 [ Symptoms ] for years i have been suffering with itchy toes my toes are currently all inflamed from scratching what can i use [ Disease ] i am sorry you are going through this it sounds miserable i think you need to talk to your doctor or nurse practitioner about the situation the burning sensation in your stomach clearly sounds like irritation due to excess stomach acid although both prilosec omeprazole and zantac ranitidine are marketed as treatments for gerd they work in two different ways they both block the production of excessive amounts of stomach acid but omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor  while ranitidine is an h2 antagonist  this is why one type of antacid might work better than another for individual patients in your case it sounds like omeprazole worked better than ranitidine is working for you one thing you can try while you wait to see your doctor is to take an over the counter calcium based antacid product like tums these products will not interact with the ranitidine and the calcium content will benefit your bones wishing you well