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Hi everyone, okay so I will give my symptoms a list lol,
1) Lots of throat mucus (thick) and constant. Which causes me to clear thraot with ahum ahum every few minutes throughout the day.
2) Slightly hoarse voice on and off.
3) occassional sore throats not due to being unwell.
4) Bloating, and burping alot but under control with operazole.
5) I wake up with what feels like a blocked bunged up nose, crusting sorry for the graphics, upon blowing i sometimes get small streaks of blood in it, I also again sorry for graphics feel the constant urge to pick at the dryness in my nose to help clear it, think that could make it bleed too, ear pops a lot too,
so does anyone know if this sounds like silent reflux and rhinitis
dr gave meds for silent reflux.
was given a gel for my nose as thought bacterial, stopped streaks of blood but during think it was because it was creating a oily layer preventing drying out nostrils.
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Barretts dee50031
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This sounds similar to what I experienced all my life - and I'm now 68.
As a young boy my mum took me to the docs as I was a "mouth breather". Doc said it was juvenile catarrh which I'd grow out of.
My ears blocked up regulalry and I had them syringed weekly. The only lasting effect was scarring that can still be seen.
I was sent to ENT on inumerable occasions about my cough and throat issues but they only yested my hearing which was defective because of the scarring.
I had every known allergy test - negatively.
I had my sinuses flushed on a few occasions.
It was about 20 years ago when I told my GP my cough was worse when I had heartburn, he made the radical suggestion that what was coming up my oesophagus was then getting into my lungs - what is now accepted as extra-oesophageal reflux (also known as "LPR", "silent reflux" and "respiratory reflux").
If you visit the www DownWithAcid org uk site / book, you will find a chapter detailing the mechanisms of extra-oesophageal reflux and some of its many symptoms.
Unfortunately, although PPIs like omeprazole are great at reducing acid to make reflux less dangerous, they may not help with the reflux at all and no drugs effectively stop reflux (be it GORD or LPR). I was on omeprazole for 15 years, the last few of which at 80mg daily.
To prevent extra-oesophageal reflux, you need to reduce gastro-oesophageal reflux. You'll have seen all the lifestyle advice - which I followed carefully to no effect.
Eventually I was desperate enough to consider surgery. (I'd been offered it in 1994 but it would have been open surgery and sounded horrific.)
I had Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication in 2008 and it was the bestthing I had ever done. I was immediately off all medication and within a couple of weeks was rifding my bike daily, building to 30 miles a day before breakfast, whereas before the op, I was anaemic from induced hypochlorhydria (from too high a dose of PPI for too long), unable to walk 50 yards.
dee50031 Barretts
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lynda70899 Barretts
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i have tried several times to find down with acid org but not pulling up the site you are referring to. Could you help?
thks Lynda
Barretts lynda70899
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I could post it here but it takes time for the moderators to approve it.
For anyone else trying to access it, It ends in .uk after the org bit.
www DownWithAcid org uk
1prettigyrl2u dee50031
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Barretts 1prettigyrl2u
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If you go to www DownWithAcid org uk and find the chapter on Extra-oesophageal reflux, you'll see the explanation as to why excess mucius is a consequence of reflux.
I, too, have Barrett's oesophagus for at least 21 years. And I had LNF. It doesn't cure the Barrett's though - only ablation therapy can do that.
1prettigyrl2u Barretts
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dee50031 Barretts
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Barretts 1prettigyrl2u
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lynda70899 Barretts
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may I be so bold to ask what your daily diet is.
thks
lynda
Barretts lynda70899
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When I used to have chronic acid reflux, the only trigger food I identified was pastry,
Following my fundoplication even that didn't bother me but I do try to eat healthily and keep paortions small.
But we are all different and react to foods differently. There's a lot of nonsense spoken about prohibited foods. The senior consultant gastroenterologist to the charity I chair for Barrett's patients, introduced us to an annual curry evening! Spicy foods are not a problem for most people - otherwise the Indian sub continent would be the worst affected.
We did produce a recipe book some years ago which some find useful. If you would like to download a free copy, go to www BarrettsWessex org uk, Click on the Sales tab and keep scrolling down till you see the picture of the Cool Food cookbook. If you click on the picture, you can download a free pdf copy.
lynda70899 Barretts
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thank you for your reply. I will do that. My most chronic symptom is a wet mouth, phlegm. Food tastes so awful. I have mentioned this to my dr who suggesting increasing tecta to 80 mg but am hesitant to do that. So frustrating, not sure what to do?
lynda
moonbuggy dee50031
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Exactly the same as me. I treated myself to a Sinuspulse machine and it is really good, A quick blast every evening and it really helps
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