Sunday, March 27, 2011

Your Questions About Acid Reflux Disease

Carol asks…which is better for acid reflux disease?I currently take prilosec at 2x a day and found that it doesn't always work. I even got a wedge to put under my pillow and that works but for flareups, is pepcid a/c better than prilosec and is it an OTC?dude17111 answers:Pepcid is a H2 receptor antagonist. This means it works by blocking the production of stomach acid by your stomach's parietal cells. Other H2 receptor antagonists are Tagament, Zantac, and Axid.

Prilosec is a proton pump

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