1 Reply by purple-dragonfruit

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I think pepcid is just famo pills so i would give it a try and see.

On another note, in the UK we don't get pepcid so does anyone know any alternatives? Has anyone tried gaviscon?

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2 Reply by purple-dragonfruit

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Dimples25 wrote:

Hi purple dragon fruit...

on this forum so far, i would say its about 10 people have said Pepecid doesnt work for them while everyone else (including me) has said its aok to use. But alot of people on this site have expressed that you do everything in moderation. I stress moderation. All i can say to you is that you try it out at home with a few beers (any drink really) and see how you go.

I myself havent had any stomach problems taking the pepcid and alcohol, if anything i noticed i could drink  alot more and didnt suffer any hangovers next day! but then again.. i really only take pepcid if im going to have a big one.. if its just dinner... i'll just have some soft drink.

There have been paper written about asians who go red are more prone to getting stomach/oesophagus cancers because we cant break down alocohol as fast the acetadalyhyde ( i think its that checmial) builds up in in. So really people like us, even if we do drink without pepcid, we have higher risks of getting cancer. Please read a few other of the forums to verify this, and read other peoples past experience with pepcid in this forum.

Of course i think if u abuse alcohol AND suffer our symptoms, your chances of getting cancer increase. BUt in moderation... im sure u will be ok. well thats what i think. MODERATION. in the end its your choice!

There are other ways to reduce red.... please read other posts..... Loratadine/ranitidine/claryntine combo. Or the no eating 5 hours before the combo. but u got to try what is best for u.

Hope that helps....

Hey, thanks for the advice! I've had a browse through the rest of the forums and read what other people have to say, very interesting stuff! I'll have a try at the no dairy and not eating 5 hours before and see how it goes. If that fails I'll try the other suggestions as well and see how they go as well... Hope it works for me!

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3 Reply by purple-dragonfruit

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I'm rather amazed that this "condition" actually affects so many people! I'm half Chinese and had heart surgery as a child and thought that the redness after drinking was something to do with my circulation due to the surgery.

I'm a little concerned about the idea of using heart burn medication in order to supress the redness though... Is that really a good idea? Is it not really bad for the stomach, and with excessive amounts of alcohol, could that not lead to other health problems? Does anyone know of any other things that could help reduce it? I'm a 2nd student with a very active social life and no amount of concealer will cover the flush!!!

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