Is this really Acid Reflux i'm experiencing?

Hi I just wanted to know if the problem stopped after taking the medicines?

Hi Tinkerbell, I know your post was written over a year ago and I hope you have solved your problems and feel much better. I still wanted to add to the thread in case anyone else searches as I did. So to anyone who is experiencing breathless  and a full feeling in the neck (maybe both inside and outside the neck) it is highly likely to be acid reflux and possible hiatal hernia ( apparently approx60% of adults over 50 have one). I have had these symptoms for weeks at a time and then learnt what is needed to help keep symptoms at bay. Firstly do not let yourself get constipated- this aids  acid reflux with me and I believe causes the hernia to protrude into the diaphragm because I am too full(large meals are bad for this too). In turn this causes acid reflux to get worse and irritates the through causing swelling. I believe the body then reacts to the acid by making more mucus to quell it and sometimes the glands come up too- these things contribute the the feeling in neck. Also if you have asthma( mine is fairly mild) it exacerbates that too! ( fumes from the acid reflux) . It took me a year to figure this as my reflux is silent. Also make sure you take antihistamine if there is the remotest chance that you have hay fever as this can also irritate the throat ( my hay fever symptoms had decreased since the menopause and I wasn't realising the slightly runny nose was a sign. So to conclude Eat small meals,deal with constipation,treat acid reflux,keep up any asthma meds and bear in mind  you may have a hernia. I got a good trick off of the Internet in case a hernia has slid up into diaphragm....drink  3-4  large glasses of water ,then raise your arms up high and jump down a couple of stairs at the bottom of your stairway - it act like a balloon filled with water and pulls the hernia back down- sounds crazy but it worked for me. I hope this is helpful to anyone looking for answer to what seems a common problem. But don't forget to check with a GP if none of this works.ps I had a neck scan at the point of time when I had feeling of fullness- all normal- no cysts or growths and blood vessels good. 

Hi Hun I have been suffering about 3 yrs now. I was diagnosed with HH and acid reflux. I'm always so short of breath and pain between shoulders . Throat burning sinus problems for over 2 yrs about to go crazy! This all started after a stomach bug where I threw up and acid burned my throat ... I have Had a Pepsi addiction for years so I'm sure that's been part of the cause! Did you find anything out?!, are you feeling better? The shortness of breath is so scary

Hi,

I know this forum is old but I thought I'd share some of my reading and findings too.

Had terrible acid reflux for about 9 months, perhaps longer. Now it's worse than ever. I haven't been able to go to the doctor about it because of where I live, and from my experience with doctor's I've never had a thorough check up even when asked, or a correct diagnosis and I refuse to take meds. I am a strong advocate of healing naturally and there is always a reason for the things happening to our bodies, from simple of complex.

I have recently been searching thoroughly on this topic and have decided to try and treat myself as if I have been given the route cause, trial and error, and eliminate certain things.

I COULD have the hernia, I'm not overweight but have had a diet which was made up of processed carbs, alcohol, smoking, tons of sugar, pesticides etc for my whole life until 7 years ago. I have the tight chest and all that. There are exercises you can do to strengthen the sphincter in the stomach, so i will be trying these each day, rather than a horrible operation that doesn't work.

I COULD have very low stomach acid. So I am taking ACV before each meal, avoiding very cold water, indeed water at all through the meal only a sip if I need it - water dilutes the acid and if it's cold takes all the energy your body uses to digest away to warm up the water. I'm holding off on HCL tablets at the moment. I will also be incorporating bitter herbs in tincture form, dandelion root, goldenseal,licorice etc. Also I'll be adding TONS of black pepper which aids in digestion. After a meal I will be having either a peppermint, licorice or ginger tea, perhaps a combo, sipped slowly and warm, not hot. No food after 7pm, doesn't matter when bed time is.

On top of this I've read a main culprit can be carbs, esp highly processed, because of the low stomach acid they ferment in your stomach, causing an excess in GAS and BLOAT - symtpoms I get - and this forces the sphincter open allowing the contents to rise up, which makes sense, so no beer or chips

I also have suspected CANDIDA. I am treating this now by eliminating sugars, including honey, again carbs, taking coconut oil each day and currently waiting for an oregano oil that I'm making. These are supposed to help. Also eating mushrooms and blue cheese helps alot with candida ( and other digestive issues), contrary to popular misconecption about how fungus and moulds work.

CHEW your food ALOT. It promotes acid in the stomach and sends signals to the brain to digest. I read an interview with an Auschwtiz surviver and he said that the people there who chewed their food up to 100 times ( excessive for us but they had no food) lived a lot longer, and survived to the end, as apposed to those who ate hungrily and just swallowed things practically whole. Could be true, it wasn't a documentary about food so was a random comment otherwise. Eat slowly, and calmly and if you are stressed don't eat until you feel calmer. De-stressing is a big part too, go for massages, remove yourself from stressful situations and people, learn to relax. Eat smaller meals. I find this hard as I'm a stress head surrounded by stressful people.

Get tested for the bacteria H. Pylori that causes ulcers, it could be a culprit. You can take manuka honey and other anti bacterials, don't go on Anti-B's they only cause more problems, esp with candida as well. Also anit inflamatories like Turmeric are good, I want to heal my stomach lining.

There are trigger foods as you know, so I guess find what troubles you but I have seen so much contradicting evidence for things like tomatoes, dairy and chocolate. I don't advocate a no carb diet, we should have them in the right smaller amounts but I do agree protein and fats are essential, esp Omega 3, so I'm going low carb to try to recover for now.

There are loads of suppliments but I'm just laying out what I'm going to try first and I will check back in a month or so and see what's going on. I need to keep a diary, today the acid was in my mouth from the moment I woke up.

Oh and one final important thing - PROBIOTICS. Not in pill form, they are dead, you need them alive. I'm making saurkraut, eat every dy and also drink a shot of the juice, is supposed to definitely help. Kefir is also great, I stopped taking for a year now and got all these problems. Again have to make it yourself though, no shop bought stuff.

Finally slippery elm, read about it, wonders for the guts. I know it's a lot to do every day and such a change but I'm willing to dose myself to the max with these things and cut out my favourites like ice cream because the damage is too great. Eventually you get over not eating such treats anyway. I think it's a completel haul over diet/lifestyle change..

If anyone can add to this or share their experiences would be great!

Thanks

I'll check back in after I've concluded..something lol.

I have had similar symtoms for 5 years, wanted to commit suicide, could not do anything, without gasping, they diagnosed me with Emphysema, but after daily constant research on the computer, have now discovered it is anxiety, feel like I can now breathe again after receiving an anti depressant

I am in the doctors now waiting to be seen... i have a hiatus hernia and acid. Last few days ive had bad stimach pain today i coughed up mucas with blood right after i had seriouse belly pain.. i cant breath i cant swollow . I keep belching i try to belch to releive but i cant... i feel dizzy worried and left shoulder hurts i now feel very tired.... a very concerned 34 year old man here. Yet i know the doc will again say anxiety... its not i know its not i just want it sorted so my children can have there dad back the way i was

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Hey how you doing? I know it's been awhile since you post this but I was wondering if your problem has been fixed? I'm going through the same thing and I'm going crazy over here. I'm worrying if I have esophageal cancer or something and I don't have health insurance to check myself out. Please let me know

Anyone here tried some of the things I've suggested? Or researched them? Anyone get a solid diagnosis of the cause of their probelms?

Hi Tinkerbell32

Like you I had and still have the breathless problem everyday, also burping, bloating and feeling something coming up my throat but I have no pain with it, also no chest pain but bubble fealling in my lest side chest weekness in left arm and leg for the past 4 years now and I am from Liberia a country with very bad health system.

this is true i have had this problem for34 years but i also have alot more symptoms sob skipping heart also effects my visionacid can be a crazy thing i also have a burning in my chest and stomach and a foggy head hope you feel better

I'm also suffering from the same problem Bro . Its been a long while I still have the problem, I've also got all my tests done they all come normal.

So any suggestions for overcoming this problem...

its came

4 months ago I started to not feel well. At first it was feeling nauseous and have headaches all the time. So I would eat something hoping I would feel better. After about a month I decided to go see my doctor... Which I never do because I am the healthy one in my family. Just a note... I do have a pacemaker because 8 years ago I passed out driving and found that my heart would stop for about 4 seconds and then start back up. Since the pacemaker I have not pass3d out at all. So that plus all my checkups have been good says it is working as it should. So after seeing my doctor he decided to order a stress test to see if there was something wrong with my heart that the pacemaker was not detecting. While waiting for the date my stress test was scheduled I was not feeling well at work and went to my doctors office. While there, I started to hyperventilate. When the nurse hooked me up to a monitor an alarm started going off. My blood pressure was sky high. This triggered them to call for a medical limousine. On the way I would start crying uncontrollably. Anyway, I ended up spending the night in the hospital and the ER doctor diagnosed me with anxiety. I went hope with a prescription for high BP and anxiety. Finally had the stress test and it came back abnormal and the cardiologist scheduled an angiogram. Angiogram came back all clear. It's not my heart! Still have a problem. Then I started to have this feeling of a lump or frog in my throat. I've also had shortness of breath where I would have to stop mid-sentence and take a breath just to finish it. My doctor doesn't think I have anxiety but because of the lump in my throat feeling and still feeling nauseous he prescribed me something for acid reflux. I do not have any burning sensation. This prescription had taken care of the nauseousness and most of the lump in my throat feeling. This is better. But now I feel weazy bad have tightness in my chest and feeling like I need to constantly clear my throat. Doctor sends me to ENT specialist and he slides a scope in my nose and down my throat. All clear! He even tells me, "no cancer". Whew! I wait 2 weeks and call my doctor to find out what he wants to do next. I have an appointment with the gastrointestinal doctor on Friday. So this has lingered on for 4 months now and no resolution. Right now I am having a hard time with heavy breathing and constantly clearing my throat, coughing and an occasional headache. Hoping the GI doctor can figure something out.

Hi friend...thats a nice platform and its really helpfull.Well it seems that its acid reflux cz i was having the same symptoms,gasping of air,food not digested,feeling bloated, above all feeling really tired. I went to several doctors i got all types of medcines and different types of opinions.well i have a little asthma problm bt i use my foracort and ventolin appropriately...thus am ok.bt 1 dr even told me that i need to take a dosage high to be ok,did it bt no result...i even took new medcines for asthma but i vain.i finally went to hospital and was consulted by a specialist...then i got to know that its acid reflux.thats why i was having the need yo take deeep breath all the time.i got omnicon 20mg and some mints to chew after meal and advised not to eat fully and to controll the food i eat.but at some time later i came again...am jst having it again the gasping of air and feel really tired at times??? Can i have an advice from u pleeeaase???