Omeprazole/Losec for reflux

[hobnob57]

DD (12 weeks) started a daily 5mg (half tablet) dose of Losec last Thursday. She had been on 2x1ml ranitidine a day. The GP thought her unsettledness may be due to reflux and prescribed Losec. My hunch is that her issues are more related to intolerances (very mucusy nappies).

Since then she has been even more unsettled than usual with a sore belly. She cries in a straining kind of way. She's always been a windy baby, but it seems that the wind is less mobile and she is more resistant to me trying to help it out with massage/leg movements, etc. She has also been frantically sucking her fingers, is resistant to sitting positions preferring to be straight, arches her back when lying, won't stay asleep for long.

Some of these things cry reflux to me (arching, etc.) but it doesn't make sense if she is on omeprazole.

Can omeprazole cause really sore tummies?

Not sure whether this helps but thought I would post anyway.

My DS just started on losec. He is 2 so could tell me if it gave him tummy ache. I haven't noticed any tummy problems with him at all.

Hope your DD gets better soon.

I take omeprazole and I can't say I notice any tummy ache,I am on 20mg twice a day.

Looking at the side effects listed in my last packet they do list diarrhoea,drowsiness,wind,abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.
Also they list imsomnia which I do suffer from.

It may be worth mentioning it to the doctor.They say these are common (affecting less tan 1 in a 100.

hi there,

my ds was on omeprazole 15mg he is now on lansoprazole, we were told by the pead that it could definately cause tummy ache, if you think that it may be making her worse then maybe ask to try something else? also it can take up to 2 weeks to take effect apparently. ask your gp for a referal to see a specialist.
it does sound like she has reflux symtopms like you say, and the sucking can also be a symptom as the saliva will help neutralise the acid.

is she breast or formula fed? often reflux and intolernece to dairy go hand in hand, we are on a special prescription formula called nutramigen AA, we have been through quite a few and find this one suits him best.

hope she improves for you soon, i know how hard it can be xx

hi twilight81

dont know if youre still on this thread but wondered if lansoprazole had been better for you than omep?

my dd now 24 weeks was on ranitidine which initially helped then omeprazole which didnt help so changed to lansoprazole 3-4 days ago plus neocate. no improvement and may have to be readmitted as becoming dehydrated again. i know they work in same way so dont know why it would make a diff. she was on 10mg omep and now 15mg lansop so a higher dose relatively speaking.

yes its a total nightmare are isnt it
hope your ds is now ok