Does Lanzrapole inhibit your body from absorbing nutrients and minerals fronlm Vegetables/fruit etc ?

[Shyandretiring]

I have heard this a couple of times which if true is not good is it ! 😱

All replies welcome.

[SheffieldJane]

I managed perfectly well by taking my Pred with organic, Greek style, live yoghurt with a dash of Manuka honey for years. ( just being fancy, anything similar will do) Omeprazole and similar didn’t suit me at all. I now take Entric Coated Prednisalone which is even better. It takes 4-7 hours to kick in and I take it at bedtime and wake up feeling good.I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised about the absorption of nutrients issue.

[Shyandretiring in reply to SheffieldJane]

Thank you SheffieldJaneGreek yoghurt and honey mmm !

With or without PPI's just makes sense

😊Kind regards

S&R

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Probably - according to this review:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl....

but there aren't strong studies on it.

[Shyandretiring in reply to PMRpro]

Thank you so much PMRproThat article was so helpful and so yes studies would suggest a correlation between ppi's and B12 deficiency.

Kind regards

s&r

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Shyandretiring]

Oh yes - B12 deficiency is an acknowledged problem with patients on long term PPIs. Or anything that results in lower stomach acid in general - including the calcium carbonate calcium supplements.

[Shyandretiring in reply to PMRpro]

What about short term use, say a couple of months ???

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Shyandretiring]

That's probably not going to make a lot of difference - but a lot of doctors just hand out the PPI to pred patients and leave them in it for years. It was never developed for that sort of use in the first place. So doctors do need to keep an eye out for deficiencies of some nutrients. Calcium and magnesium can be a problem when on pred anyway so a double whammy

[Shyandretiring in reply to PMRpro]

Thank you PMRDo you think you could not take it everyday so that in-between times you can get some B22 and other nutrients/ vitamins in ?

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Shyandretiring]

Not sure that would make a difference - the effect does take time to build up and lasts some time and it also depends what you need it for. There are cases where a PPI or equivalent is needed to prevent more serious disorders such as barretts oesophagus becoming cancerous developing. But they shouldn't be handed out otherwise on a "just in case" basis which is how they are often used. The data sheet says they shouldn't be used for more than 2 weeks without medical reason and you won;t develop deficiences in that time. But long term use is another story.

[Shyandretiring]

Thank you so much PMRproYou have been invaluable with your replies.

Very much appreciated.

Kind regards

Shy&Retiring

[Liby57]

I stopped taking it and felt much better for doing so but this might not be the case for everyone and like with any drug you have been on for a while you have to taper to avoid withdrawal symptoms. If you decide not to take it discuss with your doctor first.

This link might be useful

drugs.com

[Shyandretiring in reply to Liby57]

Thank you for the link LibbyVery much appreciated.

Will answer a lot of my seemingly paranoid questions !!!

Kind regards

Shy&retiring