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When Can A Stool Sample Be Given For Testing After Stopping Lansoprazole?
I have been having heartburn and a feeling of hunger in my stomach just under my ribs, been on lansoprazole for 4 weeks finished last Monday back to heartburn again and line a lump in throat feeling, how long so I need to be off the tablets before providing a stool sample ?
You are having acid reflux ....So along with taking lansoprazole also follow life style changes for maximum benefit from heart burn....
I would suggest you not to take excess spicy food .. Heavy fatty meal restricted .... Don't get recumbent position immediately after taking meal .... Avoid excess bending like posture ... Caffeine , chocolate restricted ....
Avoid smoking strickly as it affect LES tone so ....
If no improvement than endoscopy needed along with manonetry measurement and x ray to rule out hiatus hernia like condition .... Than surgical management might needed .
You are doing stool examination probably you might have diarrhea so ... According to stool report management done for that .
Hope i have solved your concern ...
Take care ...
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When Can A Stool Sample Be Given For Testing After Stopping Lansoprazole?
Hi welcome to HCM ... You are having acid reflux ....So along with taking lansoprazole also follow life style changes for maximum benefit from heart burn.... I would suggest you not to take excess spicy food .. Heavy fatty meal restricted .... Don t get recumbent position immediately after taking meal .... Avoid excess bending like posture ... Caffeine , chocolate restricted .... Avoid smoking strickly as it affect LES tone so .... If no improvement than endoscopy needed along with manonetry measurement and x ray to rule out hiatus hernia like condition .... Than surgical management might needed . You are doing stool examination probably you might have diarrhea so ... According to stool report management done for that . Hope i have solved your concern ... Take care ...