tiffMy experience with LPR/Sore throat Lump / Painful Ear& Neck
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Hi ... execuse me if my english is not perfect as its not my 1st language.
i'm a 22 years old Male , and i'm a dentist by the way , but i'm writing this experience as a patient suffered from LPR and its consequences , sore throat , lumb sensation in one side , stiff neck & painful ear
i have followed the discussions in this forum for nearly a year , and when something worked for me , i registered to tell you my experience as it may be beneficial to someone .
from nearly 2 years, i suffered from an asthma like symptoms , i went to a specilaist , and in just 10 minutes , he diagnosed me with LPR ,i was shocked because i never felt the famous " heartburn" , i tried to follow his instructions regarding my food habits , but it didnot work , after that a lumb sensation in my throat started to appear in my right side , and my right side of neck became heavier & more stiff , my right base of the tongue also appeared to be enlarged with prominent taste buds .
for a while i thought its " cancer " , i visited 2 specialits who confirmed the LPR diagnosis and all them nearly prescribed the same medicines with different trademark names " PPI & ranitidine "
and it didnot work , i became hysterical regarding my throat sensations , i started reading about the nature of LPR , its possible causes , its triggers , & how it affect your throat in detail ..
i started talking with specilatists personally regarding my problem , and i had discussions with some of them , i'm working in a Medical college so it wasnot that hard to have a personal talk with some of them ..
after understanging the nature of this condition and its triggers/causes , i did a radical changes in my life that Finally worked ...
- i swapped sleeping rooms with my brother who is living with me in the same house
- i fasted 2 days/week
- Eating only Home-made food
- eating alot alot of Rice
- Drinking small sips of water continuesly 24/7 ( dont fill your stomach with water , just small gargling sips to wash your throat )
- No tooth paste and no Mouth washes for a month
- using a small soft tooth brush to brush my teath
- Medicines - Daily :
PPI 20 ( 1 tablet )
Ranitidnine ( 2 tablets )
Domperidone ( 2 tablets ) - For 2 weeks only
digestive enzymes ( 3 Tablets )
Carbamazepine ( 1/2 tablet ) - for 2 weeks only
Nystatin Mouth drops ( Gargle & swallow - 4 times/Day - For 1 week only)
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after 4 days of this i started to feel better , after 2 weeks , its disppeared , but i still take PPI and ranitidine till now .
what i've written above is my experience as a patient , and all the drugs i used are used after a prescribtion from a specialist , what worked for me may not work for you , i hope what i have written is beneficial to someone ...
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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask
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gandacC Anazz
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Anazz gandacC
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throat and abdominal allergy are not related to foods and drinks only ,but the air you breath also , i started suspectig everything in my bedroom , the air freshner , the carbet , the bed cotton , so i decided to swab the room and find the difference , and it actually worked .
julie03582 Anazz
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Anazz julie03582
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regarding the digestive enzymes ... a specialist suggested it to me ... but i never figured out if they really work or not , becuase i took them with other drugs ....
its more than a month now since this lump feeling disappeared and the the neck back to normal
jay40m Anazz
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Do you feel completely normal or just better? and what was the reasoning behind the fasting and eating a lot of rice?
Anazz jay40m
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Fasting was a way to give my Throat a peaceful time to heal , the rice was an advice from an allergist i met , he told me that rice is " Neutral " food , its not alkaline nor acidic , it balances your stomach
at first , i tried it for 2 days to find if it will work , i ate nothing but healthy cooked rice with no fats , and i felt alot better after those 2 days , so i decided to make 2 days a week for rice only .
jay40m Anazz
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i like white rice. also, what did you drink during that time, i drink alkaline water.
ive had a sore throat/ lump for about 8 months or so now. ive been on ppis for about 3 months. my diet has somewhat changed but not much if any improvement has happened. im waiting to see if i can get an endoscope to confirm its lpr but so far all the signs point to it. ie asthma earlier this year, throat clearing, sore throat, lump, off feeling in esophagus, tightness in neck. At this point i guess id be happy with gerd/ lpr and not something more sinister like cancer or a tumor.
PS... it all started earlier this year after round of antibiotics, I remember throwing up badly and feeling very nausious like ive never felt before and even fainted for a minute. I also had high stress at that time, I still do but not nearly as much.
and... the last GI said I may have bile reflux instead or in addition to lpr. she asked if i had a bitter taste and i realize that i do but its very suttle.
julie03582 jay40m
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jay40m julie03582
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I think eating less may help but has not done much for me.
Theres a book called "dropping acid" on amazon that everyone suggests. Ive read a lot of it an it tells you what you can eat.
Personally, I believe this is what I have but dont know how it "suddenly" came about. Im hoping it will go away as it has with some people but sadly others have had it for years or a lifetime.
And whats more complicated is that everyones symptoms are slightly different and to different degrees. And its also hard to describe the symptoms. When I started talking, the doc said its hard to describe, this is because he heard it many times from different patients. Most dont know our throat anatomy, all we can say is something feels off or its sore. This could mean many things.
I suggest you keep seeing specialist and try different things.
julie03582 jay40m
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jay40m julie03582
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she gave me an inhaler which i used a few times, this really helped and ive never had to use it again. so... asthma is a condition tied in with gerd/lpr.
i have a sore throat still but am thankful that the asthma symptoms were only that one short period of time because its very scary when you cant breathe.
julie03582 jay40m
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jay40m julie03582
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i have been taking probiotics but it hasnt helped.
julie03582 jay40m
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jay40m julie03582
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Ive had several scopes from ENTs this year and im hoping I get approved for a further scope from the GI referral.
julie03582 jay40m
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