Fosamax and reflux contraindication

Fosamax and reflux contraindication

Been using Liquid fosamax for a year, since diagnosed with
osteoporosis. My new GP is trouble by the fact that I have a long
history of reflux. He says if I don't get it under control, he will
advise taking me off all bio-whatever-they-are-calleds. That leaves me
with Forteo (cancer risk) or the nasal spray (doesn't work well). This
make sense? Thoughts? (I was doing liquid Fosamax, incidentally,
because I have a narrow esophaghus, Shatzy's ring, probably from
excess reflux and a hitial hernia, and there was a risk, albeit a
small one, of a pill getting stuck.)

Re: Fosamax and reflux contraindication


"verse.notes" <verse.notes@gmail . com > wrote in message
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> Been using Liquid fosamax for a year, since diagnosed with
> osteoporosis. My new GP is trouble by the fact that I have a long
> history of reflux. He says if I don't get it under control, he will
> advise taking me off all bio-whatever-they-are-calleds. That leaves me
> with Forteo (cancer risk) or the nasal spray (doesn't work well). This
> make sense? Thoughts? (I was doing liquid Fosamax, incidentally,
> because I have a narrow esophaghus, Shatzy's ring, probably from
> excess reflux and a hitial hernia, and there was a risk, albeit a
> small one, of a pill getting stuck.)
>

How have you tried to control the reflux in the past?

Re: Fosamax and reflux contraindication

On Jul 26, 8:33 pm, "Art S" <thedabble...@earthlink . net > wrote:
> "verse.notes" <verse.no...@gmail . com > wrote in message
>
> news:1185495024.903715.217780@w3g2000hsg.googlegroups . com ...
>
> > Been using Liquid fosamax for a year, since diagnosed with
> > osteoporosis. My new GP is trouble by the fact that I have a long
> > history of reflux. He says if I don't get it under control, he will
> > advise taking me off all bio-whatever-they-are-calleds. That leaves me
> > with Forteo (cancer risk) or the nasal spray (doesn't work well). This
> > make sense? Thoughts? (I was doing liquid Fosamax, incidentally,
> > because I have a narrow esophaghus, Shatzy's ring, probably from
> > excess reflux and a hitial hernia, and there was a risk, albeit a
> > small one, of a pill getting stuck.)
>
> How have you tried to control the reflux in the past?

The PPI meds such as Nexium are very bad for bone strength.
And the level of damage you have suggests your esophagus will
have lost it ability to produce mucus in the lower reaches of the
esophagus.

It helps to sleep on an incline. And alternative medicine sometimes
works better than orthodox medicine for GERD in my personal
experience. The MD and their drugs put me thru the ringer
but alternative medicine is highly effective.
I take a supplement to increase stomach acidity which stops the
dyspepsia
and the reflux. And I sleep on more incline than commonly suggested.
Recently I tried sleeping level again and it seemed ok for a couple
of days but I deemed it wise to raise the head of the bed again to
the 18 inches of extra incline. The whole bed tilts in one plane
unlike a hospital bed.

If you could get the inflammation undercontrol in the esophagus,
the med for osteo likely won't bother you.

What else are you doing for bone health. Vitamin D3?
Hopefully more than 800 IU. Vitamin K2? Hopefully
more than a 0.1 milligrams or less one sees in some
supplements. Even a serving of some foods do better
than that for vitamin K. Think milligrams for vitamin K
not micrograms unless you are on blood thinners.
Do Pubmed searches on the topics just mentioned.

Re: Fosamax and reflux contraindication

On Jul 27, 7:44 pm, trigonometry1...@gmail . com wrote:
> On Jul 26, 8:33 pm, "Art S" <thedabble...@earthlink . net > wrote:
>
> > "verse.notes" <verse.no...@gmail . com > wrote in message
>
> >news:1185495024.903715.217780@w3g2000hsg.googlegroups . com ...
>
> > > Been using Liquid fosamax for a year, since diagnosed with
> > > osteoporosis. My new GP is trouble by the fact that I have a long
> > > history of reflux. He says if I don't get it under control, he will
> > > advise taking me off all bio-whatever-they-are-calleds. That leaves me
> > > with Forteo (cancer risk) or the nasal spray (doesn't work well). This
> > > make sense? Thoughts? (I was doing liquid Fosamax, incidentally,
> > > because I have a narrow esophaghus, Shatzy's ring, probably from
> > > excess reflux and a hitial hernia, and there was a risk, albeit a
> > > small one, of a pill getting stuck.)
>
> > How have you tried to control the reflux in the past?
>
> The PPI meds such as Nexium are very bad for bone strength.
> And the level of damage you have suggests your esophagus will
> have lost it ability to produce mucus in the lower reaches of the
> esophagus.
>
> It helps to sleep on an incline. And alternative medicine sometimes
> works better than orthodox medicine for GERD in my personal
> experience. The MD and their drugs put me thru the ringer
> but alternative medicine is highly effective.
> I take a supplement to increase stomach acidity which stops the
> dyspepsia
> and the reflux. And I sleep on more incline than commonly suggested.
> Recently I tried sleeping level again and it seemed ok for a couple
> of days but I deemed it wise to raise the head of the bed again to
> the 18 inches of extra incline. The whole bed tilts in one plane
> unlike a hospital bed.
>
> If you could get the inflammation undercontrol in the esophagus,
> the med for osteo likely won't bother you.
>
> What else are you doing for bone health. Vitamin D3?
> Hopefully more than 800 IU. Vitamin K2? Hopefully
> more than a 0.1 milligrams or less one sees in some
> supplements. Even a serving of some foods do better
> than that for vitamin K. Think milligrams for vitamin K
> not micrograms unless you are on blood thinners.
> Do Pubmed searches on the topics just mentioned.

Doing 1000 of D3. Liquid calcium citrate with magnesium. Not doing K
because I think I am about to go on high blood pressure medicine of
some sort and don't want to complicate that.

Re: Fosamax and reflux contraindication

verse.notes wrote:

> Not doing K because I think I am about to go on high blood
> pressure medicine of some sort and don't want to complicate that.

There should not be any problems in combining those two.

--
Juhana