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What is Acid Reflux<br/>Disease?
Talking to Your Doctor
Managing Acid Reflux Deaseas
Common Questions
Acid Reflux Disease Discussion Guide
When you visit with your doctor, it's important to discuss your symptoms and lifestyle. This Doctor Discussion Guide can help you compile your symptoms and GERD triggers to discuss with your doctor.
Acid Reflux Disease Discussion Guide
Severe Heartburn
What did you eat? Were you stressed out? Did you feel it in the middle of the night? Write down the whens, wheres and whats surrounding your condition so you and your doctor can find a treatment plan that's most appropriate for you.
Severe Heartburn

Making Medication Work for You

You may have tried a number of things to manage your acid reflux disease. You've changed your diet. You've made changes to your lifestyle. You've tried over-the-counter medications, such as antacids, which helped, but may not have been enough.

The first step is to talk to your doctor to understand and assess your symptoms. Ask your doctor if a medication like Prevacid is right for you. If it's prescribed, Prevacid can alleviate heartburn symptoms for up to 24 hours and heal damage to the esophagus, known as erosive esophagitis. Your results may vary.

With medication, the goal is not only to relieve your symptoms, but also to manage your acid reflux disease. Managing your condition means more than just taking medication. It will mean changes to your lifestyle too.

Important Safety Information for Prevacid

If you suffer from persistent heartburn two or more days a week, despite treatment and diet changes, it could be acid reflux disease. Prescription Prevacid Capsules and Prevacid SoluTabTM (lansoprazole) Orally Disintegrating Tablets are used for the treatment of acid reflux disease including erosive esophagitis and for maintenance of healed erosive esophagitis. Your results may vary. Most erosions heal in 4–8 weeks. Prevacid may not be right for everyone and has a low occurrence of side effects such as diarrhea, abdominal pain and nausea. Symptom relief does not rule out other serious stomach conditions. Talk to your doctor or healthcare professional to see if Prevacid is right for you. Prevacid products should not be crushed or chewed.

Please see the complete Prescribing Information for more information and talk to your doctor.