Severe indigestion-nothing working and no sleep for days! HELP

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Hi all,

I’m suffering from really bad indigestion that’s getting worse with each treatment. I have suffered for years and my oncologist warned me chemo would make it worse.

Whilst I used to have it every few weeks I am now getting it most nights usually before bed then it settled then it will wake me up around 4am and last around 4 hours.

I am on omeprazole 20mg twice a day, paracetamol when pain bad and gaviscon multiple times through the day.

I don’t eat close to bed, I’ve tried herbal things and I sleep with a wedge pillow so not lying flat.

They tried adding famotidine but I got bad heart palpitations.

Im just so knackered and fed up! I will speak to the team next week when I go for my next weekly session but I wondered if anyone else had suffered like this and had any ideas/what worked for them!

I’ve still got a long way to go and can’t cope with this for much longer x

  • Hi Kiwi

    i would ask the doctor for an alternative to Omeprazole. I have had long term problems with reflux etc. I am on Pantoprazole 40mg which I take on a morning. I never got on with Omeprazole. There are plenty of alternatives for you to try. Maybe you also need something like Ondansetron if you are feeling nauseous. When I had chemo I had domperidone, not sure if you can still get that.

    Good luck.

  • The anti-sickness drugs I was given during chemo caused awful stomach problems for me I stopped taking them in the end and felt so much better.
    I wonder if it might be similar for you xx