heartburn

Cut out tomatoes hot spice curries chocolate and  cocentrated juice .

i use soya milk on cereals sweetened type only use milk in tea !

eat nuts buy fresh food ! processed foods are full of stuff that cause acid 

after cooked food eat something raw like a carrot the vitamins in raw food combat acid ! 

I make smoothies out of tropical fruit and add wheat grass and spirulina powders turns green then freeze and eat them at slush puppy texture this helps digestion .

not saying this will work for you!  but I binned omeprazole 6 months ago on no antacids at all and had no reflux since if I mis behave I may get alittle heart burn but no more sleepless night that I had on omeprazole !

just to think that my doctor said I would be on them rest of my days !!!!

how profitable for the pharmacy I think now .

oh important to belch carbonated water helps 

chew gum is also good 

milk thistle extract ,

pinenut oil capsules.

vitamin B B12 and foods that contain high levels of .

they say don't eat after 7pm  that's bull 

i have a bowl of cornflakes with soya milk just before I go to bed gives acid something to work on through night soya milk seems to neutralise the acid ! 

Dont eat large portions .

hope this helps  you  

I found meds weren't for me  all that bloated feeling now a thing of the past diet is the key  not 40mg of bloated life built on a gps lie I'm living med free with a 3mm hiatus hernia and no reflux for 6 months now .

if your hiatus hernia is more acute than mine it may not work for you

but 

how worse can it be is the question I asked myself ! then acted 

good look with  trail and error with your diet 

egard Trevor 

Hi Jeanette,

What dose omeprazole are you on? The normal maintenance dose is 20mg and the normal high dose is 40mg. I know a number who are on 80mg as I was prior to reflux reduction surgery but I one of my consultant gastroenterologist friends said it is possible to prescribe 160 mg if necessary. (It's a logarythmic progression which is why doses are doubled rather than just adding extra 20mg at a time.)

Omeprazole is usually taken once a day in the morning half an hour before breakfast for best effect. It needs to travel through the stomach to the duodenum before it dissolves and is "enteric coated" to protect it against breakdown in stomach acid.

If taking high doses, it's often easier to take it in two halves with the later dose in the evening.

It's often useful to keep a bottle of Gaviscon handy, too.

But help yourself by identifying your own particular trigger foods by keeping a food diary. We are all different and react to foods differently. Common triggers will include fatty foods and processed meats which don't break down in stomach acid.

Also follow lifestyle tips: lose weight if necessary, avoid tight clothing, eat small amounts and more frequently, leave at least 3 hours between last meal and going to bed, raise the head of the bed 6 to 8 inches on blocks.

Although natural supplements may help ameliorate the condition to an extent, there's no evidence to show they work.

If you are one of the many for whom acid suppressants don't work, it may be worthwhile considering reflux reduction surgery. fundoplication.

 

I really hope you get things sorted . I have just posted but replied on someone's comment so not sure if you can see this I am having all the same problems at the min as yourself with barretts and acid reflux. I think Trevor comment was great advice .sometimes I am not sure if the problem is coming from the omeprazole we are in . The more I think about this maybe the medication is not always the best way. But just worried to stop them .

If you do not mind me asking how old are you . And do you drink alcohol alot. As I no that does not help .

It would be wise to write down everything you eat on a day, and that way get a better picture of what is causing the most problems. Furthermore, any ideas about upping the dosage, always in consultation with your specialist. Don't just start cutting back on things that you might need. Suffering from  Barrett's oesophagitis, and a hiatus hernia, is no joke. Most people who have serious problems with acid are prone to react to the usual suspects. Most of the time there is a lot more going on and Wheat is, or can become a problem too etc. I can imagine, that a stomach with almost no acid is having a hard time digesting some products. Eat as clean as possible. Try to monitor blood levels aswell. Magnesium, Calcium, B12 and Iron especially. Good Luck.

sorry hearing that, not sure how to give you advice since i am suffering too