UC and Acid Reflux?

Hello - Does anyone else suffer from both? I was recently diagnosed with a silent reflux which now I see I have had the signs for most of my life. I wonder if UC is connected or if a lot of you also have it too?

I started taking prilosec, seems to be helping some, what do you all take?

I get it! I try to use Apple cider vinager when it's not bad but last week it was so bad I thought I have heart attack! So I took nexium for a few days! Thank god I had it on the shelf.

I get ridiculous indigestion to the point that I need to lay down. I'm on dexilant and rarely have problems now. I have noticed in the last year some reflux even after eating a small meal. I've had the indigestion since a child. This will sound crazy but I have to wear my pants below my belly button and no belts or else I will get indigestion.

Yes I have both and my reflux has been very hard to treat fully. I started Dexilant a few weeks ago and it might be a bit better then aciphex.

Really Kaz? That's interesting they are tied. I have mild gastritis and hiatal hernia. Better when I stopped dairy, but got really bad when on a course of Prednisone. Usually my symptoms are just belching. Would like not to take any meds for it but work on ways to increase stomach acid prior to eating, like the ACV.

Really true, zengrrl. I have been in a great remission for several years now, but fell out of it in November. I had been noticing some mucous here and there but blew it off. Then I had a tiny bit of blood on the paper. Then wham! Full blown gastroparesis and reflux coinciding with more mucous and blood in my stool.

Got myself a month's worth of Canasa, used it daily for a week, then randomly (3x/week) for a couple of weeks and now all is well.

I tried a chewable antacid during all this and it did nothing. I considered getting a pack of prevacid (my go-to ppi) but opted for Canasa instead. I think it's pretty well documented on this forum that proctitis and gastritis/reflux/upper GI issues go hand-in-hand for some people.

I'm pretty much lactose free these days. I'll snack on a bit of cheese here and there, and I use 1/2 & 1/2 in my morning tea. Sometimes these choices leave me with a bit of heartburn but it goes away quickly. That is nothing compared to the misery I was in a month ago.

Thanks Kaz this is a weird syndrome. ughh.