Omeprazole for Hiatus Hernia and Reflux Disesae.

Digestive health
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Hello everyone,

I was diagnosed a few months back after an endoscopy, with Gastritis, Oesophagitis and Hiatus Hernia, after complaining for 6 months of feeling nauseous and not wanting to eat and just feeling really, really ill (but NO heartburn)

No-one listened to how ill I felt; my doctors prescribed anti-sickness pills, which I didn't take because I wanted a cure, not something to take the symptoms away!

Now apparently the damage to my stomach/oesophagus is quite bad! (It took 6 months to get someone to examine me and take my symptoms seriously, never mind how long the problem had been there)

I was prescribed 20mg Omeprazole to be taken forever! It has done the trick - I can eat and I don't have the terrible nausea that I had. BUT, I am SOOOOOO bloated - I look 8 months pregnant, and unless it is the second coming . . . it is so uncomfortable. I am very constipated, and I have itchy skin, on my back and upper wrists, which comes and goes, but when it happens drives me to distraction! I have actually gone through the skin with scratching so hard and so often! I also have a persistent dry cough, from what feels like irritation at the back of my throat, but I don’t know if that is connected.

If any can suggest a better drug for me, please do! My hospital consultant will only prescribe Omeprazole, and says any problems I have are dietary, which, as he didn’t ask what my diet was, I thought was avoiding the issue. I do not eat chocolate or sweets, I don’t drink, I eat lots of fibre and salads. I have given up coffee and smoking (I have also recently been diagnosed with emphysema)

I will need to get any other medication through my GP, but want to be sure of people’s experiences with the different alternatives first. I don’t want to replace one problem with another.

Or do I have to just grin and bear it! :roll:

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Hi, I too suffered bloating when taking omeprozole (60mg a day). I started taking Yakult, & that really helped. I alternate it with Activia (I get bored with the same things). Also I find that a Fromage Frais after a meal, helps to make it settle easier. I would certainly recommend the Yakult though. It worked for me within a day or two.

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Hi sooki,

Thanks for that.

I will give it a go, although I have to say I do hate yogurt of any sort.

But, if it helps, it's worth doing, even if I have to put a peg on me nose! :lol:

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Good morning!  I was searching Omeprazole alternatives this morning and found your post. If misery truly loves company, you have found a soulmate. I have taken this med for five years for a hiatal hernia. I too look pregnant, carrying quite high in the stomach!  Have scratched a hole in 2 nightgowns from scratching my back in my sleep, always constipated, and dry itchy skin on arms and legs with come and go itch on forearms. Have you found any alternatives in the past year?  Hope you are feeling better.