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Can Omeprazole Intake Cause Severe Abdominal Pain And Gas?
I took Omeparzole for several years. For some time now I wake up with pain in my stomach about 6 hours after bedtime and have to get up, pass gas and often have a BM before it goes away. Fine during daytime. My doctor said I have IBS but I don t have the usual symptoms. Could this be from the omeparazole? The camera I swallowed to take pictures, showed some ulcers and I was told I had Krohns disease but next pictures showed none a few weeks later. Symptoms have changed over the years but still there!!!
Tue, 20 Nov 2018
Hello,
Omeprazole can rarely cause abdominal pain and flatulence but I would say that is uncommon and more likely due to some other cause. In your cause, with you getting relief from the pain and gas when you have a bowel movement sounds like IBS. You probably have already talked with your doctor about these things, but looking at your diet would be important, avoiding gas-producing foods, getting enough fiber, and avoiding gluten are things that can possibly help.
Medications depend on whether you mostly have constipation or diarrhea, but dicyclomine or hyoscyamine can help with GI spasms and could help with your pain.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Aaron Branch,
General & Family Physician
Omeprazole can rarely cause abdominal pain and flatulence but I would say that is uncommon and more likely due to some other cause. In your cause, with you getting relief from the pain and gas when you have a bowel movement sounds like IBS. You probably have already talked with your doctor about these things, but looking at your diet would be important, avoiding gas-producing foods, getting enough fiber, and avoiding gluten are things that can possibly help.
Medications depend on whether you mostly have constipation or diarrhea, but dicyclomine or hyoscyamine can help with GI spasms and could help with your pain.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Aaron Branch,
General & Family Physician
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