Hi, I was on Omeprazole, and it gave me a gassy, bloated, sometimes unbearable feeling in my stomach. I have no heart burn (occasionally) and burning in throat, with pain. He just put me on Pepcid 40mg twice a day.. It's not as bad to deal with. Maybe I should check to see if I have H Pylori. Its a pain to try to figure out what this is. Last year I had the discomfort you are describing for 3 months during the summer. It was horrible. Finally it went away on it's own.