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Suggest Treatment For Severe Heartburn
Hi There I have currently been taking budesonide for three weeks for my chrons and over the last week i have been experiencing bad heartburn after every single thing I eat and drink. I just wanted to know whether this was a common side effect or should i go back to my gastro consultant??? Thanks
Wed, 6 Feb 2019
Hi,
Budesonide is steroid with potent glucocorticoid activity, used in the treatment of chrons disease. Heartburn can occur with budesonide in approximately 6% of the patients. Given the benefits of taking budesonide in Crohn's, I would suggest you continue with it and take one of the antacids like omeprazole, ranitidine or sucralfate. Hopefully, this will reduce the heartburn.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muhammad Zahir Shah,
Internal Medicine Specialist
Budesonide is steroid with potent glucocorticoid activity, used in the treatment of chrons disease. Heartburn can occur with budesonide in approximately 6% of the patients. Given the benefits of taking budesonide in Crohn's, I would suggest you continue with it and take one of the antacids like omeprazole, ranitidine or sucralfate. Hopefully, this will reduce the heartburn.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muhammad Zahir Shah,
Internal Medicine Specialist
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