I wish I knew more about that . I know my bones are at risk too because of the meds . I ' m starting to have trouble with leg and foot cramps because I ' m not able to eat correctly now . I need to see a dietician to see me through this I guess . Maybe you should too . I don ' t know why he ' s at least not testing you for h pylori . What is causing your persistent GERD ? And thanks for the heads up about the calcium deficiency . My doc never even suggested the meds might do that . <| sep |> I can ' t speak for anywhere else in the world , but in my USA family discussion experience , it ' s pretty bad when it comes to politics . After Obama was reelected , I made it known that I had no interest in hearing anyone ' s opinion most of my family was very against him being elected the first time , so the second was going to be more of the same . We always meet at my mom ' s house , so I told her that if the rest of the family couldn ' t understand , then I would bring my family over at a different time . She laid down the law and now politics are off limits on Thanksgiving . The only other time the entire family gets together is the 4 th of July , and I don ' t care if people want to discuss politics then because it ' s very easy to take off and go do something outside . Thanksgiving is always cold where I live , so we ' re all stuck inside .