I have the same problem, GERD. Recently I had an X ray and my bones looked like sponge! Omeprazole should only be used in 14 day increments. The other 14 days off you should modify your diet. Showing, Competitions, Endurance Rides and Funrides. Demos, Courses and Seminars. Books and Multimedia Recommendations Omeprazole is actually used by many vets for cases of recurrent colic (when a gastroscope isn't an option). You can check out the safety inset online for gastrogard and Ulcergard if you are interested. Prescription omeprazole is used alone or with other medications to treat the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a condition in which backward flow of acid from the stomach causes heartburn and possible injury of the esophagus (the tube between the throat and stomach) in adults and children 1 year of age and older. Hi, my 21 week year old baby is on omeprazole (suspension form, 2.5 mls per day currently). Has anyone ever used the omeprazole capsules? It seems an easier way of administering it to me (put the granules on a wet finger?) but I am not sure whether to ask doc for it. Could anyone who has successfully used the omeprazole tablet please advise me how to give it to my 10 week old baby? I tried dissolving it in cooled boiled water and administering via syringe but it just blocked the syringe and he vomited it back up quickly anyways. We also tried it in his formula but then he wouldn't take it. He is screaming in pain, and it makes me so sad that I can't seem. Very good question. I had just found that it causes back pain. As for the question before your's Generic is the same medication as the brand name, but it is the inert ingredients used in the compounding (putting the pill together). The Omeprazole and my stomach don't always get along, although adjustment in timing has helped somewhat. Even so, I've been inclined to stay with 40 mg. once a day until we have a diagnosis of SIBO and/or silent reflux.