allane Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 I am a non-smoker. A friend, who is a light smoker, has just been diagnosed as having a likely stomach ulcer, and been told to quit smoking. Are nicotine gums available in. Thailand, at pharmacies or elsewhere ? What term or brandname does one ask for ? He is in Bangkok. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plus7 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Hi, As I was told earlier, the reason for stomach ulcer is not the smoking itself. The reason is that nicotine, as a substance, relaxes sphincters in a stomach and different bacterias and other stuff appears in areas where it should not be. I think your friend should stop consuming nicotine at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Ask for nicorette gum in the pharmacy. Lazada has as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 25 minutes ago, plus7 said: the reason for stomach ulcer is not the smoking itself. The reason is that nicotine, as a substance, relaxes sphincters in a stomach Nicotine also increases acid secretion in the stomach This effect occurs however the nicotine is ingested: smoked, gum, patch etc https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14619984/ So substituting gum for cigarettes will not help unless the gum is just used as a briedge to getting off nicotine altogether Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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