Given meds for Reflux - Allergy and Side effect fear

[RyanM1994]

The Lansoprazole yeah, was working really well

[Scass]

You could try gaviscon as well? That worked much better for me


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[ankietyjoe]

What exactly have you been eating?

[Fishmanpa]

What exactly have you been eating?

Exactly... When, what, how much? Keeping a food diary? Sticking to good FODMAP foods?

Positive thoughts

[RyanM1994]

Ok so today the burning level is back down again but something more alarming is happening.
So far this morning I have had to pee about 5 or 6 times, each time a lot of urine and clear.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE GOOGLED, but I did.
Convinced myself the drugs are causing kidney damage or interstitial nephritis.

I'm meant to be going on holiday tomorrow for the weekend (for my birthday) :(.

[BlueIris]

You don't have to be a slave to Google. If you're feeling basically okay, you almost certainly are basically okay.

[RyanM1994]

To be honest I'm not feeling basically OK, still getting the back pain, very low amount of burning and also had 2 bouts of diarrhoea this morning (apologies for the gruesome details).

Just read about this and freaking out.

Personally would you see a doctor today or just leave it? I'm away from my home town for 4 days after today so really not sure what to do

[BlueIris]

Personally, no, I wouldn't, but then, I'm so afraid of medical stuff I've avoided seeking help for a broken elbow in the past.

That said, I know you're scared, but none of this sounds like a massive deal to me, it's all the kind of thing I get on a fairly regular basis and don't bother about that much.

[RyanM1994]

I had been sticking to FODMAP foods as much as possible yes, I couldn't find a trigger exactly because I have been repeating the foods I had previously eaten and not tried anything new.
The only potential trigger was a toothache I had a day before which gave me a moderate amount of anxiety.

I'm trying to be positive, honestly I am. My anxiety levels have overall been lower, but just when I feel like I'm doing well, BAM something else related to this hits me.

I've now had to pee around 7 times and have only drank 1 500ml bottle of water, roughly a quarter of another for taking my meds this morning and a small amount of milk with my breakfast (I know you're going to say this isn't FODMAP but I seem to be able to tolerate it). This is very abnormal for me and the only difference is the Lansoprazole, I think.

Also, thanks regarding my birthday, it actually turned out to be terrible. Lots of family arguments happened, I couldn't eat much and everyone thought I was ungrateful, which definitely wasn't the case I just didn't want to risk making this worse by eating cake etc. Still doesn't beat my 21st though when I got accused of flirting with my girlfriends sister leading to a massive family argument which resulted in months of awkwardness between everyone

Anyways, let's hope this weekend away is better and I can actually relax and enjoy some time away

[RyanM1994]

What does SSDD mean?