Side effects with omeprazole/Prilosec use

Hi there: Has anyone had success in weaning off of Omeprazole? I take it for GERD. Thank you in advance!

I was getting acid reflux at night from eating whatever i wanted to. I was drinking 5-7 cups of coffee a day, 5 sodas and eating a high fat spicy diet.
I thought I was having a heart attack one day and ended up in the emergency room with a hemaglobin of 7. I had burned a hole in my small intestine and had internal bleeding from Motrin. They did and upper endoscopy (EGD) and cauterized it closed. They then told me I had Barretts esophagus from the acid reflux. They told me low acid diet from now on. So I cut out out all Soda, I switched to 2 cups of low acid coffee only in the morning. No booze,no smoking, no vinegar based products, no citrus, No OJ, No fried foods,No spicy foods, No more fast food. No more processed meats or foods. I bought the book the Acid watcher diet which told me a lot about reflux. No eating 3-4 hrs before bed. No spices on your food. No pepper ever. Chicken breast is good to eat. Cut your red meat intake. Baked fish too. Steamed green vegetables are good.I cut out almost all salt and sugar. I drink unsweetened almond milk with my cheerios in the morning. I drink lots of bottled water during the day. Stay away from mint and chocolate. I walk 5-7 miles a day. My last EGD there was no sign of Barretts esophagus. So the diet does work. I lost 25# and no longer have reflux. I might be overboard and strict but this works for me. Good luck and buy that book I told you about.

@riflemanz64 I will get that book ... what’s the author’s name? I don’t eat most of what you’ve listed, but I still do suffer from GERD. What kind of coffee do you take that is low acid? On average, I just drink one cup of Maxwell House instant coffee. May have a second cup of it only when we have company.

@riflemanz64 I will get that book ... what’s the author’s name? I don’t eat most of what you’ve listed, but I still do suffer from GERD. What kind of coffee do you take that is low acid? On average, I just drink one cup of Maxwell House instant coffee. May have a second cup of it only when we have company.

@rashida If you prefer an instant coffee Kava has been around for many years.. early 1960s I think. I cannot remember is has a good taste or not.. been a long time since I have had any.

Thank you for responding, dand48, hopeful33250, Theresa, and destinanna. I still suffer from GERD from a hiatal hernia. I have taken Oemprazole a little over two years and want to get off of the medication because of the associated health issues of poor absorption of key nutrients (D, B12, and calcium are the ones I am familiar with).

My provider, a competent gentleman, has said "hmmmm." I am an RN so am used to doing the research and my own investigation. I have not found evidenced based information / articles on weaning off of Omeprazole. I have heard it can be done and tried to do so but was met with resistance and poor results when I attempted to do so. I switched over to Zantac and the first three days were reasonable and after that it was very uncomfortable).

The celery sounds hopeful and am trying to figure out the mechanism of action for its success. I have tried cider vinegar and it was met with severe cramping.

I am seeking successful scenario's by the valued participants on this board and will do a fair amount of research / experimentation on my own of what works for me. I take responsibility for my nutrition. I am also Lactose intolerant and have a few other sensitivities / intolerances in digestion.I thank you in advance for any additional feedback.

@nightngale1998 I been on Omprazole for 2 1/2 yrs. I go on and off myself . Mostly cause I forget to take it. My usual dose is 40mg in the AM and 40mg in the PM. I can go for about 30 days without taking it. Then BAM. The stabbing chest pains, sore throat and stomach starts to hurt. So I have to go back to regularly taking the pills. It usually takes about 2 weeks to get back to feeling normal no chest pains and such.

I tried the vinegar once.. OMG.. I might as well drank boric acid, it felt about the same. It was like flames were shooting down my throat. I think that works for people with occasional acid reflux?

You have to completely live on a bland diet. Which is impossible for me at least. I think in order to live without the medicine. But i don't even know, if that works when you have a hernia?

My blood work is fine perfect actually after this long. I think it can possibly cause issues with our kidney's?? But I don't know anyone who has been affected that way?

Now I have a couple of family members who have been taking this medicine for 20+ years and they are fine today in their 70"s.

If I am not mistaken Gerd is the precursor to Barrett's Syndrome? Barrett's Syndrome is the precursor to Throat Cancer? My Uncle has barrett's Syndrome and the Dr's watch him like a hawk.

I would talk to your DR again or go for another opinion to see what another Dr recommends for you. You may hear a different story.

I wish you the Best..
Jackie

Interesting! Thank you for posting. I am concerned about connection between PPI's (proton pump inhibitors like omeprazole) and mental decline/ dementia.

Hi there: Has anyone had success in weaning off of Omeprazole? I take it for GERD. Thank you in advance!

@rashida If you prefer an instant coffee Kava has been around for many years.. early 1960s I think. I cannot remember is has a good taste or not.. been a long time since I have had any.