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I’ve been taking this for 10 days now some days feel ok but others still getting burning in chest & under breast bone ….. how long does this take to fully work & has anyone experienced similar ? Feel as if I’m one step forward & 2 back 😫

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PPI drugs like omeprazole will take time to work. Ask your GP to consider increasing this to 2x a day and then when stable go back to one a day. I keep Gaviscon tablets with me to complement omeprazole.

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