Omeprazole questions

Posted by januaryjane @januaryjane, Dec 3, 2019

Ok, I went to my gastro and having symptoms of nausea that got better with an antacid. So, Im put on 40mg omeprazole a day since Nov. 9th. I had an upper scope and nothing was found, no ulcer, inflammation, notta. Im still having stomach troubles, could this medicine be making things worse? Should I even be on this higher amount? I know no one can tell me what to do, just asking around for some insight.
My symptoms are, lack of appetite, on and off diarrhea, gas, cramping, severe fatigue, low grade fever on and off. And nausea if off the medicine. Been going on for at least a few months.
I have chronic constipation from slow transit disorder, so struggling with that.

I just dont want to be taking this medicine if its exacerbating my symptoms.

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Eden | @eden | Dec 5, 2019

Omeprazole is usually prescribed in cases of proven gastric of duodenal inflammation, possibly caused by over-production of stomach acid. The symptoms you describe can, though, be a consequence of under-production of acid and the Omeprazole could be making things worse! It seems to me that you need to be investigated for alternative diagnoses. You might like to read the book Why Stomach Acid is Good For You. by Jonathan Wright and Lane Lenard.

JK | @contentandwell | Dec 6, 2019

In reply to @grachelg "Which coffee is low acid? Thank you" + (show)

@grachelg If you do a search for low-acid coffee on Amazon there are a few. Dark roasted is lower acid than light or regular roast too. The roasting burns off the acid.

@januaryjane That amount of omeprazole is not too much for some conditions but it sounds as if you may have something else as @eden commented. After my Barrett's Esophagus was first diagnosed I was on 40 mg of omeprazole for a short time to get things under control, and then it was reduced to 20 mg.
JK

januaryjane | @januaryjane | Dec 8, 2019

In reply to @riflemanz64 "What kind of foods are you eating? Try a low acid diet, no soda, booze, only..." + (show)

When I get bad I go on very limited diet, low fodmap, low acid, sugar etc. Now Im doing mostly liquid to calm my gut down. Nothing caffeinated or carbonated, no dairy, or juice. Water, some gaterorade, decaf tea, broth, lots of water. Jello sometimes. Today I had loud growls and gas from just drinking water. So, I dunno. Im afraid to eat, feel better when I dont.
I see my gastro tuesday. No idea what shell say as my upper scope was normal and so were the biopsies.

Ingegerd Enscoe, Alumni Mentor | @astaingegerdm | Dec 9, 2019

In reply to @januaryjane "When I get bad I go on very limited diet, low fodmap, low acid, sugar etc...." + (show)

I’m just coming out of a 2 week acid attack. Don’t know what started it, but plenty of nausea, abdominal pain etc. Saw my GI last week and got rx for carafate to coat to the stomach. Will see how it works

januaryjane | @januaryjane | Dec 10, 2019

In reply to @astaingegerdm "I’m just coming out of a 2 week acid attack. Don’t know what started it, but..." + (show)

Sorry to hear that. Are you doing any better? I went to my dr today and she thinks I have ibs, with my constipation, yay. Im going to see if I can fill Motegrity and give it a shot. Not many options left.

Ingegerd Enscoe, Alumni Mentor | @astaingegerdm | Dec 10, 2019

In reply to @januaryjane "Sorry to hear that. Are you doing any better? I went to my dr today and..." + (show)

@januaryjane - I am doing much better now, thank you. IBS seems to coexist with many GI problems. Stress of any kind sets it off with me.

januaryjane | @januaryjane | Dec 12, 2019

In reply to @astaingegerdm "@januaryjane - I am doing much better now, thank you. IBS seems to coexist with many..." + (show)

Good to hear you feel better. The past few days the Ibs symptoms have calmed down. Im studying indepth the low fodmap diet as well. Have you tried this?