Ulcer pain with chest pain and high blood pressure
I have a history of bleeding ulcers. I've had gastric bypass and the ulcer is at the connect area where my stomach and small intestines are stapled. I take Prilosec most of the time but sometimes go off it when I don't have money to buy then my ulcers start hurting to point where it goes up to my chest cause bad chest pain. My blood pressure is 150/102 at the moment. I've been drinking alka selzer the last few days, because it's a temporary relief for a few hours but according to the box that's bad for the ulcers. I can't afford to be hospitalized and I just started back on Prilosec today but it will take a few days to kick in. I guess my question is, I've been taking way too much alkaselzer but it's only relief of pain even if just for a couple hours, then it spikes again to the point of intoleration. The box says don't take more than 8 in 24 hour period and I've exceeded that each day for probably the last 3 days for the temporary relief. Could drinking that much hurt my ulcer to the point where the Prilosec might not work? I take care of my mother and can not be away from her really to go the e.r. I'm confused and don't know what to do since the alka selzer is only thing that helps when pain is so bad??