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How Fast Does GERD Heals While On Nexuim 40mg And Rabeprazole 20mg?

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I was diagnosed with GERD & throat was burnt. For the 1st 2 weeks, I was taking Nexuim 40mg twice a day after which I was asked to take Rabeprazole 20mg 1hr before dinner & it's been almost a month since I first saw my doctor. However I still get the tight chest feeling on & off after meal & the globus sensation varies throughout the day, daily. A few days ago, my stomach growled very loudly & it is yet to be settled down.

How long does it take to recover from GERD & the globus sensation to go away? Can I take activated charcoal to calm the gas down on top of PPI?
Mon, 27 Jan 2014
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Hello!

Thank you for the query.

GERD is a disease which you can not simply heal. As its main reason is food stomach acid coming to esophagus due to low muscle tension, you can settle the symptoms but its is really hard to get rid of it. Usually after a monthly treatment, some patients feel relief. 2 months is a time when the medicines can be stopped to see if the symptoms will come back or not.
But some patients do not react on regular medicines dosages, there fore there might be a need to increase a dosage of medicines or to perform tests (gastroscopy, long-term pH reading) and surgery (Nissens fundoplication) considered.

You should also remember to avoid fatty foods, spicy foods, alcohol, fruit juices, chocolate, coffee. Last meal should be 2 hours before sleeping.

Hope this will help.
Regards.
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How Fast Does GERD Heals While On Nexuim 40mg And Rabeprazole 20mg?

Hello! Thank you for the query. GERD is a disease which you can not simply heal. As its main reason is food stomach acid coming to esophagus due to low muscle tension, you can settle the symptoms but its is really hard to get rid of it. Usually after a monthly treatment, some patients feel relief. 2 months is a time when the medicines can be stopped to see if the symptoms will come back or not. But some patients do not react on regular medicines dosages, there fore there might be a need to increase a dosage of medicines or to perform tests (gastroscopy, long-term pH reading) and surgery (Nissens fundoplication) considered. You should also remember to avoid fatty foods, spicy foods, alcohol, fruit juices, chocolate, coffee. Last meal should be 2 hours before sleeping. Hope this will help. Regards.