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heartburn
im a newbie,so if this is a stupid question please forgive me, is heartburn (bile in your throat)painfull and horrible,is it caused by the hep c virus,??
FYI - If you are on treatment be extremely careful with antacids and do not take them anywhere near the time that you take your ribavirin (I believe you have to wait 4 hours) as Maalox, Tums and things like that can apsorb the meds and you need to have them in your blood stream to fight the virus..
I had that as one of my symptoms. My doctor told me to start taking Pepsid OTC twice a day, and it got better.
Hi mate its a small world, I am also in manchester.Who is your consultant ? Three year waiting list ? Doesnt sound good to me.You can message me if you like.As for heartburn as far as I know there can be many reasons behind reflux, thats something you should notify your consultant about.
Have you had any blood work, biopsy/fibroscan readings from the hospital ?
Take care anyway
Have you had any blood work, biopsy/fibroscan readings from the hospital ?
Take care anyway
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Diane just asked if Pepsid was the same this is the response:
Jmjm had the worst case of GERD out of just about anybody on the forum and he said these are ok - it's the same thing copyman said so I guess it's perfectly fine just stay away from Tums and Mylanta and Maalox and those things! Just don't take Pepsid complete!
I'll post this on the forum in case anybody else wonders:
You can take Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) and/or H2 Blockers anytime during the day, including when you take your ribavirin.
Examples of PPIs -- Nexium, Prevacid*, Prilosec, Aciphex
Examples of H2 Blockers -- Pepsid, Tagament, Zantac
You should not take antacids within 2-3 hours of your ribavirin.
Antacids include: Tums,Rolaids, Mylanta, Maalox, Gaviscon, Chooz
*Note: "Pepsid Complete" contains both an antacid and an H-2 Pump so you should not take it within 2-3 hours of your ribavirin. Pepsid AC does not contain an Antacid, so you can take it with the ribavirin.
You should also not take fiber supplements within 2-3 hours of your ribavirin.
Fiber supplements include flax seeds, metamucil, bran and ideally some cereals heavily fortified with bran or flax like Uncle Sam's.