OK, a couple questions about... gas (still not used to this)

[saveferris2009]

Have you tried some gas-ex? not sure if that's only for adults, but that stuff works very well for me.

Also, antacids and PPI's serve to make enzymes work better (make the stomach less acidic which provides an environment where enzymes work better).

 

[saveferris2009]

Have you tried some gas-ex? not sure if that's only for adults, but that stuff works very well for me.

Also, antacids and PPI's serve to make enzymes work better (make the stomach less acidic which provides an environment where enzymes work better).

 

[saveferris2009]

Have you tried some gas-ex? not sure if that's only for adults, but that stuff works very well for me.

Also, antacids and PPI's serve to make enzymes work better (make the stomach less acidic which provides an environment where enzymes work better).

 

[saveferris2009]

Have you tried some gas-ex? not sure if that's only for adults, but that stuff works very well for me.

Also, antacids and PPI's serve to make enzymes work better (make the stomach less acidic which provides an environment where enzymes work better).

 

[saveferris2009]

Have you tried some gas-ex? not sure if that's only for adults, but that stuff works very well for me.
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<br />Also, antacids and PPI's serve to make enzymes work better (make the stomach less acidic which provides an environment where enzymes work better).
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[Stillgoing]

My daughter's doctor explained that the antacids are used to protect the enzymes in the stomach. The enzymes need to "survive" through stomach until they get into the intestines where they do their work. If they get broken down by stomach acids before they get to the intestines they are worthless. My daughter takes Prevacid 30 mg twice a day and they make a huge difference.

Kathleen
Mom to Lauren, DD508, age 8 and J.J., age 9, no CF

 

[Stillgoing]

My daughter's doctor explained that the antacids are used to protect the enzymes in the stomach. The enzymes need to "survive" through stomach until they get into the intestines where they do their work. If they get broken down by stomach acids before they get to the intestines they are worthless. My daughter takes Prevacid 30 mg twice a day and they make a huge difference.

Kathleen
Mom to Lauren, DD508, age 8 and J.J., age 9, no CF

 

[Stillgoing]

My daughter's doctor explained that the antacids are used to protect the enzymes in the stomach. The enzymes need to "survive" through stomach until they get into the intestines where they do their work. If they get broken down by stomach acids before they get to the intestines they are worthless. My daughter takes Prevacid 30 mg twice a day and they make a huge difference.

Kathleen
Mom to Lauren, DD508, age 8 and J.J., age 9, no CF

 

[Stillgoing]

My daughter's doctor explained that the antacids are used to protect the enzymes in the stomach. The enzymes need to "survive" through stomach until they get into the intestines where they do their work. If they get broken down by stomach acids before they get to the intestines they are worthless. My daughter takes Prevacid 30 mg twice a day and they make a huge difference.

Kathleen
Mom to Lauren, DD508, age 8 and J.J., age 9, no CF

 

[Stillgoing]

My daughter's doctor explained that the antacids are used to protect the enzymes in the stomach. The enzymes need to "survive" through stomach until they get into the intestines where they do their work. If they get broken down by stomach acids before they get to the intestines they are worthless. My daughter takes Prevacid 30 mg twice a day and they make a huge difference.
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<br />Kathleen
<br />Mom to Lauren, DD508, age 8 and J.J., age 9, no CF

 

[crickit715]

to your last question about the acid meds...this just happened with my daughter..her enzymes werent working as well as they should and they did not want to increase them, because she is on a pretty high dose...so they increased her prevacid...the doctor said that enzymes work better in an alkaline environment, naturally your stomach is very acidic and the enzymes then do not work as well, so they give the antacid to neutralize and help the stomach become more alkaline, therefore making the enzymes work better! hope that answers it!

 

[crickit715]

to your last question about the acid meds...this just happened with my daughter..her enzymes werent working as well as they should and they did not want to increase them, because she is on a pretty high dose...so they increased her prevacid...the doctor said that enzymes work better in an alkaline environment, naturally your stomach is very acidic and the enzymes then do not work as well, so they give the antacid to neutralize and help the stomach become more alkaline, therefore making the enzymes work better! hope that answers it!

 

[crickit715]

to your last question about the acid meds...this just happened with my daughter..her enzymes werent working as well as they should and they did not want to increase them, because she is on a pretty high dose...so they increased her prevacid...the doctor said that enzymes work better in an alkaline environment, naturally your stomach is very acidic and the enzymes then do not work as well, so they give the antacid to neutralize and help the stomach become more alkaline, therefore making the enzymes work better! hope that answers it!

 

[crickit715]

to your last question about the acid meds...this just happened with my daughter..her enzymes werent working as well as they should and they did not want to increase them, because she is on a pretty high dose...so they increased her prevacid...the doctor said that enzymes work better in an alkaline environment, naturally your stomach is very acidic and the enzymes then do not work as well, so they give the antacid to neutralize and help the stomach become more alkaline, therefore making the enzymes work better! hope that answers it!

 

[crickit715]

to your last question about the acid meds...this just happened with my daughter..her enzymes werent working as well as they should and they did not want to increase them, because she is on a pretty high dose...so they increased her prevacid...the doctor said that enzymes work better in an alkaline environment, naturally your stomach is very acidic and the enzymes then do not work as well, so they give the antacid to neutralize and help the stomach become more alkaline, therefore making the enzymes work better! hope that answers it!

 

[valigirl21]

Noah just started Prevacid a little over a month ago, and was taking zantac for a few months before that, but not for the reason listed by others on this post: he was, unbeknownst to anyone, aspirating food into his lungs. All the meds he takes increase his acid production, which was causing reflux. He never complained about it or anything. When you mentioned high-fat foods causing the burping (and farting) my first thought was that's what was happening to Noah before he started the Zantac. The aspiration was discovered when he had a bronch late last year.

Also, a tip about outtings and enzymes:
If we know we're going to be out and about for a while, and there's a high likelyhood we'll be eating, Noah has a backpack he takes with him that has enzymes, rescue inhaler, a snack, and something to occupy him in the event of a wait. In the event we eat and don't have the backpack, I also carry a smal pill bottle in my purse w/ enough enzymes for 4-5 meals.

Hope this is helpful.

 

[valigirl21]

Noah just started Prevacid a little over a month ago, and was taking zantac for a few months before that, but not for the reason listed by others on this post: he was, unbeknownst to anyone, aspirating food into his lungs. All the meds he takes increase his acid production, which was causing reflux. He never complained about it or anything. When you mentioned high-fat foods causing the burping (and farting) my first thought was that's what was happening to Noah before he started the Zantac. The aspiration was discovered when he had a bronch late last year.

Also, a tip about outtings and enzymes:
If we know we're going to be out and about for a while, and there's a high likelyhood we'll be eating, Noah has a backpack he takes with him that has enzymes, rescue inhaler, a snack, and something to occupy him in the event of a wait. In the event we eat and don't have the backpack, I also carry a smal pill bottle in my purse w/ enough enzymes for 4-5 meals.

Hope this is helpful.

 

[valigirl21]

Noah just started Prevacid a little over a month ago, and was taking zantac for a few months before that, but not for the reason listed by others on this post: he was, unbeknownst to anyone, aspirating food into his lungs. All the meds he takes increase his acid production, which was causing reflux. He never complained about it or anything. When you mentioned high-fat foods causing the burping (and farting) my first thought was that's what was happening to Noah before he started the Zantac. The aspiration was discovered when he had a bronch late last year.

Also, a tip about outtings and enzymes:
If we know we're going to be out and about for a while, and there's a high likelyhood we'll be eating, Noah has a backpack he takes with him that has enzymes, rescue inhaler, a snack, and something to occupy him in the event of a wait. In the event we eat and don't have the backpack, I also carry a smal pill bottle in my purse w/ enough enzymes for 4-5 meals.

Hope this is helpful.

 

[valigirl21]

Noah just started Prevacid a little over a month ago, and was taking zantac for a few months before that, but not for the reason listed by others on this post: he was, unbeknownst to anyone, aspirating food into his lungs. All the meds he takes increase his acid production, which was causing reflux. He never complained about it or anything. When you mentioned high-fat foods causing the burping (and farting) my first thought was that's what was happening to Noah before he started the Zantac. The aspiration was discovered when he had a bronch late last year.

Also, a tip about outtings and enzymes:
If we know we're going to be out and about for a while, and there's a high likelyhood we'll be eating, Noah has a backpack he takes with him that has enzymes, rescue inhaler, a snack, and something to occupy him in the event of a wait. In the event we eat and don't have the backpack, I also carry a smal pill bottle in my purse w/ enough enzymes for 4-5 meals.

Hope this is helpful.

 

[valigirl21]

Noah just started Prevacid a little over a month ago, and was taking zantac for a few months before that, but not for the reason listed by others on this post: he was, unbeknownst to anyone, aspirating food into his lungs. All the meds he takes increase his acid production, which was causing reflux. He never complained about it or anything. When you mentioned high-fat foods causing the burping (and farting) my first thought was that's what was happening to Noah before he started the Zantac. The aspiration was discovered when he had a bronch late last year.
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<br />Also, a tip about outtings and enzymes:
<br />If we know we're going to be out and about for a while, and there's a high likelyhood we'll be eating, Noah has a backpack he takes with him that has enzymes, rescue inhaler, a snack, and something to occupy him in the event of a wait. In the event we eat and don't have the backpack, I also carry a smal pill bottle in my purse w/ enough enzymes for 4-5 meals.
<br />
<br />Hope this is helpful.