About Nexium

Healing by Nexium

When acid reflux occurs, stomach acid backs up into your esophagus. The acid is strong and is irritating to the lining of the esophagus—the result can be heartburn pain.

How does Nexium heal? Nexium turns off many of the "acid pumps" in the stomach's acid-producing cells. This reduces the amount of acid in your stomach. There's still enough acid to help digest your food, but there's less that could back up into your esophagus and cause heartburn pain—and possibly tissue damage, too. This damage is called erosive esophagitis, and only a doctor can determine if you have this condition.

By turning off some acid pumps, Nexium can both relieve heartburn pain and heal possible acid-related damage to the lining of the esophagus. For many people, Nexium heals this damage within 4 to 8 weeks. Your results with Nexium may vary.

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Understand how Nexium can relieve heartburn and heal acid reflux damage.

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Only a doctor can say if Nexium may be right for you. For the sake of getting relief from your heartburn symptoms—and healing the possible damage that you may have—start the conversation.

Tip #3Symptom Prevention:

Some sweets to avoid For some people, chocolate, spearmint and peppermint cause heartburn symptoms. Try avoiding these to see if it helps your heartburn.

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Important Safety Information About NEXIUM

  • Symptom relief does not rule out the presence of other serious stomach conditions
  • Talk to your doctor about your risk for:
    • bone fractures if you take multiple daily doses of NEXIUM for a long period of time
    • low magnesium levels if you take NEXIUM for a long period of time
  • Tell your doctor about all of the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription drugs, vitamins, and herbal supplements. NEXIUM may affect how other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how NEXIUM works
  • Side effects with NEXIUM include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain

Approved Uses for Nexium

NEXIUM is prescribed to treat the symptoms of acid reflux disease, which typically include persistent heartburn on 2 or more days per week, despite treatment and change of diet.

For many people, NEXIUM is also prescribed to heal damage to the esophagus called erosive esophagitis. This damage may be caused over time from stomach acid wearing away the lining of the esophagus. Only a doctor can diagnose this condition. With NEXIUM, most erosions heal in 4 to 8 weeks. Your results with NEXIUM may vary.

Please read the full Prescribing Information and discuss it with your doctor or health care professional.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.FDA.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.