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Omeprazole suspension

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 03:17

Hello all!
Little one is on 5ml omeprazole suspension twice daily. He absolutely hates it and I’m really struggling to get him to take it. Using a syringe, he spits the majority of it out. I’ve been putting it into a teat but he realised after a ml what it is and is hysterical. I’ve tried giving him a little water after a mouth full of medicine to try take the taste away but he still screams. It takes a good 20-30 minutes of screaming to get it in him. He was that bad last night that he started choking on it.
I’m wondering if anyone can advise please on how to give or do i need to go back to the doctors and see what else they can give? Ranitidine doesn’t work, neither does gaviscon and he’s allergic to carobel. He’s also got a cows milk allergy and is on neocate milk. I know it’s got to be given half an hour before a bottle or one hour afterwards. It is working but getting him to take it is a nightmare, it was scary when he was choking Sad
Thanks all! Flowers

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 03:37

Forgot to add he’s 12 weeks old

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 06:42

Trying to give him his morning dose and I can’t cope with it anymore, gonna take him back to the doctors today. I’ve given it a week of him being distressed taking it and he’s getting worse. It’s not fare to him, poor little boy. It’s a shame as it’s working Sad

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laurzj82 · 13/04/2018 06:45

We used to dilute it in an oz of water; would that work?

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 06:49

I’ve tried, he just really really hates it. I know it’s to make him better but you should see what he’s like, it’s awful. Thrashing round, bright red, screaming, coughing, gagging then choking last night.
I feel like a failure as I’m giving up but it’s hesrt breaking and I can’t keep doing it to him every day

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llmb · 13/04/2018 06:53

My ds is a lot older but has been on omeperazole years. What about putting it with a drop of juice? I know everyone will say babies shouldn’t have juice blah blah but he needs to have his medication.... in the end I ended up dissolving the tablet in the little pot with warm water and then adding in literally few drops of juice (we used prune juice to help constipation)

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 06:57

I’ve read about the tablets so was going to ask for them today. This liquid he’s on tastes like seawater, it’s so salty so no wonder he doesn’t like taking it!

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 06:59

It’s taken half an hour to get half a ml into him and even then he’s spat it out Sad he’s meant to take 5ml twice a day

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llmb · 13/04/2018 07:03

Oh goodness sorry I didn’t twig when you said suspension. There is no reason why you can’t get the tablets.... you have to dissolve it in a certain amount of water and then syringe out the dose given. It’s so much better. There’s no reason gp can’t give tablets instead of liquid (although it may be paed who has to do it I’m not sure) if you can get the tablets it will be much easier. I’m sure you know that the more he screams the worse that is for his reflux.... hopefully the gp will be sympathetic.

CluelessMummy · 13/04/2018 07:06

Our paediatrician recommended sticking the granules from inside the tablets together with a pea-sized amount of pear purée at that age. Honestly couldn't have been easier - quick swipe of the finger inside the mouth, then breastfeed and done.

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 07:07

I know the tablets are a hell of a lot cheaper too. I hope that he likes them a bit better. I just hope I can get an appointment today as my doctors is awful and I can’t physically get this medicine into him so he will end up going thenweekend with nothing which I don’t want to do. I feel like a failure and that I’m giving up.

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 07:08

With the tablets do you still have to wait half an hour before a feed? I presume so as he’s a really sicky baby so will puke the medication back up

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 07:09

Thank you all by the way. Just feel really down and needed some advice and to sound off, so thank you so much Flowers

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llmb · 13/04/2018 07:58

I can’t remember as ds is now 10!! I think you had to wait yes. You don’t when they are older. Stick with it and don’t let gp fob you off, some are rubbish, Iv had my fair share of them but some will be sympathetic and bend over backwards. The tablets we have are whole, not a capsule so I have to dissolve it, I do that in warm water as it goes quicker.

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 11:04

The doctor was awful! Didn’t want to give me anything, told me that the doctor who had prescribed the omeprazole suspension shouldn’t have done so and that it should be prescribed by the hospital. Wanted to know who said he has reflux and a cows milk allergy as ‘you can’t have both, they either have one or the other’. Anyway, after arguing he very reluctantly gave me dispersable tablets, after making a snide comment about them and smirking ‘how are you going to give it to him, dissolve it in his mouth, ha!’
Seriously don’t know how I didn’t break down crying because he was awful.

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LapinR0se · 13/04/2018 11:06

Omg what a wanker!! I actually think he’s misinformed and CMPA and reflux often present together. I would make a complaint about him if you have the energy.
There’s a good Facebook group for babies with reflux and CMPA. I’ve found it v helpful

bigarse1 · 13/04/2018 11:11

what an idiot! I have twins with both milk allergy and reflux. good luck with the meds - we have them and its just a case of keep trying I think. mine are 4 now and cant ever remember not having them so its just routine to them. we have had the odd instance where they don't take it but its not too bad. when they were babies I used to out a tiny bit at a time so if they spat it out hopefully they would get some of it in

llmb · 13/04/2018 11:12

Agree with lapin the 2 very often go hand in hand. Both my dc had both. This is what I meant by some gp’s are really crap when it comes to reflux in babies.

He is right that another gp shouldn’t have given you the omeperazole originally, it has to be prescribed by a paediatrician for infants but gp’s can amend dose for you which needs to be done quite often as they grow so much and is based on their weight. At least you’ve got the tablets now...

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 11:43

Idiot isn’t he?! Honestly couldn’t believe the attitude on him. I’m moving doctors once little one has had his second lot of vaccinations as I have had so many problems with them. Sounds like I was lucky to get the omeprazole suspension off the doctor then! He’s a locum and only works two days a week. My surgery only had one regular doctor, the rest have all left.
Thank you all so much by the way, I appreciate the hand holds you’ve all given me and you’ve all made me feel a bit more positive now! Grin

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HoppingPavlova · 13/04/2018 11:55

One of mine was on tablets from birth (well, few days old). Tablet dispersed in water, made and kept as a uniform suspension while the the correct amount was drawn up and given. Syringe had no tip and really wide bore like nurofen type. Hospital chemist taught us how to do it, they didn’t want to use the suspension as apparently the effectiveness wanes pretty quickly and it’s lucky to even make the short shelf life it has.

Thankfully from 6 months we were able to just give the tablet in a spoon of yoghurt. Child could not have any lumpy food due to swallowing issues but the small tablet in yoghurt was never a problem.

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 12:17

I’ve got to give one tablet, half in the morning and half at night. The tablets aren’t scored though? Can I dissolve all and leave half in the fridge?

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llmb · 13/04/2018 12:20

Surely the pharmacist should’ve thought about this?! I’m not sure, on the tablets we have it says TAKE WITHIN HALF HOUR OF Dissolving. Have a look at what the instructions say? If they don’t say anything about taking straight away I would ring pharmacy to check. Most of the time they are more knowledgable than gp about the actual medications... although they should’ve noticed this when dispensing and advised you how to take them..

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 12:26

Just checked and it says half an hour. How annoying! The reason I’ve been told to give twice daily is because that’s how inwas giving the suspension, I found if I have it in one dose in the morning then it wouldn’t last through the night. The doctor today said I could give it all in one go at night if I wished or split it

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seven201 · 13/04/2018 12:27

No you need to use it soon after it's dissolved. I think you can buy tablet splitters - can probably get them from amazon. That gp is shit. My dd has cmpa and silent reflux - it's common knowledge they go together! I give dd hers in a calpol syringe. She's nearly 2 now and is just used to it.

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 12:31

Have any of you tried any anti sickness? Little one is bad with sickness, still throwing up three hours after his bottle. I asked about domperidone but the doctor today refused to give it to me and said I need to contact the specialist for it. I’ve called them but no one in until Monday. Just wondering if anyone else used it and found it helped?

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Smellybears · 13/04/2018 12:32

Dreading trying these tablets but it can’t be any worse than the suspension he’s already had! He hates Calpol too so I’m not feeling too hopeful to be honest. I just need to keep my fingers crossed! 🤞🏻

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