Patient's question:
I am a 69-year-old elderly person, and I have had reflux gastritis for 20 years. I must take omeprazole capsules every day. If I forget to take the medicine, my stomach will ache. If I take it too late, my stomach will also ache. It takes four or five hours to relieve the pain after taking the medicine. Before taking a nap in the evening, I must wait until my stomach has absorbed the medicine enough before I can nap. Otherwise, my stomach will reflux even while I am sleeping, and I might even run to the bathroom before I fall asleep. How should it be treated?Doctor's answer:
Reflux gastritis falls under the category of chronic stomach conditions, and it is generally difficult to cure with conventional medications. Medications like omeprazole capsules can only alleviate symptoms but cannot provide a permanent cure. In some cases, certain stomach medications may even exacerbate the damage to the gastric mucosa, leading to persistent and worsening stomach problems.Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has accumulated many highly effective treatment methods through long-term clinical practice. I recommend using traditional Chinese herbs such as black alum, black jujubes, walnuts, gardeniae, poria, cardamom, magnolia bark, sparganium, and pangolin.