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Posted 4/23/2013 11:14 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all, so I wanted to share what happened with my naturopath visit today in case anyone can get something useful out of it.

The following is all her opinion, theory. It makes sense to me but I don't know if I believe it 100%.
She basically believes that I don't tolerate certain foods well and I have been living with an inflamed GI tract pretty much all my life. The recent event was most likely triggered by stress along with the combination of poor diet and also my eating late. Eating late can really tax the digestive system and forces your liver to work on digestion instead of other restorative functions that it likes to do while you are sleeping. So she theorized that I may have had some toxicity issue that was not showing up in the bloodwork.

She told me that refined sugar and refined carbohydrate (white flour, white rice) have no nutritional value other that empty calories and can tax the GI system because they lack enzymes to digest them. Once I got the gastritis, that messed up my LES sphincter, causing me to develop GERD. Then my doctors got involved with the PPI's and the antibiotics and further inhibited my digestion and also killed off my good bacteria. She also believes that anxiety did play a role although she's not sure how much. She basically said I need to make some serious dietary changes and prescribed some herbal supplements.

1. She performed a Food Intolerance Test so she can tailor a diet that can work around whatever allergies I might have. I will know the result in another week or so.

2. Stay on the PPI until she can figure out what dietary changes she can recommend exactly. She did say that ultimately I do need to get off the PPI's.

3. 2X daily on empty stomach: DGL licorice and marshmallow glycerite for the gastritis.

4. 2X probiotic with food.

To be honest, I don't feel all that great right now. I was feeling half decent over the weekend and overdid some activity and overate too. I woke up at 2AM because I had to go through the bathroom. Didn't sleep too well and dehydrated a little bit too because of going to the bathroom frequently.

I really hope she knows what she is talking about.
Posted 4/24/2013 12:19 AM (GMT 0)
Oh wow that makes so much sense I swear me and you are going through or went through the same journey because to me it started with a gastrtis and so she said it had messed up your LES ? How? Ad yeah my diet that summer was so bad so I guess it was leading up to it and yeah I have been reading about bacteria and how toxicity builds up and stuff so I am tryin the fast track diet I wish I had time or my insurance covered a naturopath visit but from all the info you Have given me I shall change my diet I know I am not good with dairy! Good luck Chris and are u doing probiotic yogurt or probiotic supplements? Feel better!
Posted 4/24/2013 1:09 AM (GMT 0)
Chris,

Wow, that is a lot to absorb in one visit.  Sometimes all the information is confusing and overwhelming!......I have not considered going to a naturopath because there are none in my area  to go to.  I would be hesitant to introduce all those things she suggested along with the PPI, maybe 1 thing at a time?  How would you know which might cause a adverse reaction taking them all at once?   Confusing to say the least.

I talked to my doctor today with the results of my second round of lab work.  My blood work (CBC) was all good, no anemia thank God.  But, the protein level in my urine was high, also my sugar level a little high.  So he says, that this usually means the kidneys are losing protein.  So, now I have to go in again, fasting, for a AC1 test which will give him a average of what it has been for 3 months.    Good God, I have always passed these tests with flying colors, and now I can worry about my kidneys!!!!!.......I forgot to ask him if this could be the cause of the stomach issues???........I know from reading that diabetes and kidney issues can cause weight loss.........But, on the other hand, I read where the protein level can be elevated from  plain old dehydration!......I do not drink enough water for sure.    The kidney function portion of the blood test was fine, so I don't know what to think now.???????    Let me know what you think??

He did not seem alarmed, so I am trying not to worry.........

Posted 4/24/2013 2:02 AM (GMT 0)
Roah, her feeling is that once you get gastritis, your stomach no longer functions normally. Then it can affect a lot of its involuntary functions such as closing and opening of the les. Not sure how accurate it is, but at this point, it makes sense.
Bottom line: we have gi tract inflamation. What is causing it? Acid even though we don't even feel the heartburn? Or is it some sort of response to some food? That's what you and I are trying to figure out. I don't yet have an answer. By the way, I am paying the naturopath out of pocket. I dont even want to tell you how much my bill was today.

Gail, if your body is losing protein, that could explain the weight loss, but you gotta be honest with yourself too. The best, easiest explanation for weight loss is not eating enough. Only you know that. I am so obsessed with my weight that I drink water before getting on the scale and actually get happy because the number goes up. How silly is that? I ate some fried food and also ate more than the safe amount over the weekend. Now, I feel like my gastritis is acting up and I am not going to eat well for the next few days. Guess what. Weight loss time. Gosh darn it.

Sounds like your doctor is thorough. Jyst be patient and see how far it goes. Eat to nourish your body and you and I have to prmoise to stop worrying so much aboutweight. Sorry about the typos. I am using a tablet and its hard to type.
Posted 4/24/2013 2:18 AM (GMT 0)
 

Thanks for the quick reply.   The thing that scares me is the test result.  Like why is the protein level 

high?   My husband was diabetic and I have been paranoid about getting it too.   I will hang onto the fact that the AC1 could be fine.  Kindof funny, but the morning of the urine sample from home, I tried to capture the urine and missed redface and it went in the toilet instead!   I had to wait and force myself to go again, by then I am sure the container was not sterile anymore.....I could have screwed up that test myself!  mad    I have been eating more lately, but still not enough energy, which I think is anxiety period.

 

I will call the lab on Thursday and make an apt for the test and get it overwith.  Have to fast for this one.

Amazing the things we share on here........like telling the story about the stupid urine sample.

I didn't even share that with Sam, too embarrassed!

Posted 4/24/2013 3:12 AM (GMT 0)
Well, you know me and being anxious about test results. Lol. I am not going to be a hypocrite and tell you not to worry but do take some comfort in that the doctor didn't seem overly concerned.

You can tell me anything, gail. That's the dynamic here. This little group here, we have a bond because we are suffering together but there is the safety of some personal separation too. I love you guys. I have a little meditation break I am trying to do before going to bed. I will say a little prayer/chant for our little group for good luck.
Posted 4/24/2013 3:45 AM (GMT 0)
Tummy, I still have some HB even on the Zantac. I think at this point it is helping me through the ppi rebound. I could be wrong.

EJ, I get nervous too whenever I lower my dose. I feel like I'm flirting with disaster. I just read where Zantac reduces appetite and now I see where Chris says gastritis reduces the appetite. Since my gastritis is healed I'm hoping the weaning off Zantac will give me back some appetite. eyes

Viv, I hope all goes well with your daughter this weekend. What year of college is she in?

Ink, the low acid coffee still measures a 5 on the alkaline scale and that's with making it with water that measures an 8. I think I remember you saying you needed everything to be a 6. I'm going to stop even the coffee while I back off the Zantac. I seem to be having afternoon HB, and there is nothing in my lunch that should be causing it. I'm thinking it could actually be my morning cup. cry Hopefully not.

Post Edited (sewfun) : 4/23/2013 9:55:38 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/24/2013 7:24 AM (GMT 0)
Sew,
Zantac doesn't make me loose appetite. It helps me to eat better so i don't know. 3rd day on 75. So far so good. Felt a little acidic after lunch but dried apricot, slippery elm, aloe juice helped.
Sleeping well, no toilet problem.(never have before or after) Just this persistent upper back pain. Much much better but never completely gone. Eat not much but as long as i eat small digest fine.

I am thinkng about stopping zantac the day after tomorrow. Meaning, tomorrow night one will be my last does. I am not totally out of The woods but by stopping it i am trying to help my body go back to 'normal' status. Learn it already! Haha

Chris,
Haha yes, my ipad is killing me, too. If you have been noticing any typo and broken sentences it's all ipad. Ugh.
Sounds not really exciting meeting with your neuropath but well, it will take time i guess to figure out this whole adventure. :)
Posted 4/24/2013 9:54 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone: I am still trying to sort this mess out with my daughter.

Sewfun: my daughter is in her 2nd year of university. You are making good progress.

Chris: I am taking DGL, Digestive enzymes and probiotic everyday. They do help and they take a longtime to make a real difference. If you choose to go this route you have to do it diligently. Did she give you anything for stress? I feel stress/anxiety play a big part in messing our digestive system.

I was going to type more but my head is spinning. Hope everyone has a better day today.
Posted 4/24/2013 12:32 PM (GMT 0)
Chris,

Thanks again for your support.  I am calling the Dr. today and see if I can get in to see him in person.

I have a lot of questions.  Could barely sleep last night with worry.

But, you know what its like......have posted on the kidney forum, it doesn't look too active, so don't know if I will get a response???

Thanks again!

Posted 4/24/2013 4:53 PM (GMT 0)
Gail, you know that I know what you are going through. Worrying was the worst thing I did and is the worst thing you could do. Sleep is so important too. You should really talk to your PCP and see if he can help you get some sleep, even if it's a short term solution. You know, just to help you get through these anxious times. I manage to sleep 7-8 hours last night (with the help of herb from my Naturopath + ativan) and I feel so much better this morning. I also saw a program called "Super Brain" on PBS. It is a seminar-like 2 hour talk given by a Harvard Professor of Neurology, Dr. Tanzi. Basically, the main point is that you are not your brain. In other words, the brain does not dictate who you are. In fact, he said we can actually train our own brain to start thinking the way we want to. If you are having negative thoughts, he said to ask these two questions.

1. How am I feeling?
2. The way I am feeling, is it helping me?

If the answer is no, then he said that you should practice switching your thoughts to something pleasant, a happy memory. He said that he knows that this sounds all touchy feely and even hokey. However, as a professor of neurology, he said that this is based on science. When we practice feeling something, the brain can actually start to hard-wire the thought process so that over time, the brain can be trained to respond positively. Perhaps this is the difference between optimistic and pessimistic people, the people who see the glass half full vs the glass half empty.

Viv, I am sorry about the situation with your daughter. Only you and your daughter know what is really going on so I won't say anything specific. I just hope that both of you can come to an understanding and preserve harmony. I will say that as a father of a 7 and 4 year old, I personally would consider it a blessing to have an opportunity to even have a discussion about life when my children are college age.

Roah, yes I am taking a probiotic + something called S. Boulardi that my naturopath recommended. I have done an endoscopy+ultrasound+CT scan+bunch of bloodwork + stool test for h. pylori. Barium swallow was for the CT scan so I did have barium but it wasn't to study any swallowing or esophagus study.

EJ, yeah the naturopath didn't have any magical solutions, per se. But she did provide a roadmap. Who knows where it will lead, but at this point, I don't have any other road. After my CT scan, my primary doctor called me and said "go out and have whatever you want, you don't have cancer." Yes, he wanted me to celebrate, but it also demonstrates how the traditional doctors think in terms of tumors, bleeding, ulcers, lesions, etc. They don't think about how food itself can really mess up someone's intestinal tract. That's why there are so many diagnosis with no explanation like IBS, chronic fatigue, etc. Anyway, she did promise me that by my next visit (5/3), I will be feeling better so we shall see if she knows what she is talking about. I have hope but I have my doubts too only because I have been feeling off for so long.
Posted 4/24/2013 5:04 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks again Chris ;)

Yes I totally agree about the thought process and how it can make a day better or worse.

Working myself up into misery is not the answer.  

I made an appt. for the blood test for tomorrow am, early.

Then I called my doctor and am seeing him at 4:15 today to discuss all the numbers, etc.

Maybe he can put me at ease????

Thanks again for being here.  BTW, I agree with what you told Viv.  My daughter and son are both adults with families of their own, my daughter and I are very close and I am totally blessed to be able to discuss things, laugh, tell stories, etc with them.   They are my rocks!

Posted 4/24/2013 6:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hey, all
I just realized how 'we are' all different while we have similar problems.
We all have hearbun, indigestion, acid stomach, anxiety basically
but at the same time
each has his/her own problems like bm prblem, sore throat, cough, stoamch ache, feeling something in the throat, upper back pain, etc.
it means we are all made different and should be dealt with differently like chris said.

From the get go, i maintained the opinion that only thing doctors can do is guess, prescribe something according to his guess, order tests, and then prescribe again according to the tests result, and if they find anything they can cut out.
When youmcome to think of it, it really is not much to 'cure' person than old shaman. :(

Anyway, chris, neuropath or chinese medicine does take time to show the outcome of the cure so yeah, take it easy and do the chachacha. :)

It seems i am the only one who only got endoscopy done! I saw the picture and i was satisfied that it wasn't tumor and it sort of matched with gerd description i stopped there. No other mysterious symptom but upper back pain but it is getting better so...

Gail,

I hate to say i told you so but see? Painkiller for bm problem or acid stomach sounded wrong! I was concerned for exactly that.
I am not saying you have a big problem. It could be simple infection somewhere, you know.
In Worst case scenario(i told you, this is what i do for myself. trying to be prepared), You could have not so serious case of diabetes. I know many many people who has diabete-like in your age but very healthy otherwise. They should be careful about what they eat and all but still they often seem heathier than others who don't have the problem. And also, since they find the problem earlier this way, they are more careful and live longer.
Or, best case scenario, it could be false alarm, just like chris's.

Don't worry too much about it. You are going to be ok no matter what. Yes, let's get over with this and deal with it. Head on.

Btw, Don't listen to dr.Oz too much. Those commercial, so called 'charming doctors shows' are heavily influenced by all the sponcers. Their purpose is to sell things by influencing you surrepciouly. I am not saying all they are saying is wrong or lie but, someone said(i can't remeber the source at this moment), "yellow papers lie outright all the time, but the so called major media says truth only on the insubstantial and inconsequential things so that when they lie, people will eat it up."

Viv, it will work out. You will see.

Sew, roah, hope you have a good day.
Posted 4/24/2013 7:08 PM (GMT 0)
EJ, wise words. I will be patient but I do want to see gradual improvements. I don't want to be one of those people without an official diagnosis suffering for the rest of their life.

Gail, if it's any comfort, my naturopath told me that if I am not careful, I am on my way to being a diabetic.
I'm 40. Like EJ says, diabetes isn't the end. Does it make your life inconvenient with all the dietary changes, yes but you will still enjoy everything that truly is important. Your kids, your fiance and friends. Try to be happy for me ok? I am sure a lot of your anxiety will be gone after meeting with the doc tomorrow.
Posted 4/24/2013 7:57 PM (GMT 0)
 

EJ, I take Tylenol for the pain in my lower back.  I am very familiar with diabetes, as my husband died of complications......something I have always dreaded.  Kidney disease would be worse.  I am trying not to stress, but it is hard.  BTW, the stomach issues are better, but still there.

Chris,  I am seeing my doctor today (late) and hopefully he can reassure me.

I will update you guys later.

Posted 4/24/2013 9:02 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry, gail,
But you always talk about taking tylenol followed by your episode of bm problem so i was mistaken...
I understand you have dreaded this due to your experience with your husband just like i fear stomach cancer because of my dad. But everyone is different just like you said. So we will just wait and see. I will be waiting for the good news.
Posted 4/24/2013 9:15 PM (GMT 0)
I told you guys about this other day.  But I am amazed how much the daily regiment of 1 Tbl olive oil and 2 TBl spoons of Orange juice have helped move my stools.  I take it before bed.  It maynot be good for folks with Gerd, but in my case, it has really helped.  Maybe the oil will make my face beautiful as well, LOL.......(not).......We have a Olive ranch in the next town over, and they make a citrus flavored olive oil, which is delicious.  Needless to say, I will be getting another bottle soon.  ;)
Posted 4/24/2013 9:44 PM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone,

How are you guys? I hope everyone is doing better in some way.

Chris: Yeah, I totally agree with you that's why I have come to relax more because I realized I am sick and it's something that's not going to go away, just let me do my diet and do whatever the doctor said and just move on with life no matter what the future holds for me, I just don't want to constantly keep worrying, yeah it get's hard because we can't have certain things or eat out with people but if the people in our lives love us then they should understand us or where we are coming from but I doubt anyone will ever know how hard it is until they have something like we all do //shakes head and I should know because being in college is so hard, I am constantly running home to just read book because the majority of my friends go out to eat and you know.... but I am not gonna complain I rather do other things. My biggest peeve about this, is the cooking part I am super lazy LOL.

Oh I do not know if I am take supplements, I did before but I did not see any improvement, I just feel like I wont know the answers to my issue until I see natrapath myself but I am too lazy to go to one and the money, and I knwo I feel so bad you are wasting os much on our illness, do they ever do tests on your the natrapath doc? and everything you said I already knew and I had to learn that myself haha, I can't believe I wasted 200 dollars on doc visit and all those tests to tell me something I can figure out myself, I swear generic doctors need to be more updated about modern medicine and stuff. Its sad how online they say there is so many things that leads to our problems, so did your h pylori go away? and do you still have the gastritis? I had an updated endoscopy last month and everything was normal expect mild irritation in the esopgus.

EJ; Gosh everything you said, preach it woman! I agree with you, if doc tells me how I need this or that I wont take it until its emergency and I feel like the PPI really made my symptoms worse, and I doubt they will ever go away, but I am not gonna go back on them because I do not make anything worse you know? I am doing fine just waiting on my future tests and stuff how about you? glad everything is getting better.


Gail: I hope you do get better and omg you sound like me last week, I just want to let you know throw yourself in something else and try and forget for moment but I know you can't ignore the pain, but haha olive oil is sooo good for you. and awn I love how you and your daughter I am glad you have such good relationship

Sew: you can call me Roah :) and oh it's called provost coffee, hmmm I am not gonna add coffee on my diet until I really see improvements with my LPR but I doubt it hurts to have cup a week hhahaha, I never had a lot of coffee in the past, its the tea I have addiction too, and for some reason tea's are more acidic. Have you heard of tecchino? its like herbal coffee I wana try that but I am afraid to have it because LPR diet is like 10x stricter then GERD hhaha so weird right? see I can cure the pepsin/acid its the bile that I have trouble with and can't seem to cure it. But I can't even figure out what works for me until I see my upcoming tests results, anyways I hope you have good transition with the PPI rebound. you should try aloe vera, and dgl they help with the membranes making it less red and less inflammable. oh and i read that turmeric and freeze dried black raspberries are good for fighting cancer. Oh do you have PH food measuring? I need get one of those do you know where you got those?

Vivian: I really hope things with your daughter get better, please do not get stressed because I think it will be okay.
Posted 4/24/2013 10:12 PM (GMT 0)
Roah, I agree one cup of coffee a week shouldn't hurt. This morning I was tempted by the coffee again, as dh and I were killing time in coffee shop waiting for an appt. I decided to take 2 tums before I drank any.....only about a 1/4 c. I have tried Tecchino, yuck! I was very surprised when I found the tea much more acidic. Even the herbal teas were measuring a 2 using my ph strip. I get them from Vitacost, but drug stores and pharamacies usually carry them. There are a few non acidic teas, but I haven't found one I like yet except the Body Rescue Tea I get from Vitacost as well. I promise I don't own stock in that company. :)

I actually do understand how limiting your diet is. I have to merge the GERD and the gastroparesis diet. Well not exactly merge. I can only have things that are on both lists. Like fresh fruit is on the GERD list, but not the gastroparesis list so I can't have it or only in very small quantities. You follow? I'm trying to work in the DGL. I can't take it at meal time because it will interfere with my medicine I take at mealtime. I do know that I have healed from my gastritis and esophagitis - endospcopy 2/2013. I don't think I've had enough HB episodes to bring that back on. At least I hope not. I may try the aloe again and I'm tempted to try the apricots as well. Maybe just one, since it doesn't make the cut on the GP diet list.

Tummy, I hope you get your tests scheduled soon and get some answers. My dh also had a urine test come back with high protein. It was determined he was just dehydrated and everything was fine. I'm wondering if capturing that last forced out urine could have altered the test as well. Keep us posted.
Posted 4/24/2013 10:42 PM (GMT 0)
 

Sew,  Thank you for your feedback.  I also read yesterday that sometimes dehydration can cause this. I do not drink enough water for sure.  I love hot tea, had to give up coffee.  Love a diet pepsi with lunch too.  (bad)   I don't think tea counts as water?  I am having the AC1 test tomorrow am.

I am off now to the doctor to talk about the lab results.  I barely slept last night and don't want to do that again tonight.  Anxiety big time.   To make matters worse, I decided to weigh a minute ago, and have lost another pound since last week.  I was so hoping to have gained a pound!  ;( 

 

Posted 4/24/2013 11:26 PM (GMT 0)
Roah, I really don't respect my gastroenterologist too much. He really hasn't helped me at all, other than to perform the endoscopy and telling me that I don't have stomach cancer.

I have no idea if I have gastritis or not at this point because I never had a follow up endoscopy. I suspect that it's healed somewhat because it feels better than in March when I thought I had cancer because my stomach was hurting so much.

As far as the h. pylori goes, I am suppose to submit a stool sample for eradication confirmation but frankly, I am not in a hurry. Because I actually had the stool sample test one week BEFORE the endoscopy and I tested negative for h.pylori. So to me, a negative this time doesn't mean much either. (An alternate theory proposed by my naturopath is that most people have h.pylori to some extent. The fact that it did not show up during my original stool test means to her that I didn't really have an active infection and the gastritis was not caused by h.pylori but something else. And I did more damage to my digestive system by going through the antibiotics program which was unnecessary in her opinion.) And my gastroenterologist has already told me that if I do test negative, he won't seek any further investigation.

By the way, if I do test positive for h.pylori through stool sample this time, then he hinted that I might have to go through a more harsh antibiotic treatment. No thanks.

So in the end, it's no further action or more antibiotics with this doc. How does that help me?
Posted 4/25/2013 12:15 AM (GMT 0)
I am so tired tonite so I don't feel like going on my treadmill. This is so odd my reflux is not that bad the last few days although I am so stressed!!! I was feeling so down today that I didn't feel like eating my banana and I felt my reflux during the day was better.

Chris: If you keep up the probiotic you will feel the improvement. I did and I still am. The DGL is for more the stomach healing, did your naturopath said anything about digestive enzymes? You know what I think they won't tell you everything in one visit counting on the fact that you will go back for more supplements and advice. I am no doctor but I know if you want you can try take one digestive enzymes 20' before meals, this helps me a lot too. Are you also taking multi-vitamin?

Roah, Will, Gail: I can't help but so worry for my daughter. I don't want her to take us for granted either. I am upset because she hasn't look yet for the job and yet she wants to stay over there (6 hours away). I said if you can't find a job then how you're going to pay for the room + grocery. This is the first time that she's acting like this. Sorry for my rambling.

Sewfun: you sound good these days. I am happy for you.
Posted 4/25/2013 1:06 AM (GMT 0)
Hi all,

I am back from the doc.  We had a long talk and he answered all the questions I had on my pad.  Very Patient man!

The A1C test is to rule out diabetes.  So tomorrow early, I have that

I am sure I won't have the results until Monday ;(

The protein levels were raised but not that bad.  He also confirmed that the urine test could have been incorrect due to the difficulty I had getting it.

He wants me to have a colonoscopy, which I dread. I never have had one and find it a little scary.  Gave me a referral for that.

. '  Drink more water".  

He also said that all of this could be anxiety and stress.  I cannot afford to lose more weight, so I will have to have this colon test just to rule out

something gross. I am still worried but need to take care of all of this before it gets worse.   I hate the idea of being put to sleep for this test.

He said it was like a drowsy sleep, not "under".

Viv, I really feel for you having this issue with your daughter.  I agree that she needs to take the responsibility of getting a job, to pay for room & food.  If she is quitting school, why stay 6 hours away??

Doesn't make sense to me.  Guess you will have to try and talk with her again and try to figure out where she is coming from.  Most parents struggle just paying for the college expenses, let alone a room and groceries.  

Chris, my stool sample was negative, however, the Dr. wants me to take 2 more!!!!.........just to be sure.   OMG!

Posted 4/25/2013 2:42 AM (GMT 0)
Chris: I am laughing so hard at what you said, I know EXACTLY what you mean, I am only going back to my gastronolgist when I need a endo or some type of test done, I can pretty much cure myself from the info we share here on the forums and online, it's sad we waste so much money on doctor visit and then we end up with nothing but some pill sheet and saying evrything will be okay as long as you follow the diet, they do not know that sometimes there is more to the story then just changing a diet some people have another reason why this on sudden of GERD/LPR comes out of no where it can be nerves/low acid/slow emtpying/ over growth of bacertia something in our body is not right and they should get down to the cause of it but noooo they just want to see you in and see you out making that quick 200. sorry for the ranting but I think you know what I am trying to say. as far as the stool test if you tested negative you are good to go, just make sure you read what causes the bacteria but I think you will be fine, if you feel the same symptoms then its back but honestly I read online the infection can be prevented with some type of herbal supplements I forgot what they were but I think your naturapath can help you with that. :) As Far as gastritis, when they looked inside my stomach it was gone, I think it really because of the diet we had before we found out why we were sick, sometimes pesticide and fast foods just built up toxins in our body and that's why people organic and detox you know? I really think for the gastrtis part and the hypoliri you shall be okay unless you start feel those things again you are good to go, my thing is how we had gastritis first and it lead to GERD? hmmm... I need to get down to my root cause but I am too lazy haha. Like I feel heartburn now but not as much I just know one thing I had silent reflux before this and the PPI made my reflux/gastris much much worse and now I have to cope with it. good luck to us all.

Viv: Yeah that sounds like unrealistic plan, I can see where your frustration is coming from, is she 19-20? I hope you guys can come to a conclusion soon, I really know how it is to butt heads with parents. Don't worry we are here for each other I can listen to you guys for days ;)

Sew: Yeah you tested the tecchino? I had feeling dude, I am so glad I did not buy the coffee, oh where can you buy the test strips? and yeah we just have to limit on how much we take, for now I cut all things off until I heal my insides, but yeah me and you both we can not have certain things, same here I can only have bananas and melons but sometimes those can give me heartburn for me I think sugar in total is my biggest enemy, gosh I wish we can get better, you know decaf is more acidic? I was shocked dark roast or strong black is best recommended cause its 5.0, what is the ph of our esophagus again? Yeah like I can not have DGL because the ingredients they put in the chewables can trigger my LPR but help my GERD it's sad, so I am really trying find a way to protect my esopgus as well, and the aloe vera is bad for me because I can not find one without citric acid because it sets off my pepsin which worsens my LPR, GOSH I wish there was cure for all this in one haha.

Love you guys.
Posted 4/25/2013 3:00 PM (GMT 0)
Roah, you should be able to buy the test strips in any pharmacy. ---- I didn't realized decaf was more acidic. Even if it is though the caffeine is another HB trigger, so I guess it's a wash. Fortunately, I prefer the dark roast. I hate weak coffee. It would probably be better if I took cream in it, but I prefer it black. In Dropping the Acid he says 1 cup a day is fine if you're not in active HB mode. I just get so tired of the tea and water. Heaven knows I can't drink juice. nono Puroast makes the Dark French roast, have to see where I can find it. ---- Have you ever looked into carafate for the LPR. I took it for my gastritis and esophagitis. My LES is weak, so I do have backwash at night. Elevating my bed and not eating close to bedtime helped a lot.

Chris, I didn't realize you did not have a diagnosis. Your GI should have told you if you had gastritis. I had an endoscopy in February and was shocked I did not have the gastritis still, because some foods still cause a burning. That's when I decided I could ramp up my drug weaning. Hopefully you will get some answers soon. yeah

Thanks Viv for the kind words. I think I am on the right path. I reduced my meds again last night and this morning. The afternoon for me is the worst, so we will see how it goes.
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