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Omeprazole

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glammygranny Wed 26-Jul-17 14:40:04

Omeprazole and all its PPI relatives are the next big problem for the NHS. There is a wealth of information to show its linked with certain cancers and increases the risk of dementia. My husband was on it and one of his clients warned him about the dangers. We researched it intensively and it seems the cure (PPI aka Omeprazole) is worse than the illness. He switched to a mix of apple cider vinegar (must be organic and contain the mother, manuka honey and curcumin (8grams per day in tablet form). He's feeling a lot better. He also follows a gluten free and dairy free diet. His gastric symptoms have totally disappeared. The advice is also to take probiotics after stopping the PPI to allow the good bacteria to come back into your gut as the PPI damages this.

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ninathenana Wed 26-Jul-17 13:24:41

The only person I know who has ever been prescribed it was GS who had it as a baby but thankfully out grew the problem

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mammabear Wed 26-Jul-17 12:54:03

I too am on these, one a day normally if I watch my diet, more if I dont. I have gallstones.

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jollyg Wed 26-Jul-17 12:47:36

Last night on R4 there was a discussion on Omeprazole. It would appear to me that everyone in the UK over a certain age is on it. Anyone i speak seems to be prescribed it.

I discussed with my Dr, I had been proscribed for bleeding from the stomach, silly me Iboprufen was the cause, and I no longer use it.

Started @ 4 tabs,20? mg dose, now down to 1 , all the medicals on the prog were considering cutting down.

I wonder hoe much it costs NHS?

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