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Omeprazole
2015-07-09
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Written by a patient
Written by a patient 9th July 2015
Loss of appetite, swallowing difficulties and weight loss (reflux was sometimes evident but I did not regard it as particularly problematic) resulted in a diagnosis of Barretts Oesophagus and oesophageal cancer. Within a day or two of taking omeprazole (20mg, once a day) my appetite improved significantly... I also took lansoprazole for a few weeks instead of omeprazole and it seemed to have the same positive effect. It is about 12 months since surgery (oesophagectomy) and I am still taking omeprazole and my appetite is fine. Fortunately my diet is more or less as it was prior to surgery with no food restrictions although I tend not to eat late at night and have reduced my alcohol intake.