GIRD

Posted By L M L on March 17, 1998 at 17:01:04:









I am already familiar with GIRD. I am having that problem now. Heartburn
is everyday and reflux too. At the moment, I am not taking anything because
them medicine is so expensive. When I do take meds, it is Prilosec. It is
the only thing that has helped me in a long time. I have tried others but
they dont seem to touch the problem at all. I go to the doctor about it
but he just keeps me going on this med or tries me on that med. Im (pardon
the pun) sick of meds and I want a change.  
Heres my questions: Are there any other dangers with this? And is it a
curable thing? The reason I ask this is because I have had this problem
for some years now and the prilosec only keeps it from being a problem
as long as I take it. It does not cure the problem and nothing else
touches it. I cant really afford to keep taking the prilosec so I end
up having the heartburn and the reflux quite a bit. Any ideas? Ive taken
Axid (alergic (allergic) to it), Tagamet (no reaction), Pepcid (works for about
2 hours using 6 OTC tabs), and I do use Gaviscon, which helps a little
bit with the reflux but doesnt seem to help the heartburn much.