Ulcer supplement

[Slightlyconfused]

Can anyone recommend a supplement to help with a horse just recovered from them but is now on box rest dye to slashing his leg open.

He is starting to get grumpy as in my tummy is hurting ulcer type grumpy and is kicking out when he eats his dinner. We have put him back up to three feeds a day. He has 24 hour access to hay.

His feeds are Alfa a molasses free, ERS Pellets and Alfa beet. We give him buckets of Alfa beet and a ball with his RES Pellets in at different times in the day. I have started him on brewers yeast as was told that is good for gut.

Am going to order some hay blocs.

Is there any thing anyone else has found helpfull?

 

[Slightlyconfused]

Also forgot to put we are going to speak to the vet about putting him on a low dose of GG. And am going to order the Protexin recommended by Goldenstar. Just wanted to know of anything else people have found useful.

 

[TwoStroke]

Bicarbonate of soda is cheap and a good acid buffer.

 

[SCMSL]

Add one or two tablespoons of bicarb to each of his feeds. Helps keep the correct pH in the stomach and it also helps any ulcers in the colon.


Mix some alfalfa hay into his regular hay

 

[catembi]

SCMSL, how does it help ulcers in the colon?

I'm currently having issues with my ex-racer & trying to find something to suit. We started with Abler, then moved onto Egusin. Both initially had v promising results for 2-3 weeks, which then tailed off. From what I've read (I'm no sort of scientist) it appears that over-neutralising the acid in the stomach stops effective digestion so that undigested food then gets into the colon, causing further issues. Which is where we're at now!

Bicarb would be a lot cheaper than all the other supplements!

T x

 

[SCMSL]

Yep, omeprazole basically stops acid production by shutting down the proton pumps in the stomach. A very common side effect is the food arrives in the ´duodenum still slightly undigested which then leads to ulceration in the colon! That is why some people prefer to use Ranitidine to treat ulcers, which is an H2-receptor antagonist, reducing the production of acid but not stopping it.

What bicarb does is it lines the ulcers allowing them to heal. There are other meds that can be used to line the stomach and duodenum but are intended for people so it ends up rather expensive to use long term.