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patricia84103
patricia84103

hi as anyone ever suffered really bad flatulance from omeprazole   im taking 2 times 20mg in the morning and 2 times 20mg in the afternoon  thats what doctor perscribed  everytime i eat anything i get terrible wind  not burping just the other end,   ive had test for gluten and wheat  and all came back ok   i watch what i eat  for the fear of it making the gas worse    but now im wondering if its the omeprazole and not what im eating   any help would be appreciated 

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  • janet38422
    janet38422 patricia84103

    Posted

    I have really bad gas pains that wake me up..i stopped taking Omeprazole and still had them so i know it's not that causing it..going thru some test at GI Dr but i think i have them stumped

  • angelica_35956
    angelica_35956 patricia84103

    Posted

    Hi jst wanted to know how long have you been on omeprazole n for wat.. have you had this problem before n if not it can be caused by it I had really bad side effects with it n only been on it for 3mth n jst a week I stopped it cuz I couldn't handle the side effects, you can talk to your doc to see if he can switch it to something else or lower dose

    • patricia84103
      patricia84103 angelica_35956

      Posted

      hi angelica  ive been on omeprazole since having my gallbladder removed in feb   i had what they call dumping syndrome  (morning diarehha)   and could hardly eat  had low appetite   they thought it could be hpylori  but have been tested and it came back negative.    i cant tell if its anything to do with having my gallbladder removed   or through the omeprazole    as i keep having episodes of lose bowels and really bad flatulance all day.  but doctors just said it could be alergy to gluten   but test have now come back normal   xx
    • angelica_35956
      angelica_35956 patricia84103

      Posted

      You should talk to ur doctor to see if you can stop the omeprazole for a while to see if that's the problem. I had my gallbladder out in 2009 n never had that problem. I can tell you I did have bad IBS symptoms taking omeprazole n got really bad anxiety (stress,fear), vission change with it as well n other bad side effects but I jst got off it a week n not gonna go back on it I also heard it shouldn't be taken long-term cuz it can cause other health problems

  • julie37508
    julie37508 patricia84103

    Posted

    80 mg a day is pretty high.  I had started taking 10 mg a day again, but after only taking it a while, I was noticing I was dizzy when I bent over, had weird headaches, not bad, just dull, and just felt off.  So, now I am back on Rantinidine, 150 twice a day.  I have good days, and days when I feel kind of crappy, stomach kind of off, but I need to do this, I guess.  
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