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WarmWashyesterday at 1:26 AM2 repliesview on HN

I stopped taking esomeprazole after being on it for 4 years, and frequently had to supplement with famotidine and tums anyway.

I had an infection and was prescribed antibiotics, and needed to pause the esomeprazole. I asked gemini about it and it suggested I take two probiotics while on the antibiotics, Saccharomyces boulardii and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. I noticed after a few days that I wasn't getting heartburn, and started putting the pieces together.

After the antibiotics ended, with still no heartburn, it recommend I add rhamnosus gg to the mix. So now I take all three daily and rarely get heartburn. It's been quiet a shock


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dwood_devyesterday at 4:23 AM

There is a weak association with use of PPIs and memory loss. I myself noticed a difference once I stopped taking omeprazole regularly.

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virtue3yesterday at 2:02 AM

thank you going to try this. I noticed my heartburn got a lot worse after having to take a few courses of antibiotics.