A 28-year-old male asked:
please describe the medication: ranitidine?
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Dr. Michael Dansie answered
16 years experience Family Medicine
Acid Reflux Med: Treats and prevents heartburn with acid indigestion. Also treats stomach ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd), and conditions that cause your stomach to make too much acid (such as zollinger-ellison syndrome). This medicine is a histamine h2-blocker.
Answered on Feb 28, 2019
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Very rare: This would be a very rare reaction from the medication Zantac (ranitidine). The side effect would stop when the medication is discontinued.
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Dr. Luis Villaplana answered
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NOT FOR BILE: It is for acid reflux and ulcers in the stomach.
Bile reflux is better treated with a medication called reglan (metoclopramide).
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Dr. Ira Friedlander answered
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Yes, these: medications are safe and effective when all taken within a 24 hour period of time. Daily.
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Heartburn: Changing diet and possibly carafate (sucralfate) may help. That being said you need to see a GI specialist for an upper endoscopy to rule out Barrett ... Read More
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