and can't get up, or if you're caring for someone who is confined to bed and is experiencing heartburn, try raising the upper body. According to the Mayo Clinic, lifting the head isn't enough, so don't add a pillow. The goal is elevation from the waist up. An adjustable bed that can be raised to a suitable angle can provide relief. If your bed doesn't do that, you can increase the angle by using a wedge pillow. 4) Mix Baking Soda With Water: You might have a heartburn remedy right in your kitchen. Baking soda will calm some heartburn. It works by neutralizing the stomach acid, this happens because baking soda is alkaline. Dissolve a teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of water and drink slowly (drink everything slowly when you have heartburn). 5) It would help to chew gum: Chewing gum could help neutralize acid, too. Dr. Atif Iqbal, medical director of the Memorial Care Digestive Care Centre at Orange Coast Memorial Medical Centre in Fountain Valley, California, recommends it. "Gum increases saliva," says Dr. Iqbal. "Any acid that has built up in the gut is diluted and washed away or cleared out more quickly." (I discovered these and the reasons they work from Amirykal Heartburn Remedies website )

For those debating a Keto diet, I can vouch for the effectiveness of living a Ketogenic lifestyle, especially when combined with intermittent fasting. I was diagnosed with reflux and gastritis, so was on Lansoprazole for more than one year. However, I start Keto with fasting and after 6 months, my symptoms had fallen by 50%. Another 4 months and my symptoms we're probably 90% better. During the process, I lost 103 pounds and knowing what I now know, I will remain on Keto for the health benefits. I kept a journal of my entire journey and I've decided to write a book about it.

I will try this.. i am addicted to that for 15 years now. please do share more tips

Elevating my upper body while sleeping on my left side, helped me wean off proton pumps. I was surprised this was not mentioned.

Love you guys. and love the... Cheers (with a slippery elm slurry in hand)!

Wow, David and David, you even look like brothers.

I love these two guys. They made me happy knowing that hippies like me exist out there. I am not alone 😀

It might be worth mentioning that it seems that slippery elm can reduce the absorption of medication. I don't know by how much, so I'll make sure to take mine several hours after taking my birth control pills, maybe even at a completely different time of the day, just to make sure.

These things have helped me: chamomile distillate, DGL licorice, liquid ginger extract, slippery elm and a teaspoon of honey before breakfast and before bedtime. All available on amazon. Hope this helps.

interesting I was told to stop for a week. last time I had ulcer symptoms. I'd love to get off these they are bad long term for the bones. The doctor didn't give me a bridge type option.

Should I be chewing the DGL if my esophagus is currently burning or irritated?

I was on Nexium for 10 years. It was too expensive on the NHS so they stopped them. I was given Lanoperazole and that gave me itchy legs. Just the hair folicals. It was bad. I complained and was put on Omeprazole and that has given me itchy legs and a rash developing all over my body in different places. Very painfull as it itches and opens the skin in places. Doctor now tells me this type of PPI is well known to give skin conditions. I am coming off them now. I've just stopped taking anything except rennie anti acid. It'll probably take weeks to wear off. I'm using Sudo cream to keep comfortable.

What is community acquired pneumonia? I think I may have it from long term use of lansoprazole ?? Thanks

If you take DGL will it decrease your thyroid medications?

My doctor doesn't believe you need to taper off of this she thinks you can just stop cold turkey and that there's no issues but I've tried and believe me it's not what she says. I'm getting rebound hyperacidity big time especially at night. Why don't doctors know these things?

I have been on 30mg Lansoprazole for about 25 years, recently I have been feeling unwell, feeling sick and really tired. been told by my doctor to up my dose to 30mg twice a day. had my blood work done and have been told that my Kidney function has declined. Now I have big concerns about my long term health. Been told to drink more, cut back salt intake, reduce my protein intake and stop all mineral supplements that I take, but no mention of Lansoprazole being an issue. !!!

I have Barretts and was only on PPI for about 6 months it made my digestions and heartburn worse and eventually got a c-diff infection. Because of these issues it was recommended that I have Nissen Fundoplication. I am glad i did I am not heartburn free and not longer take any meds to suppress my stomach acid

What was the fibre mixture called?

How long does the rebound lasts. I have been off omeprazole for three weeks now for gastritis. I used it off and on and for 4 weeks straight before coming off.

I was advised to try Ranitidine while trying to reduce my PPI, alternating, splicing in with my PPI reducing dose. Not with an aim to transfer, but ultimately to get off both. I have failed to wean off,having got down to half a 15mg capsule (by opening it). I’m currently sore inside, with a few lesions that need to heal, so I’ve gone back up to a full capsule 😖 I have hiatal hernia and wonder how to cure this. I’ve been on PPI for nearly 2 decades, and worry because it’s exacerbating my kidney disease and low magnesium absorption, which I didn’t hear them mention

Please how do I get cipreone and how it is spelt.

My doctors had me on Prilosec for 8 years. I've tried to get off it many times, but at the time I was sole caretaker of my dying father. I had no success at all. I've been off it now for a month, and still have symptoms. I take ACV and Betaine HCL and eat fermented vegetables. This seems to be slowly improving my situation. Is it possible for me at 68 yrs old to get back to normal? I absolutely will not take it ever again.

Thanks much

Cabbage juice is also great.

What is the meaning of long-terms. How many months?

I’ve tried almost everything except acupuncture. Dgl, slippery elm, and aloe Vera did little to nothing for me. Sometimes heartburn comes through the nexium when I’m stressed. I’m getting an endoscopy soon to see what’s wrong but the only probable outcomes are to take ppis forever or get surgery.

I cant get off mine , get terrible rebound acid, been on it for 25 years. When I stop pain is bad and worried of getting barrets osephegus

Do carafate pills cause less gas than carafate liquid?

Ulcerative colitis for 24 years on PPI's entire time. Healing from C. Diff and resulting fistula. Fistula flared back up from recent dental surgery and bone graft. Any hope for me?!

I developed iron deficiency due to daily use of Prevacid for the past 17 yrs. Low stomach acid = malabsorption issues, which can lead to iron deficiency, among other things. I just wish I knew sooner how badly PPI's can trash your gut, or I would have tried to quit it sooner. Now I don't even know if I can.

I started eating a Garden of Life Organic Apple Cider Gummie at bedtime....then brush my teeth. So far, less GERD and sour stomach overnight!

I had severe digestive issues. I don't know what that was. Even took the endoscopy and that came clean. I didn't know what to do. So i started taking omez 20mg after the doctor's recommendation, he asked me to take it for 15 days I took it for 15 days and stopped I was feeling better for next 1 month But symptoms returned after 1 month Please suggest me what to do

What sort of "breathing exercise"? (9:12)

I think cutting to half dose is a bit much and am going to try to cut back incrementally at 13 droplets a pill. The pills have 130 droplets each. At this rate I should be off in 10 weeks. Starting tomorrow. Ask me how it went!

Can you take slippery Elm instead of PPIs while taking oral steroids? (5 msg a day Prednisolone and reducing each month)

I’ve been on Nexium 40mg since 2005 . I Take these meds for my back accident , herniations , spinal stenosis, Claudia equine syndrome,.. I became severely anemic the past year. So I went for an iron transfusion. The Month before I was taken off Nexium to Pepcid 40 mg and it worsened my bladder and kidney issues with full blown GERD and stomach issues. After 8 weeks I switched back to nexium and placed myself at lower level to 10 mg instead of 40 mg and I have same issues of gerd , acid , and flooding of fluid from stomach to mouth. I feel horrible. Even sip water and comes up. Going on over 2 months and no relief yet. I’ve changed my meals to broths and no fruit as causes more acid burning in my throat. Waiting for another month for blood test on my iron and to see the specialist. I hoping these side effects stop soon as I’m at my end. I cannot find real liquorice anywhere. Oh something I didn’t know … Pepsid is the same problem as Nexium. If that’s the case I was dropping the med too fast.

Is it usual to have nausea, fatigue and chills with Gerd? I had an endoscopy a year ago and have erosive gastritis and inflamed Oesphagus. I'm on Zantac after weaning myself of off PPI's. Now Zantac doesn't work and I feel really ill and physically weak. I would prefer to find a natural alternative that actually works but it's not easy.

What’s the difference between slippery elm pills and powder

How about apple cider vinegar? It helps a lot

I've been taking prescribed 1 tablet=40mg of SOMAC every day since I had my gall-bladder removed over 4 years ago. Should I attempt to ween myself off this drug or am I stuck with having to take them? ...Thank You

I was on pantoprazole for one year unnecessarily until he got so bad I started looking up my symptoms and had to correlated to.

Anyone got the spelling on the fiber drink they discussed? I'd like to look into it more. Also, any feedback from anyone on hiatal hernia repair? I'm looking at the nissan wrap and the links to compare. Thx.

Is the guy on the left Sam Rockwell?

will gerd sympton worsen after vaccine ?

Guys, Buy milk and whenever you have heartburn/ acidity just drink the milk. Do not pit any sweetener or something else. Just milk. This is how I stopped ppi medication I used for 18 years regularly

You mentioned "change your diet." What diet are you recommending?

Can barrett s be healed ?

I’ve been trying to get off but keep getting heart palpitations pretty bad

I'm taking ppi for 2 months can I get chance to rebound please reply?

Please. What kind of drinking that? My Hearing in English not to good.

Ive been taking them for 20yrs and now would like to come off, but I have hiatal hernia and so if I take apple cider vinegar or HCI then my acid reflux gets much worse, no kidding, well the LES is opening cause of the hiatus hernia so what the heck can I do? I am taking DGL, eating well, slippery elm, manuka honey, but no L-Glutamine yet. Any ideas in my situation please?

My doctors told me to get off them but said just stop! now reading this im panicked. What is the best coarse or action took last one two days ago maybe I take one today and stretch them between? Suggestion?

You folks need to DEFINE "when you use these PPIs too long...". HOW LONG is TOO LONG?

see this....

OMG, it was frustrating trying to figure out what the hell the guy was saying. He kept saying slipprium and I'm thinking, what the hell is that? So I googled it and google said, what the hell are you looking for? So I looked to see if you put it in the description, NOPE! Then looking down in the comments, it's slippery elm? How do you get sliprium from slippery elm. It's two words, is that really that hard to say?

yeah, live to 80 so you can end up alone & depressed, or even worse, in a nursing home. I think i'll enjoy my sugar, coffee, fat & spicy foods, in moderation of course. Most acid reflux is caused by people not chewing their food properly

THIS CRAP KILLED ME

Xiyuan Hospital at Beijing of China may help Gerd patient by using Chinese medicine.

PPI. Bad, bad, bad medicine.

What kind of foods do I eat is what he is asking you jesus christ. Treat the problem not eat some fucking licorice

Carafate sounds useful but is not suitable if you have chronic kidney disease, so Google tells me

Acupuncture for acid reflux, hahaha - that is moronic!

Bullcrap

Acupuncture...new age bullshit