Re: Zantac...has it made reflux worse?-Pat

[Guest guest]

Wow, Pat, you sure do know a lot! Thanks for all the info.

> Just a bit of info here.... Reglan is a med that is supposed to

help with

> delayed gastric emptying. If it does it's job then you would see a

decrease

> in reflux because the food isn't just sitting in the stomach. BUT

Reglan

> does have some serious side effects for children, so I would check

those out

> before trying it.

>

> Zantac is in the H2A (Histamine 2 Antagonist) family of reflux

meds. These

> meds are supposed to neutralize the stomach acid so that reflux is

not as

> damaging or painful. Another med you might try in this family would

be

> Pepcid. One thing that some people have commented on here on the

list serve

> is that H2As have a tendency to lose their potency when given long

term, and

> sometime taking a drug " holiday " , or changing to a different med in

the same

> family, helps them work better.

>

> A second family of reflux meds is the PPI (proton pump inhibitors)

The meds

> in this family includes Prevacid, Prilosec, Protonix, etc... and

they are

> supposed to destroy the pumps that create acid in the stomach. Mind

you, the

> pumps are always being replaced, so you have to give this family of

meds

> once or twice a day.

>

> uses a combination of these two meds. He seems to aspirate

his

> reflux more often at night, so he take Prevacid with his evening

meds. The

> PPI seems to work better for him, and protects his lungs better

when given

> at night. He takes Zantac with his morning meds, and this seems to

help, but

> does not stop his reflux during the day.

>

> Hope this helps!

> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs 9 months old, 24.5#, 34 " , G-tube,

GHT)