What medication is best for an ucler?

Question

I heard prevacid but does nexium help

Answer 1

"Best" depends upon the individual patient. The symptoms, the physical findings, the kind of ulcer, the severity, how long it has been a problem, ability to tolerate certain medications better than others, other meds that may be a problem, etc., are unique for each individual. That is why it is important to have a physician (doctor) evaluate you for what *you* need. Ulcers can be serious...they carry a risk of bleeding and, in some cases, predispose to cancer. This isn't something to leave to the advice of strangers on the Internet.

Answer 2

Prevacid and Nexium are both proton pump inhibitors. They're both often prescribed for people with ulcers. Some people find that one or the other works better for them, so doctors may prescribe one, then the other if they don't see improvement. Also, over-the-counter Prilosec is good, particularly if you don't have insurance and can't afford Nexium.

Edit: Jerry P makes an excellent point, below. If you think you have an ulcer, get checked out by a doctor and follow her advice, not the advice of people on an internet site. An ulcer is not a condition that you want to handle without a qualified doctor.

Answer 3

If it is a stomach ulcer you should take a course of antibiotics to kill the bacteria causing the ulcer in the first place!

Barry Marshall (Australian Dotor) won a Nobel Prize for demonstrating that stomach ulcers are the result of infection with Helicobacter pylorii and can be treated with antibiotics.

Of course, drug companies want you to think only their medications can solve the problem, and ignore the science behind Marshall's findings. Older medical professionals dismiss the discovery because they "know" from their "experience" that it is caused by stress and diet. This is wrong - stress and diet can exacerbate symptoms, but the root cause is a bacterial infection.

Take antibiotics with some acid reducing drugs if you really must to reduce the burning - go and see a younger, more educated doctor.

Answer 4

go to webmd.com and search ulcer