Omeprazole side effects
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Have been on Omeprazole for some time now for hiatus hernia and stomach acid. I took 20 mg twice a day which settled my stomach, but then I noticed some leg aching and this got better when I went down to 20 mg once a day. For the last few months I've been getting increasing puffiness of my ankles, lower legs and possibly upper arms. I've had extensive blood test and heart tests but all OK. I saw this problem listed as a rare but possible side effect in the Omeprazole literature, but my GP says she has never seen this side effect from Omeprazole. I just wondered if anyone else has noticed this? I've emailed the company who makes my Omeprazole and I think I'm going to go back to taking Ranitidine.
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meltrell katy1
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Best Wishes
bowl katy1
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cjb106 katy1
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I've posted about the following elsewhere but maybe worth mentioning again here. Have you tried controlling your reflux with diet? I too have a hh, suffered from reflux and tried on the usual drugs. I didn't get along with any of them. They seems to work for a month or so and then the symptoms would return with a vengence. With a lot of trial and error, I managed to figure out which foods triggered the reflux and it's anything containing sugar. Chocolate is the absolute worst. I never did eat a lot of refined sugar products but once I cut them out my symptoms disappeared completely. This in turn lead to a loss of belly fat which helps with the hernia. I've also cut out some of the usual suspects, very spicy food and caffinated drinks and substitute leeks for onions in cooking. Tomatoes are fine. It took me five years to get to where I am now, to being completely reflux free. Giving up chocolate was hard but worth it to feel so much better. Worth a try?
trev96621 cjb106
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take pinenut oil twice a day 1 in morning and late afternoon no reflux for 6weeks .
i put weight on with omeprazole and felt really bloated.
katy1 cjb106
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Many thanks.
katy1 trev96621
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trev96621 katy1
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Also available in bottles like olive oil named Siberian pinenut oil
terriL katy1
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trev96621 terriL
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terriL katy1
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