Acid reflux: i don't know if this is normal

Have you tried changing your diet by reducing your acid intake? I had a similar experience for years at work and its very embarrassing. I have recently realised it is connected to LPR/silent reflux. I stopped eating all fruit except bananas, no fizzy drinks (including tonic water which is highly acidic), no wine/cider and reduced caffeine, cut out sugar and switched to almond milk. This has made such a difference to my digestion and LPR symptoms in general. Try keeping a food diary and work out what triggers your gassy sounds. Good luck

I changed from Lansoprazole to Omeprazole after not very long because I found Lansoprazole way too weak for me, and even then I had to force the doctors to up my dosage to two Omeprazole a day contentiously. They usually only prescribe one per day of either tablet, but don't feel like you have to put up with this if it doesn't do you any good after about a week or two. If after a short while you're still getting reflux to a level that concerns you then ask them to trail you on two a day for a short period to see how you react.

You'll have problems for the short term, perhaps months, because your reflux has gone untreated for two months (or perhaps longer). I'd say you're at the very begging, and have to account for the fact that you're not only attempting to solve or manage your reflux problem but also pile food and liquid on top of an already problematic stomach.

Try reducing not only the amount you eat, but also what you eat. For now rule out the common danger foods (chocolate, alcohol, caffeine drinks etc) and go from there. For the short term its pointless to rule out other foods because your stomach is upset and as you've noticed whatever you put in it its going to react because, in a way, your stomach is currently like a swimming pool. Once you've got a handle on the reflux after a few weeks then try out different foods.

There is no one list for every person, sadly. You sort of have to make yourself ill before you know what's good for you; but the doctor can do intolerance blood tests to ensure you have any problems with wheat etc.

Think of your stomach as a bottle of coke and anything you put in it a mint. Eating really small portions across the day is key. If you continue to attempt to eat and drink to the same level you have your entire life you aren't going to get anywhere. Try dry foods like crackers, rice cakes. Avoid spices, fried food and greasy food (take-away's).

Above all expect some horrible side effects from the reflux. Pains across the body, burning up, going to the toilet issues etc. They may not apply to you but reflux isn't just burping from either end all the time. Different bodies react differently.

I wouldn't hold out hope on the doctors finding an exact cause, unless you press them for further testing contentiously. I stood in my GP surgery earlier in the year short of breath and they wouldn't see me. "We'll call you latter," the receptionist told me (I was there for a pre-booked blood test). Your local A&E if the pain gets overly bad.

Hope this helps a little.