thinkfast
01-05-2008, 07:03 PM
Hi,
This is my first post. So I'll include a lot of history. Sorry for the novel. I have never had acid reflux problems or heartburn. I'm 42 now. Well, a couple months ago, I began taking a women's multivitamin in the p.m. after exercising, and with dinner. Sometimes rather late in the p.m.
I started to wake the next mornings with an iron/acidic taste in my mouth. Once I ate breakfast, the problem went away. Two weeks into that problem, I started taking Metronidazole to clear up a minor sinus infection/sinusitis. Each time I swallowed the pills, twice a day, I would get a severe burning down my throat that would not go away no matter how much food or water I took with them.
Toward the end of the 10-day dose, I developed constant acid reflux about 30 minutes after I ate anything. This went on for three days. Doc put me on Aciphex and tums as needed. That helped tremendously. I finished a couple weeks of the Aciphex now. I still feel that I have some residual reflux problems.
Has anyone heard of an antibiotic causing acid reflux? And, if so, how long can I expect to have to deal with the resulting reflux symptoms? I also recently had some bloodwork done for a separate health mystery. Had a high ANA titer (1:1280) and nucleolar pattern, which I understand goes with scleroderma. I have no muscle or joint aches or inflamation. My CPR came out normal and also my sedimentation rate was normal. I have no fatigue or any other symptoms. I had a borderline positive rheumatoid factor test. I have generalized adenopathy (hilar and axillary nodes/benign reactive), and also apparently a goiter of my thyroid gland, possibly hypothyroid. Docs also found lung nodules, which are indeterminant (some calcified and some not), but have not grown in 8 months. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
This is my first post. So I'll include a lot of history. Sorry for the novel. I have never had acid reflux problems or heartburn. I'm 42 now. Well, a couple months ago, I began taking a women's multivitamin in the p.m. after exercising, and with dinner. Sometimes rather late in the p.m.
I started to wake the next mornings with an iron/acidic taste in my mouth. Once I ate breakfast, the problem went away. Two weeks into that problem, I started taking Metronidazole to clear up a minor sinus infection/sinusitis. Each time I swallowed the pills, twice a day, I would get a severe burning down my throat that would not go away no matter how much food or water I took with them.
Toward the end of the 10-day dose, I developed constant acid reflux about 30 minutes after I ate anything. This went on for three days. Doc put me on Aciphex and tums as needed. That helped tremendously. I finished a couple weeks of the Aciphex now. I still feel that I have some residual reflux problems.
Has anyone heard of an antibiotic causing acid reflux? And, if so, how long can I expect to have to deal with the resulting reflux symptoms? I also recently had some bloodwork done for a separate health mystery. Had a high ANA titer (1:1280) and nucleolar pattern, which I understand goes with scleroderma. I have no muscle or joint aches or inflamation. My CPR came out normal and also my sedimentation rate was normal. I have no fatigue or any other symptoms. I had a borderline positive rheumatoid factor test. I have generalized adenopathy (hilar and axillary nodes/benign reactive), and also apparently a goiter of my thyroid gland, possibly hypothyroid. Docs also found lung nodules, which are indeterminant (some calcified and some not), but have not grown in 8 months. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!