Getting Off of Omeprazole: Share your success stories please.

It looks like I have been able to switch from Nexium (a PPI) to Pepcid (famotidine, an H2 blocker) by gradually replacing. In other words, taking every 4th day a Pepcid instead of Nexium, and then reducing to 3rd, 2nd, every other, and then 2 days Pepcid, 1 day Nexium, etc...
And then if you also want to wean off the Pepcid, I think it's easier than weaning off the Nexium or Omeprazole.

I took freeze dried breast milk for my SIBO, then added goat milk yogurt, seemed to help a ton...cut out the PPIs, but the docs want me to get back on the PPIs, so I'm struggling with the tossup, acid reflux, beat up esophogus, or laying in bed in pain with a hot pad. I too, "microdose" the psilium fiber, cause too much, is too much, and it's easy to get too much! actually little fiber gummies seem to be just about the right amount for me.

tell me more about diverticuli pain on the left side, that sounds like maybe what I had and it was horrible; went to the ED, cause it hurt so bad and so long I wanted to die.

I have it as well, but been watching what to eat. No nuts. If you want to eat nuts, turn it into powder. Because the seeds go into the Div cavities and start an infection. Try to prevent constipation. You might have had infection, and needed antibiotics. Otherwise, you will end up having surgery done which is a risky procedure. But, people got better by watching what they eat and having bowel movements.

I've heard and read both about nuts, particularly popcorn, and fresh raw corn, doesn't do me well...but dunno
I was in the emergency for severe pain, they said it was gas, but when I read yours, left side, sigmoid colon, it made me wonder if the pain was from that, as I do have diverticulosis/and possibly itis...dunno
the GI is amazing, and very complicated

Lewis

Hi Lewis,
Yep sometimes they have told me not to eat popcorn or strawberries anything with seeds anything with peanuts, the pain on my left side of my abdomen is usually more towards the front and it just hurts and it does feel like gas. I don't get it very often since I started eating differently and popcorn doesn't bother me at all. It's all so very confusing because I've been diagnosed with ulcers,IBS, diverticulitis. Every time I go get a colonoscopy it's different but I've never had polyps I'm 63 so I've been about five times. I can't say that what they call diverticulitis is pain on my left side which does feel a lot like gas or bloating and all sometimes get constipation but it has happened a lot less since I changed my diet and I still eat popcorn just not as much in one sitting. But I also eat flax seeds and they're tiny so they're supposed to be able to get into the holes of your colon if you have diverticulitis and cause pain so everybody's just different. I am very interested in studying all research on microbiomes and stomach issues because I really believe that is where all our troubles start. Since I started taking care of my stomach issues more and eating the right things then I definitely feel better everywhere even with joint pain. Been diagnosed with SIBO too I need my research found that antibiotics are really not good for us and with sibo some people would scleroderma have to be on that constantly. That's when I changed applesauce and sauerkraut for my prebiotics and probiotics I can't believe how amazingly simple it's been.

If the doctor thinks you need medication to heal your esophagus then you should definitely take it, because you're exposing yourself to the danger of developing esophageal cancer. Try to see if you can take an H2 blocker. If that doesn't help you (you need to give it at least 2 weeks to see if you feel better), then take the PPI. It's better than getting cancer.

I"d rather get cancer and die of it; that spend 12 hours laying in bed, clutching a heating pad, against my tummy, trying to get it to unlock, and hypersensitivity to methane gas, like pea gravel; inside my tummy, grinding along. From what I've seen, a lot of doctors, have their "go to" diagnosis and treatment, and don't listen to the patients, don't review the prior records, and don't have a clue about WTF is going on, with and inside their patient, I've had 15 ED/docs, three GI docs, and about five surgeons, deny, what I told them, over two years, and finally confirmed thanks to another surgeon, "very rare, spigelian hernia, you got to get that fixed, it can pinch your bowel" after two years of misery and telling docs that I have a hernia, and the all denied it, but one, that said that was a possibility. Inept idiots, a lot of doctors; don't know shit.

PPI’s treat symptoms, not the cause. I too took PPI’s and once off, symptoms returned. So what’s the point of taking them?
PPI’s can also harm you. After my 3rd endoscopy, the GI doctor came in and told me to never take a POI again as my intestinal cells were hypertrophic.
If you have SIBO, find a doctor who knows how to treat why you have SIBO. Find one that actually listens to you.

I’m in the process of weaning myself off of Prilosec, I’ve been a user for over 15 years constantly daily of 20 mg. I’m going to 10 mg for two weeks and then 5 mg for 2 and in 4 weeks hope to be at zero. I’ve tried this before with no success as the acid production comes back with extreme vengeance. The reason I’m quitting is my new doctor has strongly suggested I do this as research is suggesting possible harmful side effects. It’s day three and I’m feeling discomfort and frantic nerves.