I've suffered with acid reflux for about five years. It came on suddenly and I kept feeling like I was going to vomit, so I went to the GP. He tested me for H.Pylori (neg) and then put me on 30mg lansoprazole. It worked a dream initially and maybe due to the pandemic, or possibly just because no one checked, but I was left on this drug until now and never questioned it (two other members of my family are also on it long-term, so I assumed it was safe).
Recently though there have been quite a few articles in the press about how you shouldn't be left on this drug long-term, so I went to see (another) GP to discuss it and she said I need to wean myself off it. She said I can do it gradually, but the real problem is that I'm getting days of really bad acid indigestion again now, even while I'm on the drug, and I've read that when you stop taking it the proton pumps in your stomach go into overdrive and create even more acid than usual. This really worries me as it's already pretty bad and I'm starting a new job soon, but I accept I need to do it.
So if you weaned yourself off a PPI, how did you go about it and what strategies did you employ? I've been googling dietary changes and am resigned to having to give up many of the things I love to eat and drink, including caffeinated tea and coffee, white wine, anything fizzy, tomatoes and citrus fruits.