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Taking Flomax and Omeprazole

Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Sep 27 8:07pm | Replies (13)
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@maggieinfp

Hmmm! They took me off famotidine too but gave me sodium bicarbonate and ok’d Tums.

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steveutnv | @steveutnv | Sep 27 5:47pm

Omeprazole and famotadine work differently. Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor and much stronger than famotadine, which is an h2 blocker. My gastroenterologist likened it to a BB gun versus a cannon.

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sbtheplumber1 | @sbtheplumber1 | Sep 27 7:19pm

@maggieinfp what symptoms were you having?

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