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Taking Pepcid Is Equally Good As Zantac ?
Question: Thank you for your thorough response. My gastritis is feeling much better after 10 days with 2 40 mg nexium daily
1) Rainitide is zantac and it is back. Is it basically same as pepcid. So taking pepcid is equally good as Zantac ? ( After scaling down step wise from Nexium).
2)Zinc Carsine is a prescription drug approved in Japan and south korea for ulcers for 20 years. There are some studies showing its efficacy because it increases mucus on the stomach lining. What I am thinking is once my gastritis is completely healed, I can take this every day or every other day. Then once a week when I have 2 drinks, I can have 40 mg Nexium or 40 mg pepcid just before the drinks. See if it prevents a recurrence. What do you think.
Thank you so much for your patience and advice.
1) Rainitide is zantac and it is back. Is it basically same as pepcid. So taking pepcid is equally good as Zantac ? ( After scaling down step wise from Nexium).
2)Zinc Carsine is a prescription drug approved in Japan and south korea for ulcers for 20 years. There are some studies showing its efficacy because it increases mucus on the stomach lining. What I am thinking is once my gastritis is completely healed, I can take this every day or every other day. Then once a week when I have 2 drinks, I can have 40 mg Nexium or 40 mg pepcid just before the drinks. See if it prevents a recurrence. What do you think.
Thank you so much for your patience and advice.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank for follow up,
Answers are-
1)Yes they are same you can take any one of them when trying to step down.
2)Sir for healing gastric mucosa why don't you choose a well proven salt named sucralfate 1 gram twice daily.
It's a proven drug and is used frequently over patient and with in 3 months of use it heals gastric mucosa.
Yes you can take zinc salt also with it but practically the result of sucralfate are awesome.
I too had peptic ulcers which got cured in 3 months.
Before drink take 40 mg Nexium and 1 gram sucralfate to cover gastric mucosa.
Thank you!
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank for follow up,
Answers are-
1)Yes they are same you can take any one of them when trying to step down.
2)Sir for healing gastric mucosa why don't you choose a well proven salt named sucralfate 1 gram twice daily.
It's a proven drug and is used frequently over patient and with in 3 months of use it heals gastric mucosa.
Yes you can take zinc salt also with it but practically the result of sucralfate are awesome.
I too had peptic ulcers which got cured in 3 months.
Before drink take 40 mg Nexium and 1 gram sucralfate to cover gastric mucosa.
Thank you!
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