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Trying to get OFF Prilosec / Omeprazole been on it 30 years
Digestive Health | Last Active: May 30 8:52am | Replies (36)Comment receiving replies
@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.
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Can you share the steroid they used to treat your colitis? I’m desperate for help !
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She said she took several biopsies last June & all was well. ALL I know is something isn't right & I DON'T like the idea of Prilosec / Omeprazole or Famotidine other than the latter is less aggressive or hard on the kidneys. ALL the other sides seem about the same. Ironicall the young tech doing my stomach sono had a horrific story about how her & another tech were scanning each other & she saw something on her neck / throat. ASK for another person to do it & they said it was OK. She kept pushing & the radiologist or whoever said it was OK. She pushed for & finally got a biopsy & had thyroid cancer. Has since treated & now its back & having to fight again. It's RIDICULOUS. People with our lives in their hands & aren't qualified to stock the Dairy at Walmart. We've watered down to a level of a few classes & hours & you have a title & are doing things you should have NEVER been assigned to do. RAISE the COST & LOWER the STANDARDS.