My entire direct family live on omeprazole for acid.Having head the side effects of omeprazole my husband came off them (his dad was also on them) Better to find out the reason for acid and its a natural imbalance in the gut. My OH now follows a strict diet - paleo based and doesn't hardly touch alcohol over the years seen an improvement only when he is stressed does it return. Also went for the fitness and building the core muscles up. Omeprazole has been proved to bring on Alzheimers.
I decided to try cutting things out. Hence I no longer eat wheat.
I'd rather do that than pop pills daily.