Getting into the stomach, the drug Omeprazole penetrates the mucous epithelium and activates its antisecretory motor skills. The active substance regulates the mechanisms of hydrogen ion exchange, and thus suppresses the surplus production of hydrochloric acid. Modern medicinal product directly participates in the process of scarring of erosive-inflammatory defects.
The drug belongs to the category of proton pump inhibitors, so treatment of gastric ulcer with omeprazole inhibits the release of hydrochloric acid. The product protects the digestive system at the cellular level. Cellular structures that secrete the main component of gastric juice - hydrochloric acid, under the action of the drug lose their ability to produce a large number of enzymes.
What is characteristic, a tablet of omeprazole with a stomach ulcer reveals the entire degree of its medicinal qualities only after getting inside the organ of the digestive tract. The gelatin capsule shell dissolves under the action of sour juice, and the contents quickly accumulate in the mucous epithelium. The drug actively suppresses the growth and vital activity of the main etiologic factor of the disease - Helicobacter pylori bacteria.
Recommendations for the treatment of ulcers with omeprazole
Each patient should be aware that the requirements for how to take omeprazole in an ulcer depend on the stage and causes of the disease.
For primary signs of the disease, 1 tablet per day is prescribed with a dosage of 20 mg. Take the drug should be 4-8 weeks, the course of treatment depends on the speed of healing defects. If the patient has a form of stomach ulcer resistant to therapy, the dose is increased 2 times. That is, you need to drink once a day at once two capsules of the drug. Typically, this scheme is designed for 8 weeks.
Diagnosed gastric ulcer associated with the Helicobacter pylori bacterium, implies complex antibacterial therapy. Omeprazole is prescribed together with an antibiotic for 7 days to 20 mg in the morning and in the evening. Then follows a three-week monotherapy of 20 mg per day. Apparently, the treatment is long, but effective.
General recommendations include the following:
- Omeprazole is always drunk 15 minutes before meals or while eating;
- capsules are swallowed without chewing, and washed down with a small amount of water;
- gelatinous shell is absolutely harmless and protects the curative properties of the active substance.