nexium alternative/aloe vera

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hello,

just for the books, i found out that cytotec (misoprostol) could be less harmful

than other medications for gastric ulcers, such as nexium or pantaloc just to

name a few brands. this drug is supposedly better for those who have an ulcer

brought on by NSAID use such as myself. apparently it coats the stomach lining,

protecting it from acid etc and it also inhibits acid product to some extent.

however i believe that nexium is far more aggressive in it's action to stop

stomach acid and can have long term implications - it's what's called a proton

pump inhibitor which means it stops stomach acid right from the word go. this

is what my new holistic doc told me anyway, and it's worth doing your own

research on it as this is just a basic explanation as i understand it in my tiny

mind all drugs carry some risk, however after a bit of reading and

comparing, i believe that cytotec is more benign than nexium etc. it annoys me

that some docs don't give you any alternatives - they just dole out the drugs

they have in their cupboard, which the drug companies pay them to keep, when

they could give you something that is more suited to your condition.

right now i'm taking cytotec instead of nexium and doing ok. also, as a few

including carol have pointed out, aloe vera juice is of great value to help with

healing ulcers. some people are even able to fix their ulcer using aloe vera,

without drugs at all. i guess it depends on how severe it is. personally i

couldn't put up with the pain of it... aloe alone wasn't enough.

all the best,

~Leonie

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