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Does Taking Prilosec Before A Stomach Surgery Cause Any Harm?

My husband, a 76 year old man, he has lost over 92 pounds in a few months time, had an EDG touted out he has ulcers in the middle part of his esophagus , skipped his stomach and he has ulcers in his small intestines. At U of M they gave him a secretin stimulation test which was positive for a gastronomy. That is a tumor that send a signal to his stomach to produce excessive bile, fluid. After that test he complained of extreme pain across his abdominal area. Now this is a tuff guy, he never gets any shots when he goes to the dentist. He said his pain level was a 7, which is probably a 50 to a regular person. We , my daughter and I t
Took him to the ER, they did usual info then they did a CT which showed his lower end of the small intestine was perforated and liquid was leaking into his body. They siphoned over 2200 ml from his stomach before they did surgery to remove a small section of his bowel and resection it. Today is 1 month since surgery. Now they want to find the gastronomy, otherwise he will keep having ulcers and the diarrhea. Will the Prilosec harm him until they do surgery?
Tue, 7 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

* As per my surgical experience, the Prilosec will not cause any harm until you get the surgery.

* On the reverse, it will keep the mucosa of gut healthy devoid of ulcers for better prospects of surgery outcome.

Hope I have answered your query.
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Does Taking Prilosec Before A Stomach Surgery Cause Any Harm?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. * As per my surgical experience, the Prilosec will not cause any harm until you get the surgery. * On the reverse, it will keep the mucosa of gut healthy devoid of ulcers for better prospects of surgery outcome. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.