But ask your doctor about the side effects of taking large doses of Pepto-Bismol over a long period. Pepto-Bismol does not have the approval of the Food and Drug Administration as an ulcer medication. Avoid the arsonists. Whether it's an ice cream sundae or a pepperoni pizza, if it starts a fire in your stomach, don't eat it. But obviously spicy foods may bother some people.
Many doctors are skeptical.
And he let it drive him crazy. It's not so much the stressful event that happens to us, but how we interpret it and react or overreact to it, explains Georgianna S. Hoffmann, coordinator of the Family Stress Clinic in the Department of Family Practice at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. Think pleasant thoughts and talk to yourself. Maschal has a new boss, and that's helped a lot, as has the medication his doctor prescribed. But he also still catches himself heading toward tension.