Post op antacids/ acid reflux reducer?

[Italiancurves 117]

I'm only seeing Prilosec OTC in pill form in the store.

Do they make something chewable beside those nasty chalky tums?

What did you take?

[vegasneon 181]

I take the Generic form of Prilosec that Walmart sells. Its Equate Omeprazole. Its such a slim little coated pill that I could swallow it even right after surgery. I've never seen a chewable PPI. I think the real OTC Prilosec might be as small- been so many years since I bought the name brand I could be wrong,.

WalMart also has chewable Simethicone for gas. Its cherry flavored and not bad. Same thing as Gas-x.

[Macy6 356]

My surgeon prescribed me 40mg Omeprazole and my insurance covers it. It is a capsule and I swallow it whole, no issues.

[vegasneon 181]

My surgeon prescribed me 40mg Omeprazole and my insurance covers it. It is a capsule and I swallow it whole, no issues.

I couldn't swallow capsules comfortably until I was 12 weeks out.

[Italiancurves 117]

Oh wow, interesting...I thought we couldn't swallow anything whole in the beginning. I'm still six weeks pre op. so I don't need to crush it up , eh?

[Italiancurves 117]

Oh wow, interesting...I thought we couldn't swallow anything whole in the beginning. I'm still six weeks pre op. so I don't need to crush it up , eh?

[Italiancurves 117]

Oh wow, interesting...I thought we couldn't swallow anything whole in the beginning. I'm still six weeks pre op. so I don't need to crush it up , eh?

Did you wait to see if you even got the heartburn or did u just start taking it as a preventative right away? I never get heartburn, but I keep hearing everyone talk about it post op.

[FRED1977 186]

Oh wow, interesting...I thought we couldn't swallow anything whole in the beginning. I'm still six weeks pre op. so I don't need to crush it up , eh?

I'm 7 weeks out and at 4 weeks I was swallowing whole pills with no problems, you should be good.

[sanks51 214]

Everyone's dr/hospital seems to follow different tablet protocol. My painkillers I was given in hospital were two whole tablets. I broke them in half and swallowed them fine. That was two days post op. I've never had chewable tablets or liquid..

[Arts137 1,811]

There is a chewable RX Omeprazole... I used it

[Bufflehead 6,358]

My surgeon prescribed 20 mg omeprazole capsules starting the day after surgery and I haven't had any problems with swallowing them. I think for the first month or so after surgery I probably would have had trouble with, say, one of those giant, horse-sized Calcium supplements, but regular size capsules and tablets haven't bothered me a bit.

[Italiancurves 117]

Sounds like I shouldn't buy them because they are prescribed by doctor in hospital, right?

Ok thanks everybody...good to know!

[SuzyB 182]

Each doc has their own methods. And that will change depending on how you do. I am 4 days post op, and take over the counter Prilosec tablets with out difficulty. If you have difficulty they will find something to work with you.

[forward thinner 11]

Anyone out there gain after surgery?? I came home 7lbs heavier??? WTH?

[Tashabella 52]

They had me taking pills the second day at the hospital. I was afraid to take them and they said to go ahead and it would be fine. It was fine. Don't worry. Ask your doctor.