Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Other Health Discussion => Topic started by: holidaylover on August 26, 2021, 11:20:17 AM
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Hiya
Have been taking omeprazole for nearly two weeks now, not helping much, but wondered if anyone else who has taken it has experienced a kind of funny feeling in their throat and sinuses. It's a bit like the feeling when you suck a antiseptic lozenge for a cold. My nose feels really 'clear' if you know what I mean. Also experiencing sharper pain in centre above stomach.
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I havne't had problems with it after 2 years. My GP gave it for reflux cough which annoys everyone within ear shot :o. Constant throat clearing then a hacking cough.
Why did you begin it, had you tried 'Rennies' etc.?
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CLKD
I posted last week with regards to horrible pain at top of stomach in centre, really bad burping(belching), wind, bloatedness, etc, combined with almost continual palpitations. Doctor prescribed omeprazole. I'm also taking Gaviscon Advance at times. Rennie (which I tried initially) did absolutely nothing.
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The throat and sinus symptoms plus the sharp pain are all common with reflux. It could be that you need longer to get the problem under control . I'm on 40mg at the moment as my symptoms caused by hiatus hernia were not being controlled by the 20mg dose despite having had great success with it for the last two years. I've been on the higher dose for three weeks and the throat and pain symptoms are just beginning to die down a bit.
Taz
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Aah - if U had kept to the same thread I might have been aware . I found out that the title subject box can be modified so that it keeps 'current' if that makes sense :-\
Gaviscon :sick02:
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My doctor told me to come off them as the symptoms I was trying to get rid of were getting worse! I’ve just been taking peptac and so far I’ve been ok for over a week (touch wood)
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DeeMarie, Do I need a prescription for peptac?
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Hi holidaylover, yeah you do, it’s the generic to gaviscon. I was taking this along with omeprazole but the side effects of omeprazole were awful :'(
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Thanks everyone
DeeMarie, I have a phone consultation next week the the Doctor so I'll mention that. I'll keep taking the omeprazole until then, I keep thinking if I give it a wee bit more time, it might work. Not too bad yesterday, but once I ate my tea, the palpitations were awful and I've been awake all night with palps and gurgling stomach. It's exhausting. I have a problem not knowing what exactly it is nor what I should nor should not eat for the best. I had a couple of glasses of wine with tea, so don't know if it was what I ate or just the wine! (or both).
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Hopefully not the wine ;-) . Acids will affect the gut which may cause reflux. Some find that they need to give up alcohol completely :-\
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Oh my goodness CLKD !!!!! The very thought!
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:lol: I swallow capsule at night on my way 2 my 🛀 so that it settles B4 I lay down 🛌.
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Oh that’s good, I would continue to take them then discuss your symptoms with your doctor. The symptoms I had on and off were nausea which lead to loss of appetite, struggled to sleep at times, stomach pain was near enough every day, headaches. I discovered I had a hiatus hernia last month and was told to continue omeprazole 40mg but a couple of weeks later symptoms returned again ( I had been off them for a week due to gastroscopy) It was awful this time round! Called doctor and was told to stop them and continue peptac. I’m hoping that this is the end to the symptoms I had, I’m not a 100% but I do feel better 🤞🏼 I’m watching what I eat too just incase certain foods are triggering it off. Hope you feel better soon and keep us updated 😊
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Would smaller meals spread through the day help?
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Probably CLKD, and I know that as we don't usually have our evening meal until after eight in the evening this wont be helping at all. It's the best time to fit in with family commitments so that we all eat together.
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MayB eat something a little 'lighter' for 3 weeks at that time as a sort of 'what makes this worse/better' experiment?
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Doctor has upped my Omeprazole dosage to 20mg twice a day. Pain has still been bad along with the palpitations. The past couple of days I think I feel a wee bit better (might just be my imagination), but the past couple of days I have also had really bad diarrhea and stomach cramps. Now I don't know what to do. Does anyone know if this could be caused by the tablets? Or maybe a stomach bug?!
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It may be interacting with the gut, from top to bottom?
Did U try eating a lighter meal at night?
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CLKD, Yes I'm trying to eat smaller portions, but I cant seem to pick out anything in particular that makes the pain worse. I've been up all night with the diarrhea (at least 10 times through the night) and I'm absolutely exhausted! No relief at all from horrid stomach pain and cramps. I dont know whether to take any tablets today or just drink water. Or even take something to stop the diarrhea or let it run its course. :-\
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I don't think this is anything to do with the omeprazole. Do you think you could have picked up a food poisoning bug? Campylobacter causes dreadful diarrhoea and awful stomach cramps. There is usually no vomiting as it affects the lower digestive tract. I feel such severe diarrhoea needs a medical appointment.
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Taz2, don't think it's food poisoning as the rest of family are fine and we've all ate the same. Haven't taken omeprazole last night or this morning and although I still have a sore stomach and a bit of cramping, the diarrhea isn't near as bad. I was fine on 20mg of omeprazole but wondered if upping the dose may have caused this. The only other thing I did wonder about was we had a very large box of soft chewy fruity sweets at the weekend, and I ate far too many, right up until Monday. Diarrhea started on Tuesday. If I'm no better tomorrow I'll ring the surgery. So sick of stomach and indigestion issues.
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I just wondered as campylobacter takes around five days to appear but can be as long as ten. If the chewy sweets contained sorbitol this may be the cause :)
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Oh really, I'm trying to think if I ate anything at the weekend that may have been the cause, and just realised I ate a Chinese!
I dont know if the sweets contained sorbitol, I've put the box out but I know I get stomach pains if I eat wine gums or the like. This was a humungous box!! If its been that, then it serves me right for being greedy.
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Probably the sweets. Not sure about the Chinese! Undercooked meats and poorly washed salad can be a cause.
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Just had a wee read about campylobactor. Had my chinese on Saturday night (Prawns!) so with my symptoms starting on Tuesday it does kind of fit. I had the shivers a bit yesterday too, couldn't come a heat, and a banging headache so that might be the answer.
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I felt fluey with mine. I had antibiotics once diagnosed. Buscopan helped with the cramps. It's a nasty bug and can lead to reactive arthritis so watch out for that!
Taz x
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OK right thanks, I have Buscopan in the cupboard so will try that.
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Well I've just phoned the surgery because although I feel a bit better and stomach cramps are not so bad, I still have diarrhea and noticed I was passing some blood. I thought I'd be better phoning today as waiting until the weekend. After the 10 minute recorded message which includes information regarding the flu jab, covid symptoms, treatment rooms etc, I eventually got to speak to the receptionist. She asked my symptoms, "Diarrhea, with some blood, and stomach cramps, I had a headache on Wednesday when it was at its worst, and a bit shivery" I told her. Her reply "Mmmmmm..... these are Covid symptoms, so the Doctor would probably want you to phone 111. Wait and second....." and I was put on hold. Because of the blood, she obviously deemed it worth me speaking to a doctor. How kind of her. If I had phoned 111 I would probably have been sent to A@E, and I thought we were trying to stop this. I would also have probably been sent for a Covid test. However, 2 minutes later, the lovely doctor phoned me back and confirmed that he thought I most likely had some bacterial infection from eating something dodgy. No mention of Covid whatsoever. Is everything a symptom of Covid now? And when can we see out Doctors again in person? All this in Scotland who are drafting in the Army to cope with the under pressure ambulance service. Open the Doctors surgeries and a lot of people wouldn't need to phone an ambulance.!!!!
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Have you got to give a stool sample? Campylobacter is notifiable
Taz :-\
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Taz2,
Doctor said if I wasn't better on Monday I have to phone and come in to get tested. How on earth do you test a stool sample when it's diahrroea (how on earth do you spell that!!?) It's literally like water. Can they tell from a blood test?
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Mine was just water too but they can test that as it will contain the bug. Mine had to be dropped off at the hospital microbiology unit which is when you find out who your best friend is as there was no way I could be away from the toilet long enough to do that! Got the diagnosis within 24 hours.
Taz x
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Thanks, I'm definately not 'going' as much as before, but just still watery and when I need to go I need to go! Cramps not as bad either. Haven't ate anything yet for a couple of days except for a couple of Rich Tea biscuits. Doctor said to avoid all dairy and I remembered I had a yakult drink this morning because I thought it would help the gut! Praying I'm better by Monday so I can avoid the 'sample'.
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It would be good to get it confirmed. The GP then has to report it by law.
Hope you continue to improve.
Taz :)
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Holidaylover - Did you confirm what your diarrohea was caused by? I had a very brief experience with omeprezole recently and within two days of taking it had horrendous diarrohea and bleeding. It also made my stomach pain worse. When I mentioned this at the hospital, they said that this was a common reaction for some people and that it did not suit everyone. :)
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Hi holidaylover, how did you get on? I had to come off omeprazole as I felt they made me feel worse. I’m on peptac but still have nausea and reflux in the mornings :-\ sometimes retching :'( Arrrrgh!!!!
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Hi Moanybreeks and DeeMarie. Diarrhea cleared up so never found out if it was caused by food poisoning or the omeprazole. I haven't taken any more, the doctor did confirm though that these tablets can cause stomach upsets. My symptoms are just the same, (palpitations, pain, rumblings, belching) so I've now been prescribed Lanzoprasole. Will pick these up today and start taking tomorrow. I've been told to reduce the amount of carbs I eat and trying stopping gluten. It's the worry of not knowing the cause that's bothering me. I hate the palpitations. One doctor I spoke to mentioned I should get an endoscopy but I spoke with another on Friday and she said I should alter my diet, as that is how a hiatus hernia is dealt with. I have to see her in two to three weeks to see how things are going. (Well not actually 'see', it'll be a phone call!!)
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Why stop carbs :-\ - if we stop too many things in our diet we don't know what is causing any possible problems.
If the doctor mentioned "I should get an endoscopy" why weren't you referred :-\ ::)
When is the best time to swallow the capsule?
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CLKD, I don't really know why I've not to be referred, but it was a different doctor this time. I think the cutting down on carbs is to reduce my bloating. I'm assuming she want to try the different medication first to see if that helps.
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Let us know how you get on!
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I would push for an endoscopy especially if it was mentioned by one of the doctors. I know how you feel it’s the not knowing. That way if it is the hiatus hernia that’s causing these symptoms it can be dealt with rather than just change your diet although over time you will know if certain foods trigger your symptoms. I really would keep at them. I’m being retested for h pylori before being put on ppi’s again, think they are going to try me with lansoprazole too. Let us know how you get on x
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DeeMarie - a long course of antibiotic therapy is usually prescribed, I mean a *long* course: sometimes many months.
I have no idea which food stuffs cause my windiness :-\.
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CLKD I’ve had it before and had a week’s course of triple therapy, it was horrendous but did eradicate it but heard it can come back :-\
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Answered U in the other thread ;)
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Well my prescription wasn't in at the requested chemist so I have had to phone up the surgery. After a bit of a cafuffle, where the right hand didn't seem to know what the left was doing, I was told the prescription was at the surgery ready for me to pick it up. I had just listened to the long winded pre recorded message from the surgery saying that prescriptions should NOT be picked up in person at the surgery! The doctor had asked we what chemist I would like it to go to. When I asked the receptionist about the follow up appointment the doctor had said I should have in 2 - 3 weeks I was informed that there were no more appointments until next month and that she had not been instructed by any doctor to phone me regarding this. She asked me who the doctor was, and I said I didn't know as she is new. (and I was a bit flustered when she phoned). I asked if the receptionist could find this out by looking at the prescription but she said she couldn't read the doctor's writing!!!!!!! What an absolute shambles and if I wasn't feeling so worried about my health it would be laughable. And they wonder why A&E is so busy!!!!
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Yep - A&E is busy due to surgeries not seeing people and by one hand not knowing what the feet are doing >:(
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What an absolute shambles and if I wasn't feeling so worried about my health it would be laughable. And they wonder why A&E is so busy!!!!
Holidaylover - how are things with you? I hope that the Lanzaprazonal has improved your symptoms and is making a difference? I have been taking it for 10 days but it has had little effect on my issues but on a positive note, I didn't have the awful omeprezole side effects.
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Moanybreeks, Hi
I've been taking the lansoprazole for 6 days now but to be honest I cant see they are making any difference yet. I don't know if things will improve with them or not. My palpitations are horrendous at the moment and am unable to sleep at night with them, they seem so much worse when I'm lying down. I'm still waiting the results of my 24 hr heart monitor I had done on 12 July. Phoned the surgery on Friday and was told the doctor was chasing it up but at the moment they are still analysing monitors from May!!!!!! My mind works overtime with my health anxiety and I am wondering if the digestive issues are not connected to the palpitations and I have some serious heart problem. It's scary and because the results are not back yet I don't know what else I can do. All this news about the heart issues from the Pfiizer vaccine is constantly on my mind and I really want results before I am offered the booster. I also cant make my mind up if the lansoprazole is giving me a bit more indigestion type pain. I'm going to start back on the Gaviscon Advance again to see if that helps. Hope you get some relief soon.