Omeprazole - anybody use this junk ???

Is that the same thing as Prilosec? If so, I have been on it for a couple months now because I started getting very bad heartburn with this last flare. I only take it every other day though because I hate being on so many drugs, but it totally helps the heart burn. But now...I'm thinking twice about it again...

Don't take it, it's a trap! I've been trying to wean off.. The rebound is worst than initially problem!! Search rebound from PPIs

Isn't Asprin bad for those with UC? It is an NSAID and I was told not to take NSAIDS. I took Advil and it threw me into a flare once.

Banana: Did you know that it greatly increases your chances of coming down with a C-Diff infection? It gives you a 3 times more than normal chance. I used to use it all the time until I found that out and then I switched to pepcid, which doesn't work quite as well and only has a 2 times greater chance than normal of bringing on a C-Diff infection. I guess acid helps ward off C-Diff so it puts you in kind of a conundrum.

I regret the day I ever touched them!! I was told to wean off because scope showed no reflux.. Little did I know of the rebound affect.. It can take months to even out. Some people are forced back on them because the rebound acid is to much.. I've gone from 40mg down to splitting a 20mg. I will get off them.

I have been on Omeprazole for years. It is the only thing that helps my acid reflux! I don't seem to have any issues with it. I never had c-diff with it. Some days it doesn't work then I take a tums and I am fine.

no gary, i didn't know that! thanks for letting me know. i know it's terrible for you and that's why i only use it when i have to- when my gastritis is so bad that i'm throwing up everything. that hasn't happened since i started paleo in august thankfully.

I never had an issue with them while On them! Try stopping them!! Pity Drs don't look before starting Meds.. Too late to say wean off when scope Comes back clear! Some Drs won't acknolwlege
Rebound..

So I think Omeprazole just brought out a c diff infection in me.

Went on it for gastritis, Gastro said best get rid of inflammation so take this. Felt sick and spaced out from it and bloating and wind. One week later, explosive diarrhoea, followed in next week with bleeding. Just been for sigmoidoscopy, rectum area clear but ulcers in sigmoid colon - i.e. not likely UC as rectum clear. They wrote pseudomembraneous colitis on report.

Having looked on a nursing forum to see the smell and texture of c diff stools described, I would say that is what is going on for me.

As Gary said, looking online it says that PPIs such as Omeprazole are a risk factor. On the other hand, I think now that I have had a mild c diff before (because of having had episode with that smell and texture before) so maybe it is not a bad thing to have discovered that the spores are there. Just started flagyl, hope it works out. Will be looking into FT after that...

I took it for a while but I have LPR, I had conversation with people on the GERD board, they said that it's not very effective for LPR. I tried it at double dose in conjunction with another med, I think zantac or something and I still had no relief. I did this for about 3 months. I still cough quite a bit. Very frustrating. I know this is OT compared to the original post but this is my experience.

I've been using it for years without any problems at all. 

You should not use this drug for more than 14 days .take 1.5 month break between them.