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Is it normal to experience excessive smelly gas and smelly stool after taking nexium 20? and will it resolve by itself afyer stopping nexium ?

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Nexium: I wouldn't attribute these symptoms to nexium. Smelly gas and smelly stools are not diagnostic of any pathology but have to do with the ingestion of certain foods. Sulfur from fiber rich foods is often the cause of smelly flatulence.

Answered 5/25/2020

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