Suggest Remedies For Abdominal Bloating While On Prilosec

Posted on Thu, 16 Feb 2017

Question: I am taking Prilosec prescribed at 40mg and have difficulty disgesting many foods and experience a great deal of bloating and air at making sleeping difficult.
What can you suggest to decrease these symptons, please?

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
checked the gallbladder?

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

this kind of symptoms are sometimes hard to approach and manage. If prilosec does not help then an ulcer is less likely, although other causes relating to the stomach are possible, like tumors for example. A commonly encountered condition that causes similar symptoms is gallbladder disease (stones). It may cause symptoms of indigestion or pain one hour or so after meals, particularly if the fat content is high.

If you're talking about lower abdominal symptoms only then the intestine should be the focus of investigation. Colonoscopy is the best test for the intestines. Irritable bowel syndrome is possible in such a case.

So in conclusion, I would suggest to complete the investigation. If it's the gallbladder it would have to be removed. If it's any condition inside the stomach, management would depend on the diagnosis... For irritable bowel syndrome there are various drugs to try like otilonium for example. Checking whether certain foods cause more trouble than others might also help.

I hope you find my comments helpful!
Kind Regards!

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