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Any medication for gall bladder disease. Has tried nexium, prilosec, and prevacid.? My friends husband is having severe abdomanol pain went and had a ulta sound and found nothing. Any recomondations to what it could be?

fatbeagle replied: "removal of gall bladder. Further GI test"

Lady B replied: "It could be stomach or small or large bowel disease. He should see a gastroenterologist so they can do tests and make recommendations."

Anyone have success stories with zantac or prevacid for their baby? My baby is 4 months old and has been diagnosed with acid reflux she is always spitting up and is very uncomfortable. Does anyone have good or bad experience with zantac or prevacid? I am a little leery to giver her medication everyday, but she she just seems so uncomfortable.

anbaca27 replied: "My baby has the same thing! It bothers her to sleep on her back and so now she sleeps in a swing. She used to throw up across the room- no joke- and in large amounts. The Dr gave her baby Zantac and she has been doing really well ever since. Tho she still spits up a little but nothing like before! They also don't have to be on it long term.. only long enough to get over the spitting up stage! I ask the pharmacist to put grape flavoring in it for her so it wont taste so nasty!"

~CriCkeT~ replied: "Nope. I wish I could tell you a sucessful story, however, Neither one of those Medications helped my Daughter. Her AR was terrible. She was constantly spitting up all day long. She was prescribed Zantac first and it helped no whatsoever. Next, was Prevacid, it did not help at all either. Basically, She had AR from about the time she was born up until she was about 9 months old. Then, its like it magically went away. I hope the meds help your Daughter, but they did not help mine. Hope it works! Good luck!"

selmasongs replied: "my son's doctor prescribed a low dosage of prevacid (half a pill every morning), and it worked very well with no side effects. he outgrew the problem in a month and was able to stop taking it. best of luck."

Melissa S replied: "We tried zantac and it didn't help much. It kept his food down ok but it didn't make him more comfortable. We ended up using a chiropractor instead which worked really well. They don't do bone popping on babies, it's very gentle and he never minded going."

Peyton's Mommy replied: "My daughter responded very well to zantac. It worked in a few days. She stopped throwing up and spitting up. She gained a lot weight after taking zantac. She was only on it for two months. We reduced the two doses to one and then eventually dropped the medication altogether. My daughter was very happy once we started her on Zantac. I know you're leary but if your Dr prescribe it, you should just give it a try. If you don't have confidence in your pediatrician then you should switch."

karen b replied: "Prevacid was a Godsend for us. We tried the Zantac and it "teased" us for a couple of days while her screaming would subside....but then it would come back. Three days on Prevacid and she was a different baby. She became so happy. I was freaked out to about medication but the phramacist at our Target has a reflux baby and has her on Prevacid so I decided it must be okay."

♥RN♥ replied: "zantac worked for us; they will still spit up; neither med stops that, they just stop the acid..."

Anyone else have bad luck when switching from Prevacid oral suspension to Prevacid solutab for infant reflux? Hi - For the last 3 months we had been using Prevacid Oral Suspension to help with our 6-month old daughter's reflux but the company recently stopped making the suspension and now only offers a "solutab". We are finding that the solutab does not control her reflux nearly as well as the suspension did. Has anyone else experienced this? Did you switch to a different medication? Thanks.

Pedsgurl replied: "I don't speak from personal experience but I have had a lot of patients on it. Often times the solutab is not even a close second to helping out. You can talk to your doctor about using liquid Zantac which may help out. Good luck"

what is a good heartburn medication i get get in a generic form? I used to take prevacid for my heartburn a while ago then I stopped taking it when my heartburn went away but now it is getting bad again.My presription copay went up to $50 dollars for brand name medications. What is something good I can take that comes in a generic form?

grrluknow replied: "Try sucking on hard candy or chewing gum after you eat. Give natural methods a chance before you resort to more medication."

Kythrol replied: "Pepcid works well. Gavascon is awesome, but you know what works the best for me, and it is the cheapest by far is sodium bicarbonate. "baking soda" about 1/4 teaspoon in a 1/2 cup water, mix until clear and slam it down, chase with more water. Works wonders."

superyduperymommy replied: "prilosec OTC is about 20 bucks a box, sometimes 15 if you catch it on sale. one pill a day, and no more heartburn!"

dstanley66 replied: "prilosec works good, it's like $28.00 for 48 pills or u can buy cheaper boxes of it"

Good Deeds replied: "when does this heart burn occur? Try changing your diet stay away from foods high in acid like tomatoes, drink milk and eat yogurt. Relax as stress doesn't help either."

Cathy F replied: "There is Zantac and Tagamet which come in store brands generic forms. We find Tagamet before you eat or immediately after works pretty good."

Will Prevacid interact with my birth control pill? I just started taking 30mg Prevacid and a cough supressant called Delsym. Will either or these medications make my birth control pill (ortho tricyclen-lo) less effective?

Mildred S replied: "i think you are okay. ask your Pharmacist and your Doctor. your partner can also use condom as backup method for a month as you sort it out. condom or just say NO lol"

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