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Acid and/or Bile Reflux- Hiatal Hernia

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keith74
keith74

Firstly I am new to this forum and have read comments on bile and acid reflux. Secondly I should say I live in Thailand in an area of questionable medical praticises, so self diagnosing is the norm (internet) and medications even normally prescription are freely available. My condition and issues are as follows:-

- three moths ago after a night of drinking beer, the next day I started getting a burning chest pain which lasted 3/4 hours. I suspected pancreatitus which I have had before. I drastically cut back drinking but the pains continued. For about two years I occasionally had chest/stomach pains some 24 hours after drinking beer.

-I stopped drinking alcohol some 6 weeks ago but still have chest pain usually at night and heartburn throughout the day. The heartburn type pain sometimes only occurs with movement, mowing the lawn for example brings this on.

The pain eases when I rest and if I am aware I can go all day with no pain or heartburn. Antacids or Gaviscon do not help. Sounds a bit like angina?

-I have been waking up for several years now with a bitter/sour taste in mouth and regularly took antacids. Now I have a strong acidic/bitter taste in morning and if I get up and make the bed, this can bring on the burnung pain.

- I am 72 so probably have a hiatal hernia and associated problems.

- I had my gallbladder removed 20 plus years ago, so would be susceptable to bile reflux.

- I went to a hospital 6 weeks ago, no tests but was prescribed sucraflate, omeprazole and mosepride citrate anhydrous. After 6 weeks treatment the problems got no better perhaps worse. After reading up on acid versus bile reflux thes medications can exacerbate the latter condition. I stopped omeprazole a few days ago. I am reluctant to have an endoscopy, last time in UK the sedative did not work and here they do not sedate.

- working on the basis of bile relux I have ordered cholestramine, sulflate, and mosepride and will give this one month. Otherwise I will have to return to UK for tests and treatment.. I have recently included in my diet bile absorbing foods, I rarely eat foods to avoid with bile problems and overworking the pancreas.

Any comments would be appreciated, especially from anyone with similar symptoms. With such health problems we worry about the big C, all I can say on this is I have no blood coming from anywhere and do not have difficulty swallowing.

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  • ruby05760
    ruby05760 keith74

    Posted

    The only way you can find out for sure what's wrong is by having a gastroscopy as we call it in Cape Town. They do give us a drug ( we call it the rape drug). Surely you can ask for this in U.K? Then if they don't find anything we get a colonoscopy. Good luck hope all goes well.
    • keith74
      keith74 ruby05760

      Posted

      I agree, but I had a bad experience in UK and in Thailand thay will not sedate and the capsule endoscopy cost is prohibitive. If things get worse I will go back to UK for treatment. I hate to use the words free treatment., but we do pay in taxes etc.
  • linda3737
    linda3737 keith74

    Posted

    Hi Keith I have had 4 Endoscopies done each without sedation in the Uk and have found them ok even had biopsy taken, if you take  deep breath it passes quickly. I take Ranitidine one late evening and omeprazole  tablet twice a day. I do think you maybe should see a specialist/consultant and have the endoscopy as you could be self diagnosing and taking the wrong tablet. I have simular problems and have a Hiatis Hernia and reflux with bad smokers cough even though I dont smoke and palpitations/ flutter in the chest. Hope you do get sorted and seek professional help. Take care  Linda
  • Merryl
    Merryl keith74

    Posted

    Hi, I have an hiatus hernia and get severe chest pain. I have recently been diagnosed with a dismotility of the oesophagus so I don't know which is causing the pain. I get chest pain when I sit down after standing up and sometimes when moving my arms.

    I had an endoscopy last year and everything was okay and was told my hiatus hernia was mild. I also had a barium swallow 3 months ago and it showed the dismotility problem and I was told this is also mild.

    I live in the UK and paid private to have the endoscopy, I did'nt fancy having it done otherwise. I did'nt feel a thing and was out for 40 minutes. The only way you will know if anything is wrong is by having the tests. 

    Good luck.

  • judy54212
    judy54212 keith74

    Posted

    Gosh Keith, I wish I was a doctor. They found my hernia with a CT scan. I did eventually have an endoscopy because it is supposed to be more detailed. I had a rolling or paraesophageal hiatus hernia . Most people have a sliding hiatus hernia and with that kind you get a lot of heartburn . I didn't get heartburn but had loads of other symptoms. If I were you I'd be on a plane to find an answer. Have you had your blood tested for ferritin levels? I was very anemic and never saw any blood loss anywhere. 

    Judy

     

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