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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

Talking to Your Doctor About Acid Reflux Disease

No one knows your symptoms and how they affect you better than you do. That's why it's important to tell your doctor everything about how you're feeling. Remember, your doctor is the single best source of information regarding you and your health.

Before you schedule an appointment to see your doctor be sure to check out the Doctor Discussion Guide on this site. The Doctor Discussion Guide is a tool in which you can enter your background information and print out a list of topics to discuss with your doctor. The guide can assist you in organizing your thoughts to help you communicate more effectively with your doctor.

By establishing a partnership with your doctor and making healthy lifestyle decisions, you can begin to manage your condition. If you're diagnosed with acid reflux disease, your doctor may even suggest a prescription medicine. It's important to follow any instructions relating to your medicine.

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.