Once you have been told you have GERD, do you have it forever?

Welcome, I'm sorry to say GERD is forever unless you have surgery.

Even then there's a chance of it coming back.

Instead of propping up on pillows, which puts pressure on your stomach, raise the head of your bed 6 inches. You can find bed risers at any dept. store.

I have silent GERD and I can eat most of the foods you list, but some people have trouble with them. Sample a little at a time and see which you can tolerate. Over doing them can cause big trouble, so be careful.

I'm a belly sleeper also, but after I was placed on a CPAP I had to learn to sleep on my side. Misery isn't it.

If you want to know more about the surgery options (Nissen or Esophyx) you can read older threads about the procedures others have experienced. You can also view video of both procedures on youtube. I personally am going for the Esophyx procedure this fall. I hope this can help answer some of your questions.

Joy

to the question of whether GERD lasts forever...I believe that GERD is a set of symptoms that your mind sends you because you are mad at yourself...you can question my theory, but for me it cured my GERD...a way to test this is to see whether you have GERD symtoms when you have a cold, the flu or some other symptom distraction in your life...if your GERD "goes away" when you are sick with something acute, like a bad cold, then you probably have a "need" to have a symptom and your body has chosen GERD, rather than some other pain like knee pain or back pain or migraines....once you see that the symptoms are manufactured by you, you can let go of the symptoms and the body will self-heal rather quickly...I suspect that those who get surgery for GERD, if they have what I have, will either get worse symptoms later, or will start to get some other pain symptom somewhere else...if you are mad at yourself or about something, and repress it, the body will take its revenge...short answer, before resigning yourself to a lifetime of chronic illness, go see a shrink to see if you might be suffering from a psychosomatic illness...such illnesses are real, serious and awful...the best treatment plan for them is psychological and not physical...

riverotter