Prilosec/Prevacid/PPI's

[orionz06]

Has anyone experienced any weight gain they feel can be attributed, in any part, to similar heartburn meds?

[Electricheadd]

I took prolosec for reflux for a couple of years and gained a fair amount of weight. Not sure if it was because of the drug or the fact I could eat anything without heartburn. There is not a lot of research about the natural flora of the stomach but I am firmly in the camp of people who believe a PPI is not something you want to be on long term. It took awhile but I was able to completely cure my reflux with weight loss and a daily pro-biotic.

[orionz06]

Yes, I have been on them since 2005 and saw gains ever since with the inability to lose weight while on them. For short periods when I was taking one every few days I was able to drop some weight but always landed back on them.

I have found a new solution to the heartburn that appears to be working though.

[Electricheadd]

I can completely relate. When I first started losing weight I swore they were stopping my weight loss as well. Looking back I am not sure if I was just impatient or there was really something to it. In either case getting off them was great for me. What are you using now to control it?

[orionz06]

Apple cider vinegar. I am only 6 days and 5 nights into it so I am hesitant to call it a fix but I had my first Tums free night last night. In the past, even on PPI's, I had to always take Tums. First Tums free night in years actually.