antacids

I've been near the end of a flare now for a few weeks. Couldn't quite make the jump to remission. I was feeling so good I ended up eating "junk food and candy" which caused me a bit of heartburn and indigestion. I took a couple of antacid tablets for this and I've noticed that I'm closer to remission than ever now. Taking the antacid tablets seems to have make my stools more solid. I'm wondering is this a total fluke /conincidence or has anyone else noticed a similar reaction. I guess I'm wondering whether my flare is affected by acid and can that explain the action of the antacids. Though I thought antacid tablets only "got" to the stomach.

Quincy,

There are simple over the counter indigestion tablets. I'm wondering now whether I have too much / too little stomach acid. I read in a few books that too much / too little stomach acid produces the same symptoms. I didn't understand the logic of this but the fact is quoted by a few authors. So at one point I was taking HCL enzyme cos I was thinking I had too little stomach acid and then I thought Uh-oh...is this the opposite of what I should be doing. Its very confusing!

Also one more thing quincy....do you know much about the thryoid and IBD. My GI said the thyroid gland can contribute to IBD. He looked at mine via endoscope and said it was fine. I'm curious to know the relationship between the thyroid and IBD. Not much on web, and whats there is super-technical.

Thanks again,

D

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3200 mg Asacol + 500mg suppositories as needed

jst a guess but (based on personal experience) doctors tend to assume there is a thyroid problem if you lose weught (as many UCers do) si ut cykd ve that...

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katie
22
diagnosed with cecal volvulus, 2006; two colon resections in the same year
diagnosed with colitis 2007
malrotated colon
no cecal valve, removed during surgery

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