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cris123123
cris123123

Hi All,

I learned last week that I have LPR. I have a painful raw sore throat, pain is mostly on the right hand side but throat raw when I swallow, clearing my throat all the time, reflux into the back of the throat, ear discomfort, I'm burping all the time, and my stomach feels acidy. I have had periods of heart burn but most of the symptoms are throat related. ENT said there is swelling around the vocal cords and that this is common of LPR. This is all new to me I've done a bit of reading onine but thought it would be beneficial to hear some of your experiences. Dr. prescribed PPI but I don't want to take it. From what I have read it takes 6 months to heal LPR and 4 months to start feeling better. I can't bear to think of the next 4 months like this.

  • Are any of you trying to heal this without PPI, what are your experiences?
  • Has anyone followed the anti acid diet for 1 month as suggested, did your condition improve?
  • Does anyone else have pain that is primarily on one side of the throat? I hear this happens because of the side you sleep on and reflux during the night.
  • Anything you can suggest would be very helpful.

Thank you so much

C

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  • stefanpavel98
    stefanpavel98 cris123123

    Posted

    Hi, you might find this surprising but I believe it can be anxiety related / induced or muscle spasm / nerves related as well. I have this same feeling often, even very acidic taste in my mouth but usually only when I think I have it and I focus on it for a little while. Try to break out of it and see if its correlated in any way to your mood, notice if you feel it more when you might think you're having it, or when your mood is down (especially if you are generally worried about it and you know the symptoms that people feel normally). You probably don't have this when your mood is up or when you do something that gives you positive emotions. I often try to fight it with my brain by forcing myself to believe that I don't have anything and that I am making it up and in a couple of seconds the symptoms go away fully, or I try to redirect the pain and imagine I am feeling it somewhere else in the body. So notice if that makes it go way, if it its that then its anxiety related, I know it feels very real but there's actual studies that show how you throat becomes more sensitive (mentally) and then gives you these sensations or triggers some of the nerves/ muscles that make you feel this way. But please do the necessary medical investigations either way, even for your piece of mind! Please try it, its been quite a revelation for me! All the best!

    • cris123123
      cris123123 stefanpavel98

      Posted

      Thanks so much for your response.

      I do feel better when I am relaxed. If it was anxiety that would be great. Right now I have my fingers crossed the the PPI will allow my throat to heal and hopefully that will be it. Fingers crossed.

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