I have these problems few months ago and it ceased when i took only 2 days of NEXIUM 40mg and i stop it because i do not want to take medicine for long time. My gastroenterologist told me that it is good idea to take acid reducer before the acidic meals such as seafood, tomyam…etc. (However i still do not practicing it until today the reflux problem came back ). My Dr do not want me to do endoscopy as he said if you have nothing just a normal reflux or indigestion, doing scope will cause more GI cells to be eroded. Hence it cause more harm. Therefore after i took it for 2 days the last time, my bloating and burping problems gone off. Honestly i didnt have any reflux pain that often as i am not suffering from any gastric. Well i like spicy, sour food, the product specialist of Nexium asked me to take Nexium before any ‘erosive’ meals. I think it works well with this method…..

NEXIUM (20mg and 40mg OD)

I have read some forum and see people experienced rapid heart rate, blurred vision, weight gain, insomnia, bloating, headache, extreme muscle aches in lower extremities, feeling extremely cold in lower extremities. However, i do not experience any of these the last time i took. So today i took NEXIUM again. Due to my soring stomach.

Luckily i have not have GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease : symtoms such as heartburn, trouble swallowing) I think that our current lifestyle, eating on the run, being tethered to a computer at work, having to complete impossible deadlines, mental exhaustion and physical inactivity because of a lack of green space are the causes of GERD. As long as corporations control the world, GERD will be on the rise and pharmaceutical companies will continue to create drugs that bind us to the cycle of disease.

My gastroenterologist told me that it is good idea to take acid reducer before the acidic meals such as seafood, tomyam…etc. He do not want me to do endoscopy as he said if you have nothing just a normal reflux or indigestion, doing scope will cause more GI cells to be eroded. Hence it cause more harm. Therefore after i took it for 2 days, my bloating and burping problems gone off. Honestly i didnt have any reflux pain that often as i am not suffering from any gastric. Well i like spicy, sour food, the product specialist of Nexium asked me to take Nexium before any ‘erosive’ meals. I think it works well with this method…..

In general, as the person grows older, the severity of the symptoms tends to get worse. For instance, a susceptible person may be able to tolerate two tablets of 500 milligram paracetamol every six hours at 35 years, but the same dose may trigger a hypersensitivity reaction in the elderly.

In patients who require aspirin therapy for cardiovascular or rheumatic diseases there is a procedure for desensitisation. Following desensitisation, the person is able to tolerate the aspirin or NSAIDs at all dose concentrations.

The procedure consists of small, increasing doses of the aspirin given orally every three hours, followed by continued daily use of aspirin to maintain the desensitised state. If the maintenance dose is not regularly taken, then the desensitisation state is lost and the individual reverts back to the initial state.

The desensitisation procedure is time-consuming, often requires hospitalisation and is potentially dangerous. In most cases the desensitisation significantly reduces urine leukotriene levels, nasal symptoms and nasal polyps. This suggests that the procedure somehow released the biochemical-block of prostaglandins.

Moreover, the procedure also reduces the need for corticosteroid therapy, emergency department visits and hospitalisations and sinus operations.

due to accidental or careless administration of drugs despite known allergies or allergic-like reactions is common. Analgesics (anti-pain drugs) and antibiotics (potent anti-bacterial drugs) are responsible for the majority of the adverse reactions to medication.

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (abbreviated NSAID) include a large number of medications that are closely related to aspirin. The symptoms due to non-allergic drug hypersensitivity appear within 30 minutes to two hours after intake of the aspirin or NSAIDs. The symptoms manifest as swelling around the eye, nasal congestion, respiratory distress, rashes, perspiration and occasionally gastrointestinal problems.

How is NSAID allergy treated?

Avoidance of all of the NSAIDs is the usual treatment for NSAID allergy. It is important to be aware of the huge variety of medications that contain aspirin or related NSAIDs. In some situations, such as certain medical conditions, an NSAID is a required therapy. For these people a desensitization procedure is a possible treatment, and should only be performed by allergy physicians skilled in the desensitization of drugs. Desensitization to NSAIDs may be successful for patients with respiratory-NSAID allergy or anaphylaxis, but does not work for skin-NSAID allergy.

Prescription medications to avoid.

Diclofenac (Voltaren®) , Diflunisal (Dolobid®), Etodolac (Lodine®), Fenoprofen (Nalfon®), Flurbiprofen (Ansaid®), Ibuprofen (Motrin® products, Advil® products, many generic forms), Indomethacin (Indocin®),Ketoprofen (Orudis®), Ketorolac (Toradol®), Meloxicam (Mobic®) , Nabumetone (Relafen®), Naproxen (Aleve®, Naprosyn®, Anaprox® products), Oxaprozin (Daypro®), Piroxicam (Feldene®), Salsalate (Disalcid®)

What drugs are “safe” in a person with NSAID allergy?

Except in extremely rare cases, Tylenol® (acetaminophen) is safely tolerated and is considered the drug of choice in NSAID-allergic patients. The newer COX-2 inhibitors, available only as celecoxib (Celebrex®) in the United States at present, are usually tolerated as well, although it is recommended that patient be monitored in a physician’s office for the first full dose of these medications. Most narcotics are safe, with the exception of some combination products containing NSAIDs.

A study published in the April 2006 online edition of the Lancet said that Cervarix successfully prevented the infection of HPV strains 31 and 45. Strains 16 and 18 along with 31 and 45 account for nearly 80 percent of cervical cancer cases. Meanwhile Merck has claimed that Gardasil is 99 percent effective in preventing strains 6 and 11, which when combined with strains 16 and 18 are responsible for 90 percent of genital wart cases.

Gardasil might have a “potential advantage” over Cervarix because it protects against strains 6 and 11, the Inquirer reports. GSK officials say that the narrower focus of Cervarix makes it better in preventing cervical cancer.

Gardasil Basics: Gardasil is a new vaccine being made by Merck & Co., Inc. and which has been approved by the FDA to prevent cervical cancer in females between the ages of 9 and 26 years of age.

Gardasil Facts: Gardasil won’t prevent all forms of genital warts or cervical cancers, but it is highly effective at preventing genital warts and cervical cancers that are caused by the types of HPV that the vaccine targets.

• Gardasil will be given as a three dose series completed over 6 months.

Who Should Get Gardasil: Since Gardasil prevents HPV, a sexually transmitted disease, it is important that it be given before people become sexually active. In fact, the ACIP recommends that Gardasil be routinely given to girls when they are 11 or 12 years of age. Gardasil can be started as early as age 9 though, and can also be given to women 13 to 26 years old.

Cervarix Basics:

Cervarix protects against 2 strains of HPV (16 and 18) that cause cervical cancer. Cervarix is also formulated with AS04, a proprietary adjuvant that boosts the immune system response for a longer period of time to HPV strains.

How long is Cervarix effective? :

Studies show that women who receive Cervarix between the ages of 15 and 25 have 100% protection against the two strains of HPV for 4.5 years.

Cures?
There are quite a number of traditional remedies toward hiccups. Below listed are the traditional remedies:

Anise seed (for infants) Pour a cupful of boiling water over a teaspoonful of anise seeds; steep; give the baby one or two teaspoonsful. It often cures immediately. Nursing the baby will frequently stop the hiccups, too.

Apple cider vinegar Slowly sip a glass of warm water mixed with one teaspoon of vinegar. Works better when the water is drunk from the far side of the glass.

Baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) Mix two teaspoonsful of baking soda, two teaspoonsful of aromatic spirits of ammonia with four ounces of peppermint water. Dose: one tablespoonful; repeat if necessary.

Breathing Breathe into a small paper bag that is tightly pressed around your mouth. Or try spreading your arms out like a “T” and take a very deep breath. Repeat several times. Or try taking a deep breath and holding it as long as you can.

Chamomile Put 1 drop of chamomile essential oil in a brown paper bag; hold bag over nose and mouth; breathe in and out slowly and deeply through the nose.

Camphor Mix three drops of spirits of Camphor in half a glassful of water and drink.

Collar bones Put strong pressure on the collar bones.

Honey Take a teaspoon of honey.

Ice Eat or suck on a piece of ice.

Lemon Mix the juice of one lemon in half a glass of water; drink; repeat if the first drink didn’t stop the hiccups.

Lemon/salt Put a teaspoonful of salt on half a lemon and then suck the juice out of the lemon.

Lemon/bitters Eat a slice of lemon which has been soaked in angostura bitters.

Orange Drink the juice from 1/2 an orange.

Peanut butter Eat 1 teaspoon of peanut butter.

Pepper, red Pour a half pint of boiling water over a quarter of a red pepper; steep; drink a wineglassful. If no red pepper is available, use five drops of tincture of Capsicum in a tablespoonful of water.

Pineapple juice Take a few rapid swallows of canned pineapple juice. Repeat hourly if necessary.

Sugar Cure hiccups by placing a teaspoon of sugar on the tongue and washing it down with a glass of cold water. Another sugar remedy suggests swallowing it dry.

Sugar/lemon Soak a cube of sugar in fresh lemon juice and let it dissolve in your mouth.

Tartar, cream of Add 1/3 teaspoon of cream of tartar to 8 oz. of warm water; drink 2 tablespoons at a time on an empty stomach.

Water Drinking water in various fashions has been an age-old cure. Here are several variations. Plug your ears and drink a glass of ice cold water; or slowly sip a cup of warm water; sip a cup of warm water with honey in it. For infants: hiccups usually disappear in 5-10 minutes. If hiccups do not disappear, give the baby a bottle of sugar water. Mix one-quarter teaspoon of sugar with four ounces of water.