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Omeprazole And Loose Stools

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Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I was prescribed Omeprazole ( 40 mg ) once per day gastritis . After I started taking it I have noticed that my stools are very dark. Can omeprazole be the cause of this. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Baranidharan Kuselan MD

i have just finish a triple dose of antibiotics for h pylori.for 14 days. amoxicilian, clarithromycin , omeprazole . I had a CBC done 6 days with lipase test and hep 7 test, and all came back normal ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Baranidharan Kuselan ( Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Specialist)
Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas MD

omeprazole for. It has cured the reflux. However I am having yellowy/ brown stools that sometimes float. They are not solid neither runny just mushy. I did a home test for blood in stools and it was... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

I had some burning in my stomach like GERD and I took Omeprazole OTC and it resolved, the last time I took Omeprazole was in the am on 3/22. Yesterday afternoon and today I noticed my stools were a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Michelle Gibson James MD

For a week now i m having upset stomach i threw up but not a lot and i also had loose stools i have ... like it s burning me i m taking omeprazole once daily it doesnt seem that it s helping much ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I was having black tarry stools 7 weeks ago for a period of 3 weeks. The doctors believe that it ... hospital to get checked and they perscribed omeprazole 40mg for 4 weeks. I am 2 weeks into the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Sunil Jangid MD

I have had loose stools for about a week. I am take 40 mg of Omeprazole daily, so my stools are never real normal, but these are looser (sp) than normal. My diet hasn t really changed, so I was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sunil Jangid ( HIV AIDS Specialist)
Dr. Salah Saad Shoman MD

I have had diarrhea for about 6 days. I take Omeprazole 40mg daily, and am wondering if that might be the cause. I also take a multivitamin with magnesium. Black tarry stools. I had a colonoscopy a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Salah Saad Shoman ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.       Dorina Gurabardhi MD

I have stomach ache/tummy ache and loose stools. bad in the morning sometimes getting better slowly in the afternoon.Can come on again when I lay down at night.In the past I have been given Omeprazole ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

after stopping 40 mg omeprazole (1 took this one year) i have serious indigestion problems like grey stools and than diarea or obstipation and my stomach is very bloted. I stopped like 2 months ago ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)