I stopped taking NSAIDS because of GERD. The symptoms I was having were heart attack-like chest pains (had cardiac stress tests which came back clean). I was having the GERD attacks several times a week, and it was too risky to keep ignoring the pain so I decided to quit the NSAIDs and live with the consequences.
I was taking Prolosec with the NSAIDS and stopped when I stopped taking the NSAIDS, but that left me having severe heartburn about every other day. So now I'm back on the daily Prilosec.
The GERD stopped in days when I gave up the NSAIDS and stayed stopped for months. As luck would have it, I had my first attack in weeks about 4 this a.m.
I also have IBS from time to time. When it has gotten particularly bad I tried probiotic supplement capsules I got from the local health food store, which worked well but takes a while to kick in (the 'good' ones contain living bacteria and require refrigerated storage). I also find that sweet acidophilus milk helps (but I drink more milk than most adults).
I've been thinking about trying CBD oil, too.
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