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Border line Anaemia

Can anyone help me please? I have just been diagnosed with border line anaemia. I had a message from my surgery that a prescription had been left at the...

Can anyone help me please? I have just been diagnosed with border line anaemia....

Cavalierrubie

•8 days ago

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Silent reflux causing ongoing problems.

Good moening all. I'm not a regular poster but am hoping someone will relate to my situation and perhaps offer some helpful suggestions. I was diagnosed with a...

Good moening all. I'm not a regular poster but am hoping someone will relate to ...

MoyB

•29 days ago

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New Here Need advice

Hi All I hope someone on here has experienced similar to what am going through. I have been on Lanzoprozole 15mg for many year about 2 months again I started...

Hi All I hope someone on here has experienced similar to what am going through....

Bassem1979

•11 days ago

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Cured by Meds?

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. For some time I had what felt like burning in my sternum and what seemed to be a heartbeat in my stomach. I thought I had...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. For some time I had what felt like burning in...

JaffaNut

•24 days ago

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A struggling LPR

Hi I am new to the forum and as you see by the title I am struggling. I was diagnosed with silent reflux 10yrs ago and using lanzoprazole and gaviscon advance...

Hi I am new to the forum and as you see by the title I am struggling. I was dia...

Pinkgold

•16 days ago

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Need some advice

Been suffering with acid reflux and hitnas hernia for years was diagnosed September 23 at hospital given medication and advice, but I am medication sensitive...

Been suffering with acid reflux and hitnas hernia for years was diagnosed Septem...

MrsPurplicous

•1 month ago

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Lansoprazole ?

My GI consultant spoke to me about this as an alternative to esomeprazole. He said it was more effective , worked quicker and was less likely to interact...

My GI consultant spoke to me about this as an alternative to esomeprazole. He ...

gillsky8

•1 month ago

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Silent acid reflux

Just finished taking esomeprazole for acid reflux for 1 month, 20mg morning and night. Ow prescribed lansoprazole as still have condition. I think I’ll wait...

Just finished taking esomeprazole for acid reflux for 1 month, 20mg morning and ...

SpagoverBrown

•1 month ago

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swallowing/throat sensation

hi everyone, I’ve been battling on and off with acid reflux for two years, with two recent endoscopies ruling out anything sinister, a 3cm sliding haitus...

hi everyone, I’ve been battling on and off with acid reflux for two years, wit...

Birch-silver

•9 days ago

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Acid Reflux?

Hello, for almost a week I’ve been experiencing on and off burning sensations in the centre of my sternum / oesophagus and sometimes the very bottom of my...

Hello, for almost a week I’ve been experiencing on and off burning sensations i...

Carl87

•28 days ago

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Eight weeks on Lanzerpole

I had eight weeks on Lanzerpole for reflux symptoms,tight throat chest, throat clearing , ear pain,post natal drip, I now have just throat and top of chest...

I had eight weeks on Lanzerpole for reflux symptoms,tight throat chest, throat c...

Pinkcatfairy

•16 days ago

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Reflux and anxiety

Can anxiety cause reflux.

Dextersam10

•12 days ago

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High dose esomeprazole for Hiatus hernia

So discussion with GP today before my GI Appointment tomorrow and she suggests that a high dose of esomeprazole 40mg twice a day for a couple of months might...

So discussion with GP today before my GI Appointment tomorrow and she suggests t...

gillsky8

•1 month ago

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Normal endoscopy... will going lactose free help?

Hi everyone, Had a gastroscopy yesterday and fortunately nothing was discovered with everything appearing normal. Obviously I'm very relieved that nothing...

Hi everyone, Had a gastroscopy yesterday and fortunately nothing was discovered...

Sparkstar2

•29 days ago

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Very relieved .......

I am very relieved to say that the results of the biopsy from my recent endoscopy querying suspected Barretts have come back as negative. All other biopsy...

I am very relieved to say that the results of the biopsy from my recent endoscop...

gillsky8

•1 month ago

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reflux

had this since i had a gum problem and i have had he gastroscophy and CT scan nothing major and have had the omniprozlle and now the lanprozle still not...

had this since i had a gum problem and i have had he gastroscophy and CT scan no...

bobtheboss

•20 days ago

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In limbo

I went on Lansoprazole for eight weeks for what I believe is silent reflux,I have a small hernia I was told some time ago , occasionally over a period of time...

I went on Lansoprazole for eight weeks for what I believe is silent reflux,I hav...

Pinkcatfairy

•1 month ago

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No to Lansoprazole

Well my GP is not prepared to issue me a prescription for Lansoprazole as she says my results from the endoscopy having been on esomeprazole for now over 3 and...

Well my GP is not prepared to issue me a prescription for Lansoprazole as she sa...

gillsky8

•1 month ago

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Back pain helped by Pantoprazole

Hi have been having upper back pain for a few weeks. I find that if I increase my pantoprazole to 2 a day it relieves it. I have been on these for a few years...

Hi have been having upper back pain for a few weeks. I find that if I increase m...

SueSkinner

•1 month ago

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Turns out may have been gallstones but after gallbladder removal could have been both !

Hi all, hope you are keeping as well as is possible. so after ph test ( unpleasant) and established I had 2 gallstones after ultrasound I thought I had it...

Hi all, hope you are keeping as well as is possible. so after ph test ( unple...

HappyD34

•13 days ago

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GI Report and recommedations

Ok so I have the written report from the GI consultant which thank goodness is overall very reassuring. Advice now at recommends continued treatment with...

Ok so I have the written report from the GI consultant which thank goodness is o...

gillsky8

•1 month ago

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