LPR/GERD? is making my throat hurt and have a horrible metallic taste in mouth!

I read that metallic taste can sometimes be to do with vitamin d and calcium supplements.

just in case you are taking ant-acids (many have calcium and stuff that *causes* acid I stomach. Ask me, I started taking calcium supplements and after a while got horrific stomach pain and acid reflux. It was the ant-acid effect of the calcium supplements.

stopping the supplements made it worse fir a few days, but sine one told me to drink a can of coca cola a day and the phosphoric acid in thar rebalanced my stomach. 

Now, vitamin d is related cause it has something to do with metal uptake by the body - but that's all I kniw, it's related.

all best, hope you get answer here. My advice us write everything down and keep records of stuff. 

Lifestyle is also important. Even on the meds if I over eat, or eat certain foods it triggers the pain. I have to take extra lanzoprazole and wait for it to wear off. I don't eat just before going to bed, I have my bed up on bricks and 98% of the time life is good. I would never be able to mange my condition without the medication.

If you want to get really worried about something, then think about what smoking does to you, now that is very scary. I have watched people die with lung cancer and its not pleasant. Its very rare that reflux leads to conditions like that.

Hang in there, remember when you cut your finger and the pain doesn't go away instantly well reflux is like that, the body needs time to heal and the ppi is the fastest way to heal which is important to remember

I find that life style is very important. I can't go long periods without eating even now so eating regularly is good. Fizzy drinks 1 is ok, 2 will set me off. I am on the meds for life and am VERY HAPPY to take them because I am pain free 99% of the time.

One tip is to take the PPI and then wait 30mins before eating. I take mine before breakfast.

The Lanzoprozole isnt stronger it just seems to work better for some people. I would guess you would need to keep taking your meds for at least a few weeks, but be careful uping the dose without medical advice. Initially I found if I took too much PPI it had some side effects. You just need to be patient and wait for it to work I am afraid. Even as I write this I am having a few twinges because I didn't eat a good lunch today.

If you really want to get worried about something readup what smoking does to your insides and the high cancer risk. Don't worry be happy.

i have suffered from from lpr since few months. Unfortunately, the more you stress, the worse it gets! I was so stressed out initially that I made myself worse and that lead to gastritis as well. After 3 months on PPI I can say that I am 90% recovered.  Most of my symptoms have become manageable. I used to have lump in throat but once you stop stressing out, it will go away most likely. I don't have it anymore and I know it can be horrible. Now my doc had asked me to wean off the PPI slowly and take Zantac for few more days, am not cured completely, but it's not as bad as it looks. Just take your mess, follow the diet an try not to be stressed. The day I accepted my condition and stopped stressing out, I started getting better, hope it helps. Take care!

I am experiencing exactly the same problem and symptoms as you.  It is by far the worst thing I have experienced health wise in my life and wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.  Doctors and Hospitals don't listen, in fact the Gastroenterologist I went to see didn't even acknwowledge that acid reflux can cause breathing and throat problems, he looked at me like I was from a different planet!  There has been so much written about LPR connected to acid reflux, there are 1,000,000s of forums on internet with people who have the same problems as we do.   I have bought so many vitamins, supplements, books and tried so many things I have lost count and spent a lot of money.  I am trying to follow the Jamie Koufman diet book, but it is difficult and it only helps a little.  I have been on and off the proton pump inhibitors for a few months now, they have very little effect on LPR because it is the peptin in the acid that causes the throat problem, the pepsin gets inside the membranes of your throat, then even the smallest amount of acid in the food we eat sets the pepsin to activate again.  I am worried about the long term effects of PPIs because of vitamin deficiency and also because we do need acid to digest food.  There are a lot of forums that say it is because we don't have enough acid not too much but there is a lot of opinion either way.  The PPIs give me very bad heart flutters, so much I have ended up in A&E thinking I was having heart attack.  Normal acid reflux (GERD or GORD) effects the Osephegus and cause eventually cause Barretts but worst still is when it effects the throat, Larynx etc. because this is much more dificult to deal with.  This problem is an epidemic now and Doctors do not seem to be able to agree on solutions.  I think most of them are just feeding the Pharmaecuetical companies by dishing out PPIs to everyone without doing enough tests.  I was tested positive for H Pylori last November but had never had any acid reflux at all untli the day after my endoscopy, then immediately I have reflux, I am convinced the endoscopy which is forced down the food pipe effects the LES (lower esephegul scphincer) which allows food/acid back into the throat.  I don't get heartburn just the LPR symptoms in throat with the most awful constant metal taste in my mouth.  It is extremely depressing and stops me socialising, sleeping,eating properly and don't know when this nightmare will ever end. I didn't have a bad diet before this happened, and do not know what to do about it.  I am thinking about going back on the PPIs for a while to see if they help but the feeling they give me in my heart is horrible and stops me sleeping.  I hope that you get well soon as I hope everyone who is suffering from this awful condition does.  Kind Regards.

through trial and error, I discovered that if I drink a can of Coke, it relieves the lump feeling for up to an hour ( which is a welcomed reprieve ), apparently it's a " fight fire with fire situation " the acid in the coke counteracts the acid in my throat. Only works once a day though, and more then that makes matters way worse. Also, tepid water with vinegar in it works too, but only lasts like ten minutes. 

I believe the damage, in my case, is irreparable , and I'm going to have to live with it. 

Start keeping a log of what you eat, and how it affects your condition.

ive also noticed that outside irritants make it worse too. Heavy pollen days, exposure to diesel exhaust, etc. 

just remember that no matter how bad it gets, it will eventually get better, or at least calm down enough for it to just be more bothersome than anything. 

Hope you feel better soon. 😊👍

In my case diet did not help much PPi where useless. Here are the things that help. Little : stop cofee and chocolates, taking ranitidine 150 at night along with melatonine(help sleep) , liftin my bed 7 " and taking dip cups( sucralfate) prescription to protect your throat from acid. 

here are the things that help a lot: taking antianxiety medicine for stress triggred by your symotoms and specially when you have panic atack triggered by chest pain and dificulty breathing from acid refluxe. I took ativan when I got really bad and it helped me a lot. Not only make symptoms go away but also help me eat better. Ofcourse you can not take this pill often but only when it is really bad. I found out that the main triggered of lprd is your brain. 

Some people go have a 24 ph monitore and manometry test to see if yor LeS is not working. If your LES is not working you can try other drugs. 

I can keep taking for ever on ths subject for now I will just advice you to take something for your anxiety