Question: hello , Ive recently being diagnosed with a small hiatal Hernia , I was told not to worry and tak some PPis Zolton fastabs which made me feel terrible , sore throats , and other symptom, i went back to the docter and he gave me others , basically they all made me feel awful , ive never had reflux as such , but since ive taken them ive had sore throats etc , ive changed my diet , no sugar , dont drink or smoke , I think its the ppis , protium now used 40 mg for 28 days , then 20 mg for 2 weeks and now 1 every second day, every time i cut down on them but i get burning in throat and sternum , i was wondering is this from weaning off the tablets ? should i look and see about an op for the hiatal hernia as my symptoms seem to be way worse since the ppis were used ? i,m 40 yrs old

Hello Thanks for your response
with your points


1. Weight reduction if obese have cut
Ive been to a nutritionist and she recommended a low carb diet , which i have stuck too , also taking digestive enzymes and some magnesium supplements and zinc, drink aloe juice. for last 4 weeks , healthy weight .

2. Avoid smoking, alcohol, coffee, citrus, tomatoes, chocolates, fatty food

dont drink , smoke or eat all of those above anymore.

3. Eat small frequent meals
i do this

4. Go to bed at least 2-3 hours after food
i do this


5. Head elevation while sleeping
ive done this

6. Avoid tight fitting clothes
this

7. If there is excess stress, follow some stress relief methods.

I do XXXXXXX breathing excercises


"If you getting symptoms while weaning, then you may have to take low dose PPI as maintenance therapy till there is relief of symptoms. Lifestyle changes are very important for relief of symptoms XXXXXXX

For the first week i went from 40 mg to 20 mg per day i had sore throats and breathing issues, but after a week they were not so bad.

but since i went to one 20 mg every day , My throat feels sore and and breathing at night seems hard. which effects sleep sometimes.
One thing i didn't mention, i did have vomiting and diarrhea on last Saturday , the Doctor said its nothing got to do with weaning off the tablets. Maybe that may have effected my tummy ?

I also think i have bad reactions to the drugs , ever since i started.

I was taking the ppi in the am first thing , also take lepicol .

how long should it take to get off them , as ive only being on them a few months ?

thanks