I see patients very frequently who have been on PPIs for years, sometimes without knowing even why they are taking them.

I’ve had acid reflux problems all of my life. I had to have Rolaids in my pocket until my primary care doctor prescribed ...

The most common causes of a cough that lasts as long as yours are reflux, postnasal drip and asthma. The ENT can almost always diagnose postnasal drip with an endoscopy. However, I suspect something ...

PPIs are powerful medicines that prevent the acid-secreting cells in your stomach from making stomach acid. Even if a person ...

You make a compelling case that metoprolol is a major cause of your cough now, but I don’t think it’s the only one.

I was then prescribed various acid-suppressing prescriptions such as Pepcid, Prevacid, Protonix, etc. When one didn’t seem to help, I was prescribed another, but the cough persisted. I now see a ...

I am a 71-year-old male in good health. I read your recent column on the use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). About eight years ago, I was hospitalized for 10 days due to a severe case of ...

I was then prescribed various acid-suppressing prescriptions such as Pepcid, Prevacid, Protonix, etc. When one didn’t seem to help, I was prescribed another, but the cough persisted. I now see a ...

When the doctors at the hospital prescribed pantoprazole, it was a great success ... Prescribing medicines like famotidine on an as-needed basis also works for GERD symptoms.

Doctor shares diet tips and lifestyle tweaks to manage acid reflux and prevent oesophageal cancer, along with treatment and ...

H2 Blockers – Reduce acid production (e.g., ranitidine, famotidine). Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) – Stronger acid reducers (e.g., omeprazole, pantoprazole). For severe GERD that does not ...