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2/28/2018 4:59am
2/28/2018 4:59am
Anyone here suffer from this? I recently had to change up my whole diet and cut some shit out as I felt like I was going to vomit after my normal meals. I've endoscopes done three times now. No major issues, just GERD. I've heard a few people claim certain things work in helping get rid of the symptoms, but I wanted to hear what some here had to say.
If I find it’s coming on quite often Prilosec works fantastic. 1 poll a day for 2 weeks and it goes away completely and stays away for quite some time. Costco makes a generic version and is available on Amazon and I find it works just as well. With those two meds I didn’t need to alter my diet, which really isn’t bad other than spicy Mexican food...I live n San Diego area and I’m not giving that up
Also, look into Doterra essential oils. They have an oil that I use called Digestzen. I put a drop under my tongue every night before I go to sleep and it keeps me from getting acid reflux and wrecking my throat all night when I'm not on a paleo diet. It tastes like black licorice which I don't love but I can tolerate.
When you really read up on medications for stopping acid reflux, you find that they are overall very bad for your health and mask the problem, actually making it worse. However, I totally understand the reason and necessity for them.
Hope this helps.
Saw a good ear nose and throat doc that did all kinds of tests.
Best advice was no eating 3 hours before sleep.
Oddly i used to have this reflux, sleep apnea as well as snoring.
I had level 2 ACDF and now i have none of the above conditions. Maybe it was because they move your esophagus to get to your spine.
Good luck
The Shop
Also pop a zantac before a meal I know will be brutal.
Sorry for graphic details. Wonder if that happens to anyone else. My sister in law and my nephew suffer from the same symptoms.
If I feel like I have a bit of acid-reflux from too much food, ice cream, beer, etc before I go to bed I will take two tums and it really helps with the acid.
One thing I can very rarely drink is dark or hoppy beers or beers with too much carbonation like a coors light. It somehow interacts with my stomach acids in a bad way and bubbles up and is extremely extremely painful. My whole chest will hurt for a good 20-30 minutes. Sometimes it's not a problem. Sucks cause I love beers, but I pretty much stick to just Corona as this gives me the least amount of problems.
Acidic food and eating before bed also do it for me. I have had some rough nights. I am pretty sure diet would fix this problem for most people, but who wants to eat bland food all the time?
Typing this as I’m eating a chili relleno and enchilada
i really like Mexican food, beer, and coffee so yeah
The sipping cold water sometimes helps right when it gets stuck. Sometimes I'll sip cold water right before I eat as I think this helps relax it a bit before eating. That helps sometimes. And you can feel when it's been unplugged as everything will "flow" down finally.
If sipping water doesn't get it down, I'll take a few gulps of water, and if that doesn't do it I have about 10 seconds to go to a toilet or outside because that water is coming up instantaneously. It's gotta go somewhere and it's not going down.
It can be a pain going out to eat with folks or to do team lunches at work because I'm always fearful of it happening around people I work with, etc. I try and be extra careful with what I order, how fast I eat. Sip sip water before and during to try and help control it as best as possible. Lunch isn't too bad usually. I would say breakfast and dinner is where I have most the troubles.
Getting old sucks! lol
I know a lot of this can be fixed by having a strict diet. I did it in high school when I was cutting weight for wrestling. Beer and spicy foods are just so good though. I am really trying to do it all in moderation. Also with having asthma, I'm more prone to the GERD symptoms and negative effects.
My daughter had big problems with this in her early 20s. They told her to take one of those meds and like others said it makes it worse in the long run.
Watch the diet, alcohol, and stress.
Pit Row
Appreciate you know what I deal with.
I think I will find a new doctor when I decide to go back in.
Is there any resolution to this syndrome? For awhile I thought I had cancer. Still a fear it will turn into that.
It sound like BS. I promise its not. Its actually pretty crazy what those people can do for you.
There are basically 3 types of food:
1) Leafy greens and greed veggies like lettuce asparagus, broccoli and other non starchy veggies like cauliflower, onions, mushrooms etc.
2) Starchy veggies like potatoes, rice and sugars and grains, bread, pasta etc.
3) Meats, eggs and hard cheeses
You can combine 1 and 2 safely and 1 and 3 safely but 2 and 3 will give you grief. I tried it and no acid reflux and no flare ups. Its all about how your stomach digests these foods and the enzymes and acids that are produced as a result. There is nothing worse than waking up in the middle of the night because you burped up battery acid!
I am now on a Keto (similar to Paleo) diet which also works as basically on a keto diet you eliminate group 2 from your diet.
I would rather eliminate the source of the problem than take a drug/supplement to mask the symptoms.
I hope this works for you.
Having said all that, and going through 3 or 4 doctors for a few years, the Dr, I was using retired. His PA was a nice Indian women and she took over the practice as a Dr. She said, I went through enough and said she had a combo that would work for me. She gave me a stretch the next day and prescribed me Nexium and Flonaise back when both was only available via prescription and $300-$400 each. My insurance at the time wouldn't pay anything on the Flonaise because it was not being used for its intended purpose. Well lucky for me that both are now over the counter and in the $20 range. I hardly take Nexium, maybe 2 pills a month. But I say this for anyone having choking problems. Try Flonaise, over the counter. A couple squirts in the nose and let it run down the back of your throat.
I was having an EDG every 3 to 4 months for 3 or 4 years. After I started using Flonaise, I haven't had an EDG in almost 4 years now. I still eat slow but I very rarely have problems swallowing. I sometimes go a week or better without Flonaise as well. I have went to the point where I was starting to get tight again and once I started taking Flonaise daily again it went back to where it should be in a few days. Flonaise changed my life... for real! It costs $24 at CVS for a months supply. Try it! It is a hell of a lot easier than having and EDG.
As far as other posts about over the counter Nexium, Prilosec, Zantac ect. not being ment for long term use as compared to the prescription version, the over the counter version has more sodium in it compared to the prescription version. It is not a problem to take it long term if sodium is not a problem for you.
I've been taking nexium for 15 years. I've lost my hair, which may be hereditary, but my mom is visibly thin, and she takes it along with a few other people I know who have experienced hair loss on the purple pill.
Over the past 15 months, my wife and I have completed 4 successful Whole30 months. It's much like Paleo. Look it up.
After 4-5 days of eating clean, I no longer need the Nexium or other acid reflux pill. The biggest take away from doing a program like Whole 30 is that I recognize what turns on the reflux, how sugar and processed grains turn on inflammation, and so on.
Committing to a change of diet ( noun not verb) will show you a lot
Aloe Vera
This is what I have been doing the last few months-it has really helped. I have been taking omeprazole forever and I am worried about the long term side effects.
I drink one dose in the AM and one before bed. I only use omeprazole when I'm binging on my vodka I eat very hot food, drink coffee and so far so good..
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