I stayed off prilosec until the reflux was so bad I could not stand it. I asked for a referral for an upper gi scan. Locally in our small town these are done by general surgeons. Their office is known for doing obesity surgery and fixing hiatial hernias with the wrap. I told him there was no way I was going under his knife and went to a gastro specialist. Meanwhile the first doctor told me to take prilosec. I read about it and protested but i took it. My kidney function has always been a little iffy but after 6 months on that stuff it got really bad. In the meantime I got on LC and lost 30 pounds. I quit any reflux drug and was able to stay off. now and then I eat a tums. On the next test my kidney function was almost normal.

I should add that I already knew NSAIDs were bad for my kidneys, but I used to take a lot of tylenol for my arthritis and I quit taking that too, which contributed to my improved kidney function. I have now lost 40 pounds and do not take any reflux drugs and tylenol.

Prilosec is as bad as they say for me.