Ranitidine is gone and it isn’t coming back. On 1 April 2020 the FDA requested that every manufacturer withdraw all prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine from the US market immediately, after testing showed that levels of a probable carcinogen called NDMA rise inside the tablets over time — faster in …
Probably not — at least not for the reflux you’re actually dealing with. Pepto-Bismol can take the edge off a one-off bout of overindulgence heartburn, and there are two old randomised trials showing exactly that. But it isn’t an antacid, it doesn’t meaningfully neutralise stomach acid, it doesn’t coat …
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Prucalopride is the most interesting prokinetic in the reflux conversation right now — and the one with the strangest evidence gap. In healthy volunteers it cut oesophageal acid exposure roughly in half, sped up gastric emptying and improved acid clearance. In gastroparesis patients it beat placebo on both symptoms …
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Partly — but not in the way most people hope. Iberogast (STW-5) is a nine-herb liquid extract with genuinely respectable clinical evidence, and almost all of it is for functional dyspepsia: the fullness, early satiety, bloating and upper-belly discomfort cluster. It is not licensed for, or primarily tested on, …
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Fennel tea can be a gentle friend to reflux — but mainly for the bloating-and-gas side of it, not the acid side. Fennel is a classic carminative, meaning it helps relax the gut and move trapped wind, so a warm cup can ease the bloating and pressure that often …
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It depends what you mean by “work.” Artichoke leaf extract has genuinely decent clinical evidence — but for functional dyspepsia, the indigestion cluster of upper-belly fullness, bloating, nausea and discomfort, not for acid reflux specifically. Those two get muddled constantly, because their symptoms overlap and plenty of people who …
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