Well I am back on my 10mg of acid reflux medication and guess what? I am again suffering heartburn. I am having to take antacids to supplement my normal acid reflux medication.
The trouble with antacids is that the effects only last a short time and you have to take more. This is fine if you only have minor heartburn symptoms on an infrequent basis. But keep in mind that antacids will not cure your heartburn and once you stop taking them the heartburn will usually return.
When you have acid reflux disease you are constantly producing acid and you would be taking antacids about once an hour to keep the symptoms at bay, but taking antacids on a regular basis has side effects.
Antacids are still the mainstay for fighting acid reflux despite the development of more potent medications. The thing with antacids is that they can be bought over the counter, and in some ways this is a good thing but in others it may be a problem in that you miss getting a proper diagnosis from your doctor.
Antacids are usually aluminium, magnesium or calcium based which can have different side effects. Because they neutralize the acid for a while but when the effects wear off the stomach tries to produce more acid called acid rebound which results in the overproduction of acid.
Aluminium based antacids tend to cause constipation, while magnesium based ones tent to cause diarrhea.
Another problem is that antacids may interfere with the absorption of other medication from the digestive system into the blood, so there should be a gap of about two hours between taking antacids and other medication. It may also impede the proper digestion and assimilation of food.
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