Trying to get OFF Prilosec / Omeprazole been on it 30 years

Yes most people don’t know PPI’s are for short term use. No more than 4 weeks . No Dr’s tell you this . I learned by googling it .
I took a few different ones short term but non helped ( not even Protonix RX or Delaxiant RX .
I have 10 years of chronic digestive disorders. 7 diagnosed through tests. Had 3 rd colonoscopy & endoscopy w/ biopsies recently .
Gastritis, GERD , small hiatal hernia, diverticulosis, Esophagitis , small non cancerous flat polyps on stomach lining . IBS.
Deep wet belching over 1000 x a day and night , upset and churning gut . Hate to eat anything.
Tried everything RX , holistic, diet wise , every supplement for stomach issues they make .
I’m 62 yr old female and this started 52 .
I also have such chronic fatigue the last few years w/ it .
I eat healthy at home 🏠 and rarely eat out .
I live on Ultra Pepto . Take anti anxiety med as needed .
Tried Antidepressants for IBS but bad side effects.
It’s a long hard road to walk . I’m sorry you are going through so much as well .
Quality of life def goes down this way .
No hope in site for me at this point.
🙏🙏

My Gastro tried to convince me that it's the Over the Counter PPI's that are ONLY for 14 days ? That the studies people quote either were BLIND or not BLIND studies whatever she was trying to say but that my Colonoscopy & Edoscopy show NO signs of damage ?

So frustrating!! I’m sick of being so sick 🤢 every single day and getting worse, 11 years now .
Drs just can’t figure this out .
I feel for all of us that have been dealt this hand .

Going to see one more Gastro Monday that's more about Liver but he is supposed to be really goo & over the liver wing & a surgeon & pick his brain. He ordered the sono I had today & ordered tests 2 years ago that were liver related & supposedly NO Cirrhosis etc. My Gastro actually ask me WHAT are you AFRAID of ? Your Endoscopy & Colonoscopy show nothing to WORRY about ? Well lets SEE How would you like your life to revolve around a toilet ? Explained I was convinced my gut issues were from the Prilosec & her only reply was take Imodium 3 times a week & eat fiber ? That's NOT a FIX that's throwing MORE pills at it.

Going to see one more Gastro Monday that's more about Liver but he is supposed to be really goo & over the liver wing & a surgeon & pick his brain. He ordered the sono I had today & ordered tests 2 years ago that were liver related & supposedly NO Cirrhosis etc. My Gastro actually ask me WHAT are you AFRAID of ? Your Endoscopy & Colonoscopy show nothing to WORRY about ? Well lets SEE How would you like your life to revolve around a toilet ? Explained I was convinced my gut issues were from the Prilosec & her only reply was take Imodium 3 times a week & eat fiber ? That's NOT a FIX that's throwing MORE pills at it.

My Gastro tried to convince me that it's the Over the Counter PPI's that are ONLY for 14 days ? That the studies people quote either were BLIND or not BLIND studies whatever she was trying to say but that my Colonoscopy & Edoscopy show NO signs of damage ?

@drsletmedown
Remember the OTC PPIs that are only recommended for 14 days started out as Hospital IV only. The research studies were obviously double blind - pointed out probably just to emphasize it was credible research. Or perhaps the research to the market was not double blind and she is saying it deserves to be discounted and dismissed. . In any event it was modified to pill form and put on the market initially as prescription only in the 80’s.
As one who stayed on Prilosec or Nexium for FOURTEEN YEARS and am paying the price now with microscopic colitis. And my colon didn't show damage either. Until I got symptoms and biopsies of the colon proved to be collagenous colitis.
Ive weaned off Both Ibuprofen and PPIs since both are
medication triggers for
Microscopic colitis - a horrendous condition. I was successfully treated with a colin-specific steroid but it still flares from time to time. I take pepcid for reflux.

So I’m a traveling preacher now, screaming to get off drugs that have a shelf Life of 14 days. 🙂

I hope thats useful.

Omg I do agree !! Please let me know what new Dr. says . I’m rooting for you .
Been another horrendous day here . Barely ate . The up 3 x this am . Then finally ate some dinner and had the worst of the 4 diarrheas of the day .
Heart ❤️ palps kicked up . Just misery all around.
Just a break once a week would be Amazing to me .
It never happens not in 11 years.
The sad thing is it’s only getting worse. I look 50 and I’m 62 but feel 100 .
Keep in touch 🙏

I'm NOT doing it NOW but before I did & my reg Gastro said same thing I DID do awhile back & it seemed to help other than sometimes went the other way & got stopped up. Take an Imodium every other day. I just took a half of one once a day. For nausea I use Emetrol it's cheap at Wally World & usually works in about 15 mins.

@drsletmedown
Remember the OTC PPIs that are only recommended for 14 days started out as Hospital IV only. The research studies were obviously double blind - pointed out probably just to emphasize it was credible research. Or perhaps the research to the market was not double blind and she is saying it deserves to be discounted and dismissed. . In any event it was modified to pill form and put on the market initially as prescription only in the 80’s.
As one who stayed on Prilosec or Nexium for FOURTEEN YEARS and am paying the price now with microscopic colitis. And my colon didn't show damage either. Until I got symptoms and biopsies of the colon proved to be collagenous colitis.
Ive weaned off Both Ibuprofen and PPIs since both are
medication triggers for
Microscopic colitis - a horrendous condition. I was successfully treated with a colin-specific steroid but it still flares from time to time. I take pepcid for reflux.

So I’m a traveling preacher now, screaming to get off drugs that have a shelf Life of 14 days. 🙂

I hope thats useful.