Advice please… lansoprazole

[MrsGibbons30]

hi guys, my symptoms are:

- crackling noises in chest when breathing

- burning sensation in chest and back

Doctor has put me on lansoprazole, I have been taken it now for 1 week. The burning has decreased, but no change with the crackling/ bubbling. The noise it makes is audible.

Does anyone else suffer with this crackling sound? How long does it take for the meds to work?

Thank you.

[Jumpey]

Yes I get crackling . I take omeprazole. This has helped but not eliminated my symptoms.

Do you have other symptoms of Gerd?

[MrsGibbons30 in reply to Jumpey]

I don’t think so, just some burping. But I don’t get the lump in the throat. Sometimes mild chest pain.

[MrsGibbons30 in reply to Jumpey]

also - how long did it take for the meds to work for you?

[Jumpey in reply to MrsGibbons30]

The meds help but don't work completely for me. I'm waiting for surgery.

[MrsGibbons30]

What sort of surgery? Because of GERD?

[Josie-Anne]

Hi MrsGibbons30

I’m taking lansaprazole for acid reflux I had a bravo monitor attached to my osoephagus with showed I have Barrett’s disease which 2 of my other siblings also have. I don’t get a crackling noise but lots of sticky phlegm. I’ve got to have biopsies taken on Tuesday to see what stage the Barrett’s is at.

[AliBeth in reply to Josie-Anne]

Hi Josie, I hope your tests go well. Can you advise me on whether you needed to stay of your acid medication for a period before the test? I haven’t seen a specialist yet but have been told I would need a month off medication.

[Josie-Anne in reply to AliBeth]

Hi AliBeth,

Yes thank you, all went well but you only usually come off the antacid’s for a fortnight, we’ll that’s all the consultants told me here and that was bad enough.

[AliBeth in reply to Josie-Anne]

Aww thank you that’s really helpful. A month sounds scary ! 🙈

[Josie-Anne in reply to AliBeth]

it will be hun as it’s an awful long time to be off them, I didn’t think the antacids were working until I had to come off them, keep plenty of gaviscon in and if you have to have the procedure done then lot of paracetamol you can add water too 😊

[AliBeth in reply to Josie-Anne]

Thank you it’s so helpful and your symptoms including hernia are so similar . I hope they can improve things for you . 🌟

[Josie-Anne in reply to AliBeth]

I’m afraid there’s no cure hun but thank you, hope all goes well for you too ☺️

[MrsGibbons30]

oh bless your heart, I’ve never heard of it. What other symptoms do you get?

[Josie-Anne in reply to MrsGibbons30]

Hi MrsGibbons30,

Usually with Barrett’s disease apart from having acid reflux you bring up a lot of phlegm either morning or night, burning sensations, heartburn, constant feeling of lump in your throat, regurgitation, nausea and vomiting, I have a sliding hiatus hernia that comes up into the oesophagus 3cm long.