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Drink 23:10 - May 7 with 6549 views

is fecking bad.
on the town in Belfast tonight and after six pints of stout i had to come home.
normally guinness doesn't give me the heartburn so this is a very worrying scenario.

not drunk but pissed off to high heaven.

Drink on 23:23 - May 7 with 5921 views

Toast_R

I've been getting this lately too. Reflux is a c*nt.
I'm baffled as to what starts it off but have a big suspicion alcohol is a big contributer.
I've had 3 beers and two ciders tonight and I'm fine. One glass of red wine last night and I was f*cked.
Other times just a can of Pepsi Max has brought it on. Found that Tesco one tablet anti indigestion sorts it our reasonably quick though.

Drink on 23:41 - May 7 with 5889 views

Discodroids

zantac 75, a couple of hours before you go out should see you right. works for me.

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Drink on 23:49 - May 7 with 5875 views

johncharles

Ranitidine. Sold under all sorts of fancy names. I think Zantec is one. You can buy Ranitidine from Sainsburys or Tesco for about £1.50 for 12.

Strong and stable my arse.

Drink on 00:52 - May 8 with 5828 views

PunteR

It got really bad for me. Got prescribed Omeprazole 20mg which seems to have done the trick.

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Drink on 02:09 - May 8 with 5778 views

Boston

After years of 'regular' drinking.... I just can't be f..,Ing bothered anymore. Haven't given up, just not arsed most nights. Couple of things I've noticed, no heartburn, no farting, better sleeping.

Poll:

Thank God The Seaons Over.

Drink on 04:07 - May 8 with 5748 views

itsbiga

Guinness contains isinglass from fish bladders. Disagrees with some people.

Poll:

Serious concern we'll double drop?

Drink on 04:36 - May 8 with 5734 views

BklynRanger

I don't know if heartburn is genetic but my dad always had it and so do I. I've been on that omeprazole stuff for about 10 years now and it's been a dramatic improvement. They did say that it could cause osteoporosis but I haven't had any trouble other than the odd broken hip and fractured eye socket. Have a look into it Captain K.

Drink on 07:11 - May 8 with 5681 views

Lblock

Drink on 23:49 - May 7 by johncharles
Ranitidine. Sold under all sorts of fancy names. I think Zantec is one. You can buy Ranitidine from Sainsburys or Tesco for about £1.50 for 12.

Interesting

I have this but on prescription. All the other over the counter stuff didn't do it for me.

Cherish and enjoy life.... this ain't no dress rehearsal

Drink on 08:46 - May 8 with 5596 views

komradkirk

thanks for the advice chaps,i can almost cut the drink out now the season is over.
on the bright side i get a wonderful sleep after guinness

Drink on 10:16 - May 8 with 5481 views

Discodroids

Drink on 00:52 - May 8 by PunteR
It got really bad for me. Got prescribed Omeprazole 20mg which seems to have done the trick.

My son with the cystic fibrosis is prescribed that for his reflux Punt, i didnt realise you could buy Omeprazole over the counter like that. Is it expensive?

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Drink on 10:28 - May 8 with 5464 views

AgedR

Drink on 10:16 - May 8 by Discodroids
My son with the cystic fibrosis is prescribed that for his reflux Punt, i didnt realise you could buy Omeprazole over the counter like that. Is it expensive?

You can, but, it's very expensive.

Got prescribed 40mg bombs of the stuff before I had my gall bladder out.

It's good, but, gives you the chronic ten bob bits

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Who do we want out of the way?

Drink on 10:39 - May 8 with 5442 views

Discodroids

Drink on 10:28 - May 8 by AgedR
You can, but, it's very expensive. Got prescribed 40mg bombs of the stuff before I had my gall bladder out. It's good, but, gives you the chronic ten bob bits

cheers aged. Zantac 75 costs around £3.75 for 12 tablets, i know quite a few blokes from my heavy drinking City days on Zantac 15O MG , which went through me like a dose of salts.

I used to be munching 6 rennies a day and glugging peto bismol until i discovered zantac.
5 years ago I managed to shift twenty odd pounds (before piling it back on again) through giving up pints and swapping it for vodka and slimline tonic. My indigestion and heartburn stopped. Stupid to start drinking again..

you got to have some pleasures in life or you might as well jump in the sea and drown As Jimmy from Quadropenia would say

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Drink on 14:00 - May 8 with 5370 views

Boston

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that by sheer coincidence I was 'under the doctor' for another matter at the time I lightened off. The regular blood pressure tests suddenly dropped to Olympic athlete levels and er going to the potty, who knew a dump didn't have to resemble a watery hamster pellet mix?

Poll:

Thank God The Seaons Over.

Drink on 14:12 - May 8 with 5357 views

TheBlob

Drink on 10:39 - May 8 by Discodroids

Zantac is the dogs.I get them free on prescription sinceI live in Waaaaaaales.

Doc says persistent acid reflux could lead to cancer of the oesphag....eeesofag....throat.

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So how was the season for you?

Drinking on 14:29 - May 8 with 5335 views

Discodroids

Drink on 14:12 - May 8 by TheBlob
Zantac is the dogs.I get them free on prescription sinceI live in Waaaaaaales. Doc says persistent acid reflux could lead to cancer of the oesphag....eeesofag....throat.

I know Uncle. Ingesting heavily cut Peruvian Lilly of the valley talc in the square mile wilderness years, probably didnt help me much !.

Mrs Disco has put me on boiled fish boiled potatoes Water and loganberry fkn fruit tea for the day. Feel like frankie fraser in his Rampton dinner suit straining at the leash as ive got still 4 bottles of Tsingtao beer in the fridge . Purgatory.

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Drink on 18:20 - May 8 with 5233 views

johncharles

Zantac is just Ranitadine. Fancy name, fancy shape and a fancy price but it's just Ranitadine.
£1.50 for 12 at Sainsburys.

Strong and stable my arse.

Drink on 18:32 - May 8 with 5220 views

johncharles

Omeprazole is great but I doubt you can get it without prescription. The side effects are scary.

Strong and stable my arse.

Drink on 18:58 - May 8 with 5196 views

danehoop

I have been taking the omprazole for just over a year, after the ranatadin stopped working. Originally diagnosed as probable ulcer, until my gall bladder offered up a 2cm gallstone when I ended up in a&e last summer. It is available over the counter, but not cheap (interestingly my GP reckoned it was very cheap for NHS so there is clearly a good markup for someone).

Wouldn't recommend taking it without having a gp opinion as it works in a different way to Zantac.

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Drink on 19:23 - May 8 with 5163 views

PunteR

Drink on 10:16 - May 8 by Discodroids
My son with the cystic fibrosis is prescribed that for his reflux Punt, i didnt realise you could buy Omeprazole over the counter like that. Is it expensive?

I honestly cant remember how much i paid mate. i got prescribed two boxes months ago but its been the best thing I've taken for bad heart burn. Its definitely the beer that causes it for me as i didn't need them when i did a dry Jan,Feb and March. Rennies and the like never touched it.
I used to down bi carbonate of soda in water which sorted heartburn out straight away but its probably not a good idea to do that.

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Drink on 19:52 - May 8 with 5145 views

TacticalR

There is some interesting stuff about this class of drug on John Briffa's website.

Doctors found to be overprescribing indigestion medication — and advice for those wanting to take a drug-free approach to this problem
http://www.drbriffa.com/2008/01/07/doctors-found-to-be-overprescribing-indigesti

Unfortunately the test for stomach acidity which he used to do has been outlawed:
'I also made the point that many of these individuals have symptoms that don’t seem to be related to low stomach acid secretion. A few years ago there used to be a test for stomach acid secretion in a specialised lab here in London, UK, using something known as the Heidelberg capsule (a tiny pH sensitive device) and radiotelemetry (the device would send a pH reading from the stomach to a device outside the body). Before this test was, I believe, outlawed by the European Union, I estimate that I ran about 200 or so of these tests on patients with symptoms of indigestion and/or acid reflux. Only ONE came back as showing signs of excess acid. The significant majority actually showed LOW stomach acid levels (the minority had ‘normal’ acid levels).'

Indigestion drugs can cause the symptoms they are designed to treat
http://www.drbriffa.com/2009/07/17/indigestion-drugs-can-cause-the-symptoms-they

More evidence that acid-suppressing medication can sometimes do more harm than good
http://www.drbriffa.com/2011/09/08/more-evidence-that-acid-suppressing-medicatio

One *possible* explanation for beer being suspect is carbohydrates (present in beer, bread, sugar etc), which a lot of people can't handle. Like Discodroids Briffa advocates Vodka as an alternative.

'Alcoholic beverages are generally a source of carbohydrate which, remember, is a prime driver of weight gain. Perhaps unsurprisingly, several studies show that higher alcohol intakes are associated with greater body weight. Many studies have also found an association between higher alcohol intakes and increased risk of abdominal obesity.

For a given amount of alcohol, beer contains much more carbohydrate than wine (they’re not called ‘beer bellies’ for nothing). Red wine contains, generally speaking, less carbohydrate than white. So, if your goal is to lose fat effectively, drink as little as possible, and when you do drink, perhaps limit yourself to a glass of red wine with your evening meal.

However, in certain circumstances spirits might be an even better option than red wine. While they typically have an unhealthy reputation, in reality they contain very little carbohydrate for a given amount of alcohol. The real issue with spirits is usually any mixer that accompanies them. Fruit juice, tonic water, lemonade and cola will all provide much sugar and/or artificial sweetener.

Vodka and soda with a twist of lime (or even a splash of lime cordial) represents a good option all round for those who like it. Vodka has the advantage of being a generally pure spirit that is unlikely to induce much in the way of a hangover the following day.'

John Briffa Escape The Diet Trap (2011)

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Drink on 23:01 - Jan 13 with 2121 views

NewmanBenjamIn

Hi, it looks like you had a rough night out! It's understandable that you're feeling frustrated and worried. Six pints of stout is a lot to drink and it's not uncommon to feel heartburn as a result.

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