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i am writing this as a mother who has really doesnt know what to do for the best any more so bad now is our situation .my son has aspergers he is 24 a twin born 7 weeks early for as long as i remember he has suffered terrible somach pain no matter how often i took him to the doctor as a child they and the school always treated it as him wanting time off school.As he got older the pain increased along with diahorea often days of it until he had to leave college at 18 he became very thin as he ate little and lost what he did eat,we were told he had IBS given Buscopan that did nothing to help.Over the last week 6 years we have seen specialists seen our GP often he now has stomach ulcers and we,ve tried every acid tablet known to man he lives on strong pain killers and spends every single day and night in such horrific pain he rarely goes out as he needs to be near a toilet as a mother to have to watch your child in so much pain is awful and you expect the doctors to see how serious this is and to help yet they are always light hearted and juggle medication saying try this try these nothing works Today my son tells me ive had enough of being n pain every day i dont want this any more !!! we got some more tablets from a different doctor who just happened to mention what we always suspected "on your notes it says you have aspergers that you need mental health " obviously they all think its all in his head well they dont live this daily ! any one have any advice please im desperate

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  • http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/do-ppis-have-long-term-side-effects.shtml

    http://www.intelihealth.com/article/cautions-about-reflux-relief?hd=Highlight

    "Anti-acid medicines in both the H2 blocker and proton pump inhibitor groups can occasionally cause headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain or nausea. H2 blockers may cause drowsiness, dizziness or memory complaints, particularly in older adults. These problems go away if the medicine is discontinued."

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112564382

    "These drugs quench stomach acid almost like turning off a spigot. Taking PPIs typically reduces people's stomach acid to less than 10 percent of normal levels.

    That's a good thing for millions who suffer from heartburn or GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease. But a recent study found that when people stop taking these popular pills many experience painful "rebound" symptoms, often worse than before they started taking the drug. The healthy people in the study didn't have stomach problems to begin with, but they developed heartburn, acid reflux and indigestion when they stopped taking PPI pills after three months."

    "These drugs are actually creating the disorder that the drugs are used to treat," says Dr. Kenneth McColl of the University of Glasgow, who wrote an accompanying editorial on the study."

    "Acid in the stomach is there for a reason," Graedon says. "That acid in your stomach kills bacteria. When nasty bugs get into our stomach, they're killed by the acidity. ... Without that acid, the bacteria can proliferate."

    In fact, there's growing evidence that long-term use of PPI drugs increases the risk of intestinal infections and pneumonia. It may also interfere with calcium absorption, making osteoporosis worse.

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  • http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/do-ppis-have-long-term-side-effects.shtml

    http://www.intelihealth.com/article/cautions-about-reflux-relief?hd=Highlight

    "Anti-acid medicines in both the H2 blocker and proton pump inhibitor groups can occasionally cause headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain or nausea. H2 blockers may cause drowsiness, dizziness or memory complaints, particularly in older adults. These problems go away if the medicine is discontinued."

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112564382

    "These drugs quench stomach acid almost like turning off a spigot. Taking PPIs typically reduces people's stomach acid to less than 10 percent of normal levels.

    That's a good thing for millions who suffer from heartburn or GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease. But a recent study found that when people stop taking these popular pills many experience painful "rebound" symptoms, often worse than before they started taking the drug. The healthy people in the study didn't have stomach problems to begin with, but they developed heartburn, acid reflux and indigestion when they stopped taking PPI pills after three months."

    "These drugs are actually creating the disorder that the drugs are used to treat," says Dr. Kenneth McColl of the University of Glasgow, who wrote an accompanying editorial on the study."

    "Acid in the stomach is there for a reason," Graedon says. "That acid in your stomach kills bacteria. When nasty bugs get into our stomach, they're killed by the acidity. ... Without that acid, the bacteria can proliferate."

    In fact, there's growing evidence that long-term use of PPI drugs increases the risk of intestinal infections and pneumonia. It may also interfere with calcium absorption, making osteoporosis worse.

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