Acid reducing medications (H2 blockers)
Prescription
Pepcid Complete or Pepcid AC (famotidine), Tagamet HB (cimetidine), and Axid AR (nizatidine)
4 patients reviewed this
75% reported success
25% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Antacids
OTC Meds
Tums, Rolaids, or Mylanta
4 patients reviewed this
75% reported success
25% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs)
Prescription
Nexium 24h (esomeprazole), Prilosec (omeprazole magnesium), Prevacid 24h (lansoprazole), and Zegerid (omeprazole and sodium bicarbonate)
4 patients reviewed this
75% reported success
25% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
Peppermint candy
Self-Management
1 patients reviewed this
100% reported success
0% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
See a gastroenterologist
Physician Intervention
Food assimilation (absorption) issues and/or H Pylori bacteria can cause weight loss.
1 patients reviewed this
100% reported success
0% reported no effect
0% reported feeling worse
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