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What Are Antacids Used For

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Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

What are the antacids for oral use that have the least likelihood of longterm deleterious effects? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

market....like Omez d,aciloc. rantac ,histac etc....I have read on net that antacids are Proton-pump ... ( Osteoporosis ). Are the bones of my body influenced in anyway due to prolonged use of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

food channel. I am planning for pregnancy . Can you please suggest which antacids are safe to take in .... Whether these are safe to take if I am planning for pregnancy? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Klerida Shehu MD

Can I take an antacid while taking cypro and flagyl for diverticulitis attack? This is my third attack since having the first march 2014. I suffer constantly with heartburn . Am not supposed to eat but ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Klerida Shehu ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Mahesh Koregol MD

diarrhea on and off for about a week, extremely foul smelling and tasting burps, and have had some nausea . I have started talking over the counter Pepcid and antacids but it has not offered much relief. Do ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahesh Koregol ( Infertility Specialist)

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i need to know what tums and rolaids are.. are they brand names for antacids or types of antacids? ... View answer

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Dr.  Soumen Patra MD

hello sir , iam suffering from menstrual period pain for 3 days . it is in my upper abdomen , i have tried antacids and meftal spas but it does not work .the pain is in rhythimic way that mean it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Soumen Patra ( OBGYN)
Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S MD

endoscopy reveals the gerd. used antacids but no diffrence in the pain. ...I am 39 years old. I am suffering from tonsils since last one year. both tonsils are swollen and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S ( Dentist)
Dr. Vidya KR MD

I need to be taking some strong antibiotics for a nasal infection( had 11 months) and I take a lot of antacids as I used to be on liver transplant list. Had hep C Cured With Pegasus no longer need ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vidya KR ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Sandip Kabra MD

antacids to combat the problem. They work for a short period and the reflux returns. My blood tests are normal. Should I restart the PPIs or continue antacids? I plan on seeing my Doctor soon... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sandip Kabra ( General & Family Physician)