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[CLKD]

Last weekend I didn't have access to my usual treats: egg custards, chocolate yoghurt pots, mouses ........... no, mousses  - and reflux went  and nope, wouldn't go for that tube up the nose unless I was deeply drugged prior !!

Do you take the cider vinegar in water?

[Hvenab]

I tried silicon gel from boots as I dont get on with gaviscon. It's worked a treat in terms of settling stomach. I'm not fixed but this has eased things. It doesnt have flavour it's a gel.

[CLKD]

Took my 1st Omeprazole capsule today  .  Need to take 2 a day eventually.

Irritating clearing throat cough back.  Chest X-ray last week. 

[CLKD]

 

2nd capsule taken this morning

[CLKD]

I've had a back ground headache for a few days  as well as dry mouth . 

Also the side effects on the leaflet are HORRENDOUS including osteoporosis.

[CLKD]

They were helping but DH was worried about the persistent, irritating clearing of throat following a Germ 12 month's ago.  [? months' ? ]

[CLKD]

That's what I thought and GP agrees thus far

Waiting for a chest-x-ray result due next week.  See GP again in mid-Dec..

Cough isn't any better though 

[CLKD]

 

Once I've had this 'course' I'll consider what else helps.  Fortunately I don't cough in the night!

[Countrygirl]

Gaviscon advance is the best one to take at night, it stops me waking up with a husky voice so I know it does it's job well at keeping the acid down x

[CLKD]

Tnx.

[CLKD]

When I had The Germ 12 months ago I coughed 24/7.  Now I've got the irritating clearing of throat .....

[CLKD]

Chest X-ray normal
But I have restless legs - began 2 nights after starting Omeprazole - I have to take 'nurofen' B4 bed 

Irritating throat clearing remains 

[Ladybt28]

My son was given omeprazole and he says that it makes him cough and irritates his throat.  He has been stopping and starting it a couple of times and he is right, once he starts it again after about a week he is always coughing and spluttering. The doctor in the hospital looked up the side effects and coughing is a rarer one but it is still on the list.
Some of the most innocuous stuff has weird side effects CLKD.  Good chest x-ray normal now you just have to find a way to manage the throat clearing, but I'm sorry - what to suggest I have no idea.  Youngest son has been having similar problems.

[CLKD]

DH thinks that I have coughed less  .......... it comes on in the afternoons and goes when I lay down.  Fortunately.  Next appt with GP booked. I took 'nurofen' prior to bed last night to ease my legs.