stomach problems

crystal12 said:

Hi - a lot of gd advice.  The most important thing is to get the ulcers under control.  Anxiety produces acid which produces nausea, discomfort + ultimately ulcers, given enough time.  Therefore he must stay on the anti-acid meds or the ulcers will get worse.  I suspect there are many posters/lurkers here (autistic or not) who suffer anxiety + have varous digestive problems brought on my anxiety.  It is possible your son feels pain more acutely than most other people.  Some pain meds contain aspirin which is known to irritate the stomach. Therefore he needs a strong med that doesn't have that composition.  Does he take any other meds, an SSRI for example, which may help to make him feel less anxious?   As someone who knows quite a lot about digestive problems, my personal opinion is not to recommend alternative meds. They are unproven + can clash with other prescribed meds.  There's always allergy testing to consider, if you think it worth while.  I do hope you can find a solution to this as it must be so distressing for all of you.

coffeecup did say in her last post that he was tested for allergies already.  In my post about alternative remedies, I said he could be weaned off the painkillers not to take them alongside traditional medications, and even if they were taken alongside, I would expect anyone to check for contraindications of taking any two medications together.  There have been a lot of people that have benefitted from natural remedies.  Many traditional medications come from plants and natural substances anyway.

It's not true that their efficacy is unproven, you might like to see this for instance:

www.sharecare.com/.../how-evidence-effectiveness-herbal-products

How strong is the evidence for the effectiveness of herbal products?

Debbie Nogueras, MSN, Nursing, answered on behalf of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI)

The evidence for natural remedies is growing by leaps and bounds thanks to the research by the National Institutes of Health - National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/research/ in the U.S.

Note, the German Commission E: Monographs, have been publishing results for many years. cms.herbalgram.org/.../approvedherbs.html and the FDA (although they treat herbs as foods not drugs) has issued guidance on the use of such products. www.fda.gov/.../ucm144657.htm

Most importantly, any individual who chooses to take herbal remedies should discuss with their health care provider, specifically for potential interactions with commonly prescribed prescription drugs or other treatments.

And even were it not proven, that's not the same as saying they don't work, it just means it's untested in scientific research.

crystal12 said:

Hi - a lot of gd advice.  The most important thing is to get the ulcers under control.  Anxiety produces acid which produces nausea, discomfort + ultimately ulcers, given enough time.  Therefore he must stay on the anti-acid meds or the ulcers will get worse.  I suspect there are many posters/lurkers here (autistic or not) who suffer anxiety + have varous digestive problems brought on my anxiety.  It is possible your son feels pain more acutely than most other people.  Some pain meds contain aspirin which is known to irritate the stomach. Therefore he needs a strong med that doesn't have that composition.  Does he take any other meds, an SSRI for example, which may help to make him feel less anxious?   As someone who knows quite a lot about digestive problems, my personal opinion is not to recommend alternative meds. They are unproven + can clash with other prescribed meds.  There's always allergy testing to consider, if you think it worth while.  I do hope you can find a solution to this as it must be so distressing for all of you.

coffeecup did say in her last post that he was tested for allergies already.  In my post about alternative remedies, I said he could be weaned off the painkillers not to take them alongside traditional medications, and even if they were taken alongside, I would expect anyone to check for contraindications of taking any two medications together.  There have been a lot of people that have benefitted from natural remedies.  Many traditional medications come from plants and natural substances anyway.

It's not true that their efficacy is unproven, you might like to see this for instance:

www.sharecare.com/.../how-evidence-effectiveness-herbal-products

How strong is the evidence for the effectiveness of herbal products?

Debbie Nogueras, MSN, Nursing, answered on behalf of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI)

The evidence for natural remedies is growing by leaps and bounds thanks to the research by the National Institutes of Health - National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/research/ in the U.S.

Note, the German Commission E: Monographs, have been publishing results for many years. cms.herbalgram.org/.../approvedherbs.html and the FDA (although they treat herbs as foods not drugs) has issued guidance on the use of such products. www.fda.gov/.../ucm144657.htm

Most importantly, any individual who chooses to take herbal remedies should discuss with their health care provider, specifically for potential interactions with commonly prescribed prescription drugs or other treatments.

And even were it not proven, that's not the same as saying they don't work, it just means it's untested in scientific research.