Hi here everyone
It's not often I ask for advice but I would love to hear any experiences and comments about this. I realise there are other threads but thought I would ask in relation to me.
I've had digestive problems for ages - hiccuping and excess air (not quite burping as I can't do that but similar), feeling bloated, indigestion, sometimes nausea etc. I don't usually bother to talk about them and just use Rennies or Milk of Magnesia which seemed to do the trick. Went to doc a couple of years ago and she suggested cutting out wheat ( I think I might have posted about this?) and if that didn't work then try the Low Fodmap (Google it!). Well the latter is prohibitive so no way was I going to do that but I have cut down wheat although I am not at all strict so don't really know if it has worked.
Anyway symptoms got worse - stomach pains a while after eating, feeling full quickly, cough etc. I DON'T have acid reflux as far as I know nor usually heartburn - at least only occasional pain in central sternum but mostly other parts of stomach and general discomfort and symptoms as described. Went to doc in summer and had blood tests and everything normal that could be so no further investigations but a couple of days ago (phone consultation) doc suggested a course of Omeprazole to "heal the stomach" + poo test for H.pylori.
So have now got said meds - anyone who knows me will know I am reluctant to take meds and all I take are painkillers and migraine tabs - when I get a migraine (bio-identical HRT does not count as medication - it is replacing a hormone deficiency) so having looked at the sdie effects, of course I am now worried!
I do remember being prescribed these some years ago for similar problems ( though very minor compared with now) and never took them because of these and in fact healed myself. This time the symptoms are bad and I do need to do something apart from what I already do ie eat smaller meals, low fat, low wheat, hardly any alcohol (boo!) etc.
Of course this will not be long term - I can see it's mean to be a short-term med - and I've been given an 8 week course - but to go back either if symptoms get worse while taking it or if they return when I've finished.
I have read that they interfere with vitamin absorption but doc said take it at night. Also I presume this will not be too much of an issue in the short term. The instructions say take in the morning. The common side effects look horrible and the same as the symptoms they are trying to treat!
Please any feedback on
- whether it worked for you
- what symptoms you had to start with
- how long you took them for
- did symptoms come back when you stopped
- did you get side effects if so which
- what time of day you took it and did it make a difference
All info and experiences gratefully received!
Many thanks
Hurdity x