Is this really Acid Reflux i'm experiencing?
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Hi, for the past 4 months I have been suffering daily severe symptoms with breathlessness, burning and pressure sensation in my back and chest, pressure in my throat which makes me want to cough, burping and most recently tiredness. These don't necessarily occur after food, i have the breathless and pressure feeling all day every day.
I went to a private hospital for tests under my medical insurance as my NHS GP couldn't give me all the tests i wanted for peace of mind as i'm an extreme worrier and after Googling my symptoms i was in tears! So 2 weeks ago i had blood tests, allergy tests, a CT scan on my heart and lungs, a lung function test and an Echocardiogram. I had the results last week which thankfully shows my heart is absolutely fine but i have mildly inflamed airways in my lungs and the doctor advised the most likely cause is Acid Reflux and this is causing the breathless feeling. The doctor has advised i take Lanzoprasole 30mg daily and a steroid asthma inhaler to reduce the inflammation for 3 months.
To be honest, i'm concerned that this isn't caused by acid only because most of the threads i have read on here are from people who only experience symptoms from food. As soon as i get out of bed and start walking around i start to get the pressure feeling in my chest and i've just had enough of it. Does anyone else have symptoms like me? I'm constantly thinking about what i could have wrong or if it is acid, what damage it is doing to me! I know it's only been a couple of days on the medication so shouldn't expect it to work straight away but can anyone tell me of any other self help medications that i could take to make it go away quicker? I'm really at my wits end and it's all i think about.
Thank you
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Tinkerbell32
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daisiedoo00729
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The sinus issues seem to happen when acid has hit the throat , I've been to many ENT doctors with the dizzy feeling thinking it was my ears etc, one doc even booked me in for sinus surgery, but has time has gone by I can no honestly say that these feelings only occur when my stomach is bad so there is a connection,
Yes the burning is enough to make you want to crawl back into bed an along with all that I find you can become very tired, muscle aches etc. it's a horrible thing to deal with. to others we look so well on the outside so they don't understand are pain.
I have tried lansoprazole and opeprozole, they are ok at keeping the reflux at bay but carry lots of side effects, my daughter is currently taking them but feels ok on them were I did not.
I find that foods can trigger it especially greasy food dairy products etc, but I can also be on the blandest diet an still get symptoms.
Have u ever had an endoscopy or been tested for h-pylor tinkerbell as that can produce all the symptoms we both have, I have been treated 3 times for it. Just a simple blood test will tell you if you have it or not.
kate65092 daisiedoo00729
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Hi Daiseydoo
I know it's a long time since your post but I was just wondering how your doing, you said at the time your had reflux 15 years, are you still suffering, are you taking medication every day, can you let me know what you are talking, I'm suffering daily symptoms of acid reflux and am very worried about taking ppi every day, I'm on them two years now with very little relief, worst part is chest pain and burning, would like to hear back tks
Tinkerbell32
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I had an Endoscopy last year as i was getting stomach pain, even before all these other symptoms started, but it was clear, same with the h -pylor, this was negative too.
if i eat food that's too hot, heat wise, that definitely starts it off between the shoulder blades. I'm trying to re-train myself to eat slowly too because my boyfriend eats so quickly and i got into a bad habit of trying to keep up!
The worst symptom for me is the pressure feeling in my chest. Everyone kept saying i was having panic attacks but i knew it wasn't! As you say people think you look well but inside you're struggling. I totally understand how u feel.
daisiedoo00729
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Well that's good u have out ruled any other problem via endoscopy, it most definetley sounds like ur suffering bad acid reflux
I was told by gastro doctor to eat little but often but that doesn't seem to help I get the burn even of a small slice of toast at breakfast.
I understand totally about the chest pressure it happens quite often with me, and yes the people used to say exactly the same to me ,I knew mine wasn't panic attacks either, although having that feeling when out and about etc can make you panic and think your having a heart attack, but trying to reassure yourself its just acid heartburn is hard isn't it
I have today bought some aloe Vera juice and coconut water hoping it will help
I forgot to mention I suffer a lot of migraines due to all of this also
Sourtongue8
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I'm a slim health conscious person but every minute of the day I suffer with this terrible
Condition it's so uncomfortable and some of the sensations are frightening. I have a terrible
Hoarse voice earache pressure around my chest and between shoulder blades, that become
Painful has the day goes on. I have given up work now, the only relieve I get is if I lie down.
Sitting bending just makes me feel worse. I feel ok in the morning then as soon as I start
Everyday activities that's it. I have had all the tests done and everything's normal. I try so hard
Not to let it rule my life but I'm suffering in silence I don't know what it's like to feel normal. I look
At people and wonder what it must be like to be symptom free. So sorry to come across so negative
If anyone is out there who has the same problem please post
jayne22513 Sourtongue8
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jay40m Sourtongue8
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As much as this disease is nasty, I guess its better than cancer.
carmel83758 Sourtongue8
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james10168 Sourtongue8
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tbier james10168
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I've seen on so many forms (starting from the year 2003) that people have problems with the burping. But on none of them the people say how it is going after al these years. Or are these people burping for 12 years now? Has anybody got a clue about this burping and how to end this, because that's my only problem, but I have sore throats each day, all day.
The only thing I can figure out at this moment is that it started in sep 2014 with regurgitation. I got PPI's for this straight away. And it worked but in apil this year I started to burp after each drink and meal. Could it be because of the PPI? And does anybody know I good plan to quit with PPI?
james10168 tbier
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James
tbier james10168
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Weird that the sore throats stopped. I hope they will at my case. Because I don't have te regurgitation and classic heartburn symptoms I don't see why I should take this 40mg PPI for almost 1 year now. Maybe it helps against burping, but it anyhow isn't good for you health this longterm usage.
I'm taking digestive enzymes and Aloe Vera digestive supports for a couple of days now. I have the feeling that it helps a bit.
Keep you posted 2!
james10168 tbier
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colleen73 jayne22513
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colleen73 jayne22513
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Woah123 Sourtongue8
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