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Had Kidney Transplanted. Can Pantocid Prevent Drug Induced Ulcer?

i;m a kidney transplant patient. i;m taking pantocid 40 mg for prevention of acidity.. my family has a history of having drug induced ulcer . could pantocid help me from preventing drug induced ulcer? also the colour of my stools is little bit dark but not black. could it be because of some bleeding in the intestine? and i have very mild stomach pain once in a while...
Tue, 2 Apr 2013
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Hi
Yes Pantocid can prevent drug induced gastric ulcer.
get stool examination done for prescence of occult blood.
Presence of it may indicate bleeding in GI tract.
Regards
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Had Kidney Transplanted. Can Pantocid Prevent Drug Induced Ulcer?

Hi Yes Pantocid can prevent drug induced gastric ulcer. get stool examination done for prescence of occult blood. Presence of it may indicate bleeding in GI tract. Regards