Omeprazole

[Perziano]

At first my wife had urinary infection, few weeks later she started to have fever and stomach problems, the docter told her it was a gastroenteritis. I bought her omeprazole and gave her amoxicilline, that worked. She felt fine, but few weeks later she had urinary infection symptoms again. The doctor gave her antibiotics again, that helped her. Now she has heartburn almost everyday, at first the doctor gave her pantoprazole that didn't work and now she takes omeprazole, but after eating she still has heartburn almost everyday. She eats everything above ph5, which doesn't contain acid. I advised her a lot of healthy food. She is 29 years old, i'm wondering if it is acid reflux or not, and if it has something to do with h.pylory. Does she need to do a endoscopy?

[cnoevl21]

If you're in that much pain and vomiting/diarrhea constantly, you may want to go to the hospital so you can see a dr now. Or call your GP and explain it is an emergency, maybe they can fit you in sooner. Also, with something like this you should be seeing a Gastroenterologist.
In the mean time. Eat very bland meals. Stay away from stomach irritants like alcohol, coffee, tea, gluten, dairy, fast food, fatty foods. Get yourself some coconut milk and some bland gluten free cereal rice puffs. Try having just grilled chicken or turkey with steamed veggies. You can also do lean fish like flounder or cod.
Get yourself some pure coconut water to help you hydrate.
And keep a food journal. list everything you eat and drink (including meds) and keep track of how your stomach feels. This could be helpful info for your dr when he/she tries to diagnose you.

[22unigirl]

I'm 22 and a third year uni student and suffering fro a stomach issue.it began in June 2014 after having too much alcohol. I was admitted to hospital because I was throwing up cooked blood due to acid. As time went by I gradually became worse after a night out in the end I couldn't consume more than 2 units or alcohol without excessive belching, nausea and sickness. After tests for helicobacter which were inconclusive I decided to stop drinking. I am now on week six so this has dramatically changed my social life and I am now on 20mg of omeprazole. For the first month it started ok. I cut Alcohol, spicy food, all fizzy drinks, orange juice. Now I'm faced with crippling stomach pain, the belching is back and as worse as when I used to drink. I throw up bright yellow acidic sick and have diarohea frequently. I have to wait 2 weeks till my GP appointment. I'm still taking omeprazole, I'm exhausted and I need help. I just want to not be uncomfortable every day.

[cnoevl21]

First, taking antibiotics screws up your entire digestive system. If she didn't have the heartburn before the antibiotics, I would call it a safe bet they caused the problem.
With that said, in my opinion, doctors over prescribe antibiotics when they really aren't needed. When you have a UTI, first try cranberry juice, or cranberry pills as that will help. Always check and see what type of herbal remedy there is before pumping your body full of pills. Obviously, if after a couple days being on cranberry you don't feel well, then by all means, take the antibiotic. But when you do, make sure to take a strong probiotic as well.
You body is full of both good and bad bacteria. Under normal circumstances these two types are well balanced, the good bacteria keeping the bad stuff at bay. But, when you take antibiotics, it not only kills the bad bacteria, but the good as well. This allows things like yeast (which the good bacteria keeps from overgrowing) to overgrow. This is bad, and takes a really long time to fix. This can cause things like acid reflux, diarrhea, constipation, etc.
To answer your question, do I think she needs an endoscopy? It can't hurt to have one done. But in the mean time, I suggest finding a good probiotic for her (go to your local whole foods, tell them the problem, and they will help you find an appropriate one). I also highly suggest to only take antibiotics when extremely necessary.

[Belial1134]

I would suggest seeing an ENT and of course they would decide on the endoscopy. I had LPR last summer and the ENT did an endoscopy and quickly diagnosed me and got me on meds

Well wishes