it is an acid problem, couldn I just use something like Tagament?
Well, it might be worth trying large doses of Tagamet to see if your symptoms resolve-has this been previously done? The only advantage to Tagamet and its cousins, Pepcid, etc is the long term track record. Prevacid and Prilosec seem to have no major long term problems, at least to date. Your problem clearly is acid related, doesn’t really matter what one calls it. The only reason to establish if it is GERD is that there are potential surgical approaches to fixing reflux, thus decreasing the medications necessary. This can be established by nocturnal ph testing by a GI specialist. Prevacid and Vitamin b12 deficiency [posted 1/11/99] Question: I take 30 mg of prevacid each day (two, 15 mg tablets) because of a 14 month old diagnosis of short Barretts Esophagus (1.5 cm, no dysplasia). I have been told that taking this much prevacid can lead to a vitamin b12 deficiency since prevacid reduces the ability of intrinsic factor to process the vitamin. I have also been told that taking addition
