Do reflux meds aggravate IBS?
#295704 - 01/09/07 07:38 AM
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Hi,
Does anyone who has IBS-C and reflux find that they can't tolerate any of the prescription reflux meds like zantac, carafate, prevacid and prilosec. My daughter when she has tried each of these they gave her alot of gas, abdominal pain and lots of undigested food in her stools and had to discontinue taking them.
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I am in Canada so the names of some meds may be different. I was told in the summer when I went for my colonoscopy and endoscopy that the Ranitidine(prescription Zantac) I had been taking for GERD was known to cause D. They switched me to Pariet for various reasons and it has been great for me. I was also told by the GI specialist that when you first start taking a new reflux med it could be painful and noticeable at first. Your stomach is used to having the extra acidity to break down the food and you are taking that away. Not sure how much truth there is in that but it seemed to make sense to me.
Hope this helps,
Bethany
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Microscopic Colitis, IBS-A, GERD, Hiatal Hernia
Bethany, Ontario, Canada
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I am currently taking Pantaloc (Pantoprozole) and it is really helping me, without causing D or C. I'm actually "regular" and no bloating, nauseau, etc. Just a mild headache once in a while, but that could also be attributed to 9.5+ hrs at a computer per day! I actually don't have the alien trying to burst out of my chest feeling, so I'm feeling pretty good for a change! Hope your daughter finds something that helps her.
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Cassandra
Live like there's no tomorrow. Love like you've never loved before.
IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up! 
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I'm IBS-C and was on Prilosec for two months after an acid reflux episode. It didn't increase my IBS symptoms at all.
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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
Stable since July 2007!
Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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I used to take prevacid and had some trouble with D. I don't take anything now except drink some fennel tea when I have mild symptoms of GERD. I didn't have a severe case of this except when I use peppermint alone. I mix peppermint tea and fennel tea with no problem.
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Franny
IBS/D
Celiac
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Resurrecting this old thread because I am having some of these issues again. I started taking Prilosec probably at least a decade ago. It was great but after a few years it lost its effectiveness so I switched to Prevacid. That didn't work so I switched to Nexium. That was great but after a couple of years I began to get bad abdominal pain and nausea (somewhat different from my IBS - not much cramping or D). I was starting to get geared up for a series of tests when my husband offhandedly mentioned someone he worked with had the same problem and felt better after stopping Nexium. So I stopped it and felt much better within a week. I told my doctor and she had never even considered that might be the cause.
So, I was on Zantac for awhile but the breakthrough heartburn was horrible. I caved and went back to Prilosec (which had not given me side effects during the time I took it). But now after a couple of years, I think I have the same thing happening. Bad pain, but this time I do have more cramping and D. I started being extra careful with the EFI diet hoping for some relief but now I'm wondering if it is the Prilosec because the pain just seems "different", and it seems worse a couple of hours after I take my dose. I'm used to having an attack every few weeks or so, but not nearly every day.
So, long story short (too late, huh?  ) I am going to stop Prilosec (unfortunately, I didn't have this epiphany until after I took my dose this morning and ended up running to the bathroom multiple times a couple of hours later). We'll see how it goes.
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IBS-A and GERD since 1983
Low FODMAP since 2012
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