LPR/Silent Reflux - desperately in need of a miracle. Has anyone recovered from this?

I'm having the LPR for sometimes. Really I was struggling to manage. I came throught literature that focused on the following directions to manage reflux consequences.

1. Adopting proper life style, for example the last meal is consumed at least two hours befor going to sleep. Raise you bed's head about 2 inches (7 cm).

2. Consume medication that prohibit too much acid production in the stomach OR Gaviscon to prevent the acid to rise to throught and neutralise the acid in the stomach. But it is widely known any pharnmacological intervention has side effec, unfortunately.

3. Consume alkaline diet and, reduce spicy and tomato based food.

4. Drink alkaline water.

LAST BUT MOST IMPORTANT there is strong scientific recomndation to strength Hiatus Hernia that regulates food pasage from oesophagus (the tube that carries food to the stomach) to stomach. hiatus Hernia can be trained and strengthened by strengthing the diaphagma (the huge shhet of muscle that separate the abdominal  cavity from chest cavity) by breating exercise. The later is easy and one can do it when ever wants. It is called belly breathing exercise. You need move the diaphragma musclu when breathing (controlled breating) that mean your abdominal cavity should raise when you breathing in and falls when breathing out. This mean you chest cavity should not incorparated in this kind of controlled breathing excercise. Researtch concluding say that 8-week belly excercise fount to be the most beneficial and very promising approach to manage reflux.

Hope this help

I have stumbled on this thread a year ago, now still  on a daily dose of 20mg raberprazole every morning. I'm wondering how is Alex doing right now?

It is just so wierd. and you want to know why me.

I have recently been under loads of stress and grieving. I lost my baby at 27 weeks he was born sleeping :-( 27th January. So since then I have had a lump feeling in my throat started to get worse. ( every day )The past 2 weeks or so this feeling as moved onto my chest In between my boobs . Feels like I got food stuck And it travels up and down . I don't get burning but just feels really uncomfortable. I also have symptoms tingling tongue /roof of my mouth/feels like my throat glands are swollen but they not. Really uncomfortable. sometimes I'll get a metal taste is my mouth . Taste abit like blood . My doctor first said I had globus sensation when I just had the lump in my throat ........ From suffering from bad health anxiety and depression I just got told to get a life from a nurse . By the way this is after 3 weeks of losing my baby boy !!!!! Absolutely disgusting How I've been treated. So I seen another doctor last week she said it could be acid reflux and referred me to ENT and gave me tablets. I have this feeling all day every day. Not had a break and could really do with my body going back to normal . Really struggling with this as I think I have some serious illness ( like cancer ovs that's the anxiety side ) but can't help but feel that way , want my baby too xxx so please can someone help me on what to do if it is or sounds like reflux to you xx many thanks

Past two years I have been suffering from the constant throt clearing, post nasal drip, thick white/clear mucus with literal tensile strength. It was relentless and I couldn't even explain to these doctors (At least 8) the amount of anxiety and panic I received from this constant affliction. Its literally exhausting.

Let me say I am not cured but have recently been researching underlying causes of our symptoms. Yes, the result may present as LPR but untl you attack the root cause we will never be rid of this affliction. Two words : Candida Albicans. No doubt in my mind that is the primary cause of our symptoms. Almost always someone was sick / put on broad spectrum antibiotics for sinus infection or something. Anything to disturb the balance of the delicate ecosystem inside us gives the opportunistic candida its chance to colonize. Other contributors can be long time steroidal use for asthma (for me I abused Afrin for two years). When we cease these treatments / clear our body of both the good and bad bacteria its left vulnerable to candida. 

Heres the big problem : CANDIDA is a smart b*stard. Although, its practically unrecognized in the medical realm candida can actually evolve in order to continue thriving. Has this entity ever seemed to change its M.O. after a brief recess w a misguided treatment?

Moreover when we let this beast grow and grow inside us undiagnosed even strengthened by antibotic treatment...it can spread from the sinuses to the esophagus or vice versa. When we refer to mucus, I think its a misnomer. Google BIOFILMS. It was a revelation. The candida once strong enough begins to build a strong protective layer of slime comprised of nutrients our body needs and also other bacterial pathogens. It also protects the candida from anti fungal treatment. So there are many methods to breaking down the biofilm and only then can you attack the colonization at its source. I'm in the process of some enzyme supplements that can aid in this. Hardest part is we cant FEED the beast. Sugars, Carbs, its its life source. Thats why certain foods seem to get "stuck in your throat". This is extremely hard to stick to but obvi gluten free items are on the uptick. Sugar is omnipresent and yeasts best friend tho and thats why we seem to crave it so much. I'm currently in the early stages of breaking down the biofilm with enzymes and other supplements and then hope an anti fungal will work along with diet

Finally, after many years of unsuccesfully trying to clear this "mucus" from my sinuses and throat with NetiPots and all that crap I realized something. Our sinuses arent the problem. Again they merely present symptoms as such because it has to go somewhere. I became obsessed. My nose could seemingly be clear but turn the wrong way and its there again. Where was it hiding in my god damn face? The answer IMO was another unacknowledged aspect by doctors : THE NASOPHARYNX. (see pic) To me it seems sinus cleansing methods only get the tip of the iceberg and dont do well in clearing this forgotten pocket. Let me tell you when I used my common sense to try and get to it by this method : Putting saline mixture in my mouth then with tongue arched tilt your head downward and push your tongue along the roof of your mouth until the fluid reaches the designated area.  Its basically like laughing and milk comes out your nose. What comes out of ur nose will startle you. Waterfalls. Now this actually freaked me out because if the intense volume of biofilm/mucus but i could literally feel it coming along the back of your throat. You may even pseudo-burp - if anyone knows that feeling when their vocal cord esophageal area is temporaily cleared. This hasnt helped me stop the rapid re growth of the stuff but for those days when seemingly no cleanse can reach the area this will work in loosening the crap. Can also be reached by tilting head almost downward tucking it towards your stomach spraying saline while inhaling. It is not a cure. I am not cured but I'll be damned it if didnt give me some relief knowing I could get to it and bust it up anytime I wanted. The anxiety comes when its back the next day but I'm working in that. Keep ur heads up - literally - ever feel like when you bend down to pick something up the mucus comes rushing out. It makes sense considering our anatomy. Hope this helps.