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Gillian1956
Gillian1956

Hello I've been suffering with acid reflux heartburn for six years now ive been on PPI meds all this ttime and never truly get any better my diet is very bland had camera down three times barium three times and keep being told can't see anything right now I'm sitting up in bed with stinging coming up my chest and throat when I eat it hurts as it goes down I'm so sore from acid can anyone relate to this what helped you advice would be very welcomed tight now because I got no really help last week at hospital appointment last week double up on meds had it helped one little bit

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  • oladapo_51374
    oladapo_51374 Gillian1956

    Posted

    Gillian, I am sorry indeed about this as the symptoms seem rather intense. I have suffered like that too in the past but things have gotten better.

    Your diet and lifestyle issues may be critical. Smoking aggravates reflux but most sufferers who smoke tend to overlook that.

    Try a bland diet with all the possible triggers cut out for a while and see the result.

    Have you also tried a bit of genuine apple cider vinegar in your drinking water last thing at night?

    • Gillian1956
      Gillian1956 oladapo_51374

      Posted

      Thanks for the reply I have a very bland diet have done for years and I dodo not smoke or drink alcohol only water or decaf tea o haven't tried Apple cider vinegar scared to because I'm feeling raw in chest just wish it would heal even my voice is affected by this

  • alex1412
    alex1412 Gillian1956

    Posted

    Have you had depression and anxiety?

    • anne67423
      anne67423 alex1412

      Posted

      Does anxiety cause heart burn. I have been stressed out lately and my heart burn is making me worries.

    • Gillian1956
      Gillian1956 alex1412

      Posted

      Yes both and very stressed I care fit my adult daughter she as Epilepsy and can have multiple seizues ever day I find this very hard to deal with she was a normal person working driving enjoying life till she had my grandson she had the first of very many fits it totally changed her life and mind to I brought my grandson up he's ten now but my daughter gets no better worse it's heart breaking to see her differ like this and do it's taking it's toll on my health

    • alex1412
      alex1412 anne67423

      Posted

      Yes. Anxiety and stress affect the reflux. Have you taken medication to treat it?

    • alex1412
      alex1412 Gillian1956

      Posted

      I'm sorry to hear that. This stress and anxiety intensify your reflux.

    • Gillian1956
      Gillian1956 alex1412

      Posted

      Yes it does makes it very bad some days burning never goes away

  • Jaybird13
    Jaybird13 Gillian1956

    Posted

    Hi Gillian. If you have acid reflux that does not respond to PPI therapy, that's when doctors will usually consider anti-reflux surgery. There are several different procedures available. Have you mentioned this to your doctor?

  • crystal24820
    crystal24820 Gillian1956

    Posted

    hi i too suffer from bad reflex for alot of years. i got real bad this month i got this burning tight swollen throat feeling like my food us getting stuck and very bad left side pain under my rib cage every time i eat something the doctor gave me pantoprazole for the heartburn and carafate for the pain it helped me alot so far i just got a endoscopy yesterday gotta wait and see whats going i hope everything ok 🙏 i hope you feel better soon

  • shannon1234987
    shannon1234987 Gillian1956

    Posted

    Hi Gillian,

    im not sure if you still will get this but i was searching online and read your post. I too suffered awfully belching badly, burping up food, chest pains/pressure. I was given omoprazole I think how you spell it however i still continued to suffer. I decided to go private and I was immediately told before my camera/biopsy/bloods I didn't have acid reflux! I am a healthy weight eat healthy. After my outpatients appointment and biopsy I was told I had too muck ALKALINE!! not acid reflux!! He Advised me to buy BIO KULT PROBIOTICS AND DRINK HIGH PH WATER I BOUGHT IT FROM TESCO AND NOW I JUST DRINK HIGHLAND AS ITS CHEAPER AND STILL PH 7.5

    I really hope this works for you too also check your B12 as im a suffer for that too and that also makes the belching happen!

    The Omoprazole is just making your acid levels worse and causing this to continue!!!

    kindest regards

    Shannon

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