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Posted 2/10/2014 10:31 PM (GMT 0)
So today I go to an appointment with an ENT doctor about an issue with my nose. While filling out the medical history I see a check box for "Lump in Throat" and "Difficulty Swallowing" so I check them. I've had this condition for well over 10 years and I've seen multiple doctors, had x-rays, cameras down my throat, even had an MRI and always the same answer....nothing wrong. I expect more of the same but after 5 minutes with this doctor he says it's most likely LPR. I've never heard of LPR and no other doctor even mentioned it including my family doctor I've had for 13 years now. He asks me about my throat every year, he's the one that ordered the MRI but never mentioned LPR or gave me anything for it. So I'm pretty excited that after all this time, the condition I was resigned to living with for the rest of my life may actually be something that can be fixed. I have all the bad behaviors that contribute to LPR, drink 3 soda's a day, love chocolate, have a diet full of fried food, almost never eat green vegetables, eat jalapenos like most people eat pickles, etc. So the doctor gives me some Dexilant and tells me to try that for a few weeks and see what happens. I've sworn off soda and bought some Evamaor water to help and I'm planning to modify my diet to see if that helps over the next few weeks. That's where I need some help. Having had no restrictions on my diet for my entire life I'm used to eating whatever I want so trying to select foods with low acid is going to be a new experience for me. I'm pretty much a carnivore so swearing of meat would probably kill me inside of a week! What meats are acceptable for an LPR sufferer and and what other foods are tasty but less prone to aggravate this condition?
Posted 2/11/2014 8:56 PM (GMT 0)
There is a thread on The Koufman Diet buried here somewhere, not too deep I think. It was designed for LPR.
Posted 2/12/2014 1:47 AM (GMT 0)
I've had the LPR diagnosis also but also have been told I didn't have it. I have done exactly what I have been told to do. Elevate the bed, PPI's diet changes, no alcohol, no chocolate, no citrus, no tomatoes, less meat, no dairy, no grains. I've tried it all. I still have the same symptoms only worse. Had it for 5 years, but I'm still searching for an answer that someday might help me live a normal life again. I've ate a clean diet for years and it hasn't helped me at all. Hopefully if you change your diet it will make a difference for you.
Posted 2/12/2014 3:39 AM (GMT 0)
I'm sorry to hear that nothing has helped you. I am cautiously optimistic as I have had bouts of "better" since making the changes two days ago. I was really bad when I was at the doctors office and had just come off of a campout where I ate a significant amount of very spicy Jambalaya so the timing and the flare up made sense. I'm also checking my body PH as my family doctor told me some time ago that my body was acidic and recommended some changes. He did not link this to my LPR but said a alkaline body was healthier in general so I'm going to try and shift mine to that side of the PH scale and see if that helps. Have you ever checked your PH to see where you are?
Posted 2/12/2014 4:21 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, I actually just purchased another bottle of PH strips. I have been checking my PH for years. I eat a lot of alkalyzing foods. Mostly organic fresh vegis and fruit. It gets difficult trying to find the right food to eat when everyone has a different opinion what is the right food. I am most recently getting treatment with a NUCCA specialist. I read about it from a post on this forum. It seems it's a possibility that the vagus nerve could be damaged and be partly the cause of the problem. (I've often wondered if all the scopes, PH tests and dilatations might not be partly to blame.) Anyway, the X-rays showed that I have lost some of the curvature in my cervical spine and this treatment will supposedly put the curvature back. And it makes sense that there could be pressure against some of the nerves if the spine is off. And, I've had a lot of bodily responses to the treatment. Like my ears clicking, tonsil stones dislodging, lessened lymph gland pain and he says I'm responding. It's expensive but I am desparate to get relief. I'm 4 weeks in and though I don't feel much better he says it's early and takes time to make the adjustments. I'm still hoping. This is a complicated condition and I don't think anyone really knows for sure what it is because the tests are either negative or flawed by practitioner error when performing the test.
Posted 3/24/2015 3:40 AM (GMT 0)
No more tonsil stones for me...I had my tonsils removed last summer. By far the worst, most painful experience of my life. Probably wouldn't do it again if I knew what was to come but now I'm glad they are gone. I am still recovering. At least I know now that my throat problem isn't the tonsil stones and that they were just annoying. I still search for answers for my pain but nothing yet.
Posted 11/8/2015 4:25 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Jasper-you replied to my request about Zypan over a year ago.. The Zypan did take away my chest pains back then. I stayed on for two weeks only. However, my symptoms are back more than a year later. What kind of pains do you get. Have you found any answers? I had throat clearing for a year.
Posted 11/8/2015 5:14 PM (GMT 0)
Here's what's new. I still have the same throat choking feeling, neck pain, digestive issues, fullness feeling after I eat, gagging on phlegm, and the list goes on. I've been seeing a top notch naturopath for over a year with no positive improvements. I've finally got so discouraged I just gave up on my appointments and stopped going for the last few months. So a couple weeks ago I was having a lot of back pain and I felt like my pelvis was out of alignment so I went to a local chiropractor known to be a really good chiropractor with a lot of great reviews within the community. After a few apptointments and a few discussions about health and chiropractic care he said it sounded like I had symptoms of a hiatal hernia. (Been told I didn't many times). He checked me out and said for sure I did. After the usual adjustments he pulled down on my stomach and it moved a little. I felt just as bad for the next days. Next appt same thing.....he pulled again and it popped out of my diaphragm. Ouch and I felt the pop. So for the next few days the pain got worse and worse. I went to my next appt and felt like I had broken ribs. He assured me I didn't have broken ribs but that the cartilage between my ribs had separated due to the pressure from moving my stomach. It's been a week and I can get around better but I don't feel great. Still same symptoms but I am holding out that this may be at least part of the problem. He says it takes time to get the stomach to stay put and stop wanting to move back up to where it's been. It has moved much easier and the doc assures me we are on the right track. I pray he's right. Of all the tests I've had done over the years I can't imagine that not one conventional doctor has told me I had a hiatal hernia but three of the alternative doctors said I did. I just didn't get any advice on what to do about it. If this works I'll be back to spread the news.
Posted 11/8/2015 5:36 PM (GMT 0)
I agree that if you were told by your conventional docs that no hiatal hernia was there, then there probably isn't one-did they test for it?
Chiropractic adjustments have always made my pain worse, especially my neck pain.
Are you taking any meds? Truly, I do believe in functional, naturopathic and intergrative medicine but we have t o make sure they are properly trained. I am trying the Zypan which was a miracle for me last time but this time it isn't working as well. Digestive issues just have to be the worst health issues because the whole body feels inflamed and off. I hope your issues and pain improve..I can't believe I feel so desperate again. Let's just pray for one another.
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