FDA finds cancer-causing chemical Zantac

My doc says to take tricalcium phosphate and d3..... he also says to not eat wheat flower or fried foods. Nominated for a Nobel prize for his research into selenium and cancer.

Damn. Heartburn or cancer.

We buy the Cheap "Tums" knock off from Dollar General, whole large bottle for $3.00

Chew two and within five minutes heartburn is gone.

Use some baking soda in a glass of water for heartburn. It also makes your body more alkaline and cancer can't exist in an alkaline environment.

Apple cider vinegar works also.

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Thank you BBQ Boy.
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this one ticked me off. I had been taking prevacid for years, when we moved the doc here refused to give me a prescription, you'll break a hip and blah blah blah. What am I going to do, I have a hiatal hernia and esophagitis from the acid. You can take OTC ranitidine, there isn't anything wrong with that. For 5 years now I have been putting this poison in my body, sometimes twice a day. It doesn't matter what I eat, the acid is my curse

I quit taking it about 2 months ago when reports started to surface, I take frankincense and use alka seltzer chews. Not the same, I still suffer with the acid, especially at night

If I come up with cancer I'm going to be so pissed, this is the only med I have taken (aside from an occasional antibiotic or steroid)

What doesn't cause cancer?

If you're overweight, losing a few lbs will likely stop heartburn.

Also, you need to stop it before it starts burning your esophagus, not after.

All of these drug manufacturers are overseas. Same shit happened with blood pressure meds last year. Took my doc 3 tries before finding one that wasn’t made in China.

The USA needs to start manufacturing these medicines ourselves.

THIS! I lost weight (60 lbs) and boom - heartburn and acid reflux gone.

I'll cut ya some slack because you said likely, but not true, my mother had it, I have it, my son has it. There is a huge genetic component to this and that means it doesn't matter if you are a size 2 or a 22

I can't always take acid-reducing pills, so peppermint Lifesavers (R) and/or ginger ale are helpful.

Have you tried kefir or kombucha? Maybe you have a problem with your good bacteria. Might try a probiotic. There is a thread about probiotics in her in the last few days. Maybe eat some fermented foods like sauerkraut.

You might also want to take some baking soda before bed.

wheat flower? like wheat bread? odd
would he prefer white bread?

I have a hiatal hernia too. Even had surgery for it and I still have issues. Although it's good to have healthy bacteria in you stomach - when you have a hiatal hernia it doesn't matter. You have to alleviate your stomach acid levels either by watching what you eat or taking Zantac/Prevacid etc

THIS!!!!!

It sounds counterintuitive but ACV after every meal was weaned me off Prilosec....1 tsp ACV to 1/2 glass water.....

I do all of those things (except kombucha), it doesn't matter what I do, it's just always there. BTW there are reports that kombucha is bad for you and your heart. I am considering the Amish cure at the gas station lol the guy at signal says they sell a ton of it and people swear by it

Well, that really sucks. I had to stop taking Prilosec because of the leaching of calcium out of my bones. I stopped taking anti-acids due to the deposit of calcium into my arteries (how ironic that I get too much calcium in my arteries at exactly the same time I have calcium taken from my bones, where I need it). Now Ranitadine is bad. It was the only OTC left that actually worked. I guess I will have to watch my diet, and drink goat milk before bed.

Just a little thing about my heartburn. It is gone. It was inexplicable but there must definitely be a specific reason as to why. I used to take baking soda every day (because its so cheap). Now I take nothing and eat anything.

The REASON it stopped is quite simple although I do not understand it nor if it can somehow be incorporated into others' systems. I an a rupture in the groin area. I could especially feel it when I coughed or did heavy labor. Eventually, it had to be taken care of, so I had a doctor put a mesh in to control the rupture. It worked very well and has been problem free since about 5 years. The added benefit was that all heartburn stopped at the same time. It has never returned.

It OBVIOUSLY had to do with the rupture. Somehow, the rupture was backing up gasses into the chest area and it was PROBABLY reaching that area from OUTSIDE the normal routes. Research should be done on it to solve this problem that affects MILLIONS. A simple procedure that took ten minutes, CURED ME. It's certainly worth looking into.

Kefir helps, a lot, and kombucha is pretty much the same thing. Goat milk is great, but nothing is 100% effective. Ranitadine was just one bullet in my arsenal. I only took it when the other, more natural cures, didn't work. I'm planning on doing a lot of research on this, to see just how bad the risk is.

I eat a few teaspoons of plain low sugar yogurt (probiotic) and it works for me

I would try most things before pharmaceuticals.

I don't believe it causes cancer, I have taken Zantac for years; I think it is competition to Protonix, Pharm world is evil!

baking soda or apple cider vinegar or lemon juice mixed in water works too

NDMA a cancer causing chemical, the very same chemical they put into blood pressure meds that have been recalled

take Gaviscon, it's like malox and drink during the night it will help you sleep

Also CBD oil suppose to take down acid and heal stomach lining

Folks -- if you are having acid reflux issues, try collagen powder dissolved in whatever you choose, or bone broth. Works better and is not a nasty drug.