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| Suddenly, without warning, Howard McCollister exclaimed (3/15/2006 6:42 PM):
> "jmc" <NOnewsgroupsSPAM@NOjodiBODY.HOMEus> wrote in message
> news:47r1c4Fh20agU1@individual.net...
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> Gaviscon has been around for many years. It's function is as described, but
> it acts and an antacid that neutralizes acid before it can come into contact
> with the esophageal lining. It doesn't stop reflux, just neutralizes the
> acid that IS refluxed. Gastric contents can still get up the esophagus and
> into the posterior pharynx. Anything that hits the vocal cords can cause
> coughing.
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> HMc
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Well, the Gaviscon Advance is new. I don't have some old gaviscon handy
to compare ingredients, just assumed (after talking to the pharmacist)
that this was indeed something new and different. At any rate, I think
it's working.
I know the old stuff just neutralized. This stuff says it does more,
but I'm unfamiliar with the UK laws concerning truth in advertising...
Is Gaviscon available in the States? I don't remember seeing it there.
Before I got on prescription meds, I always found it worked better
than malox or the other US antacids.
jmc
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