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I just lost 8% of my bone from using omeprazole to control my reflux a
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Apr 13 4:05pm | Replies (22)Comment receiving replies
This comment is not for those who must take a PPI for their medical conditions. I was put on a PPI after my doctor incorrectly diagnosed me with Barrett's esophagus. After taking it for a few years, my DEXA scores got a lot worse. I very slowly weaned myself the PPI and replaced it with Famotidine twice a day. Famotidine is not significantly associated with bone loss, unlike proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which have been linked to lower bone mineral density. Therefore, famotidine is generally considered more bone-friendly compared to other acid suppressants.
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@daisy17 the problem is that I was having such bad reflux that was lasting an hour that I went on omeprazole which took away. I've only had one bad incident of reflux last week since July of last year. The reflux is very frightening because I've had an esophagectomy and I have burning in my throat for one hour and I use throat cold tea and Pepcid and Tums. It's frightening and I actually had aspirational pneumonia from that reflux so I'm really afraid to go off the omeprazole. I don't know what to do.