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reflux and food

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shelley30084
shelley30084

im trying to understand the link between diet and acid reflux.

Can anyone tell me is it the food you eat on the day or the day before that will affect your reflux please ?

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  • wknight
    wknight shelley30084

    Posted

    on the day generally. 

    However, my body creates too much acid so if I don't eat I get severe reflux symptoms and its eating which helps because it gives the acid something to do. 

    Then what you eat triggers it as well. So I can't take acific foods like oranges and fizzy drinks can be a problem 

    • shelley30084
      shelley30084 wknight

      Posted

      thank you for your reply, like you i get reflux when i need to eat and then when i have eated i get reflux sad
    • wknight
      wknight shelley30084

      Posted

      All those problems stopped when I started the PPI. I only get it now if I go a very long time without eating 
    • shelley30084
      shelley30084 wknight

      Posted

      glad your problems stopped, i haven't ruled out trying another PPI, just want to try a month off. The doctor has prescribed lansoprazole 30mg which he says are more gentle on the stomach than pantoprazole ?
    • wknight
      wknight shelley30084

      Posted

      Why bother trying a month off. I take 30mg Lanzo and its a normal that higher dose. I would do that first and see if it works. You need to take it for 6-8 wks to confirm it is working. Then if that doesn't work take some time off. 

       

    • shelley30084
      shelley30084 wknight

      Posted

      my GP reccomended i take a week off between stopping pantoprazole and starting the lanzo.

      I took panto for 15 weeks and feel i ended up with more symptoms than i started with so i guess i've lost a little faith in PPI's.

      Does the Lanzo work for you ?

  • shaneantonio16
    shaneantonio16 shelley30084

    Posted

    Fatty, spicy, and foods high in acid along with chocolate and coffee are triggers along with the quantity of food you eat at once, everyone has different triggers so you would have to figure what foods trigger your acid reflux, my triggers are tomatoes, drinking more then a cup of coffee per day, eating more then half of a bar of chocolate, moreover, I control the amount of food I consume
    • shaneantonio16
      shaneantonio16

      Posted

      Especially carbonated drinks and too much red wine
    • shaneantonio16
      shaneantonio16 anne38080

      Posted

      Me too, I love vintage Italian red wine, I used to enjoy a half of glass 4-5 times a week, now I have cut back to 2 glasses on Saturday nights. Red wine may not be a trigger for you, after you eat see how your body responds to it 30-60 later and make a mental note
    • shelley30084
      shelley30084 shaneantonio16

      Posted

      thank you for your reply, still trying to work out my triggers. I know tomates set it off
  • shaq26875
    shaq26875 shelley30084

    Posted

    For me its seems to be mainly the quantity and what I do after I eat. If I sit down on a sofa i have a problem (anything less than upright is a problem for at least 1 hr after a meal) and if i eat anything less than 3 or 4 hrs after I have had a meal I also have a problem. Going hungry also seems to be a trigger.  I seem to be less affected by what I eat or drink. So small portions and moving around after a meal helps me 
    • shaq26875
      shaq26875 shaneantonio16

      Posted

      only enos fruit salt now and only when i get chest pains after i have eaten..i now find that gaviscon advanced doesnt really help (it used to )
    • shelley30084
      shelley30084 shaq26875

      Posted

      thank you for your reply, moving around helps me generally although sometimes symptoms are eased if i rest
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