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Posted 6/20/2014 3:50 PM (GMT 0)
Teacherman,
I've been taking magnesium citrate from healthy options. It's the only magnesium supplement here in our place. I also tried the epson salt bath. It's relaxing but I only tried once and planning to try more next time. I'm having difficult time finding magnesium oil, which they said is the best among all the kinds. It is effectively absorbs by the body more.
Posted 6/20/2014 3:54 PM (GMT 0)
Me too, I whine most of the time. It's really difficult not to, eapecially when I feel pain all day..
Hope you guys feel better this weekend
Posted 6/26/2014 6:20 PM (GMT 0)
And it's still worsening: Add to my symptoms indigestion pain, EVERYTHING sticking in my throat just around the airway and a warm feeling in my throat. You know. It's probably the ACID doing that damage that'll stop me from eating like a normal person. I swear if this keeps up I might not wait for the manometry and pH probe; I already know I've gor this for life, so I might as well shorten my suffering-!
Posted 6/28/2014 11:08 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Daxter,

I cant stress enough how anxiety makes GERD symptoms worse, I want this to be gone and fixed right away when essentially some damages need to heal. I know exactly what your going through and most days I want to right my throat out with this ball in it or plain go crazy. By nature I'm anxious, anything related to my health I go nuts, the kicker is I work in the medical field, with doctors and professionals and many MANY told me over the years, relax more because we with anxiety tense up and so the stomach muscles tense up also namely the pyloric muscle. Such a big no no when reflux is involved. I try and relax and wait out for something to happen, in between Losec and Nexium at the moment and I just want it GONE! I'm abusing my ativan a bit at the moment to stay calm which isn't that good but seems to help. Hang in there !
Posted 6/28/2014 4:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hang in there Daxter, We know it's realky difficult. It's unexplainable how painful it is, and how it changes our moods and our lives. But be stronger than your symptoms. Not that easy, but worth it. There's plenty of time to heal, though it may be too long, but don't give up. Just continue choosing the healthier lifestyle and know that you are not alone. Take care..
Posted 6/28/2014 5:21 PM (GMT 0)
I hate to say it, but just when I thought I'd reached the bottom, it continues to get worse. Burning liquids are rising up my throat only seconds after drinking water. They're getting into my ears and I can feel water sloshing up my throat if I so much as stand up. And to top it off, my swallowing reflux is virtually non-existent and mucus is blocking up my throat like cholesterol. I WANT THIS GONE.
Posted 6/28/2014 8:33 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry to double post but this is important. How do I convince others this is not in my head. Food really is getting stuck - I literally cannot eat without a gallon of water on hand - and burning liquid is rising as far as my ears after I eat/burp. I'm sick of being told it's all in my head, but short of tearing my esophagus out (very tempting right now) I can't prove anything. And because I'm already an anxious individual, nobody believes me from the word go.

EDIT: Just burped a single time and a foul, burning liquid filled my mouth. Seems I just can't function without Gaviscon. I need that surgery, as a matter of life or death.

Post Edited (Daxter) : 6/29/2014 9:46:34 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/29/2014 6:11 AM (GMT 0)
Try to eat more soup... Avoid solid foods until you are ok.. I used to feel the same way, and I used a blender for vegetables and fruits just so it will not be hard for me to digest.. It feels like the food is stuck in my throat so I decided to juice everything or blend it. It is still important to take nutrients in your body because they are important in our body's healing. Yeah I understand what you're going through, when most people aren't believing you. But you can do it. Just continue seeing your doctor and taking care of yourself, and it will get better..
Posted 6/29/2014 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
Daxter, try to keep some hope, we all have ups and downs and at my worst I had so many problems with eating and drinking, I thought it woukd never go away. But I can honestly say that now I am not at my worst and things have got better. Ok im not cured but symtpoms are much better, and i have got to know all the little dos and donts that make my life that much easier.

So try and keep some hope, it wont go away quickly but at some point you will start to feel better.

I think it would be worth you having a barium swallow, then they can watch what happens when you eat and drink.

The most important thing in getting people to take you seriously is not to act anxious when youre talking to them. Try and stay composed with them, fake it if you need to. I know how annoying it is when people write you off with anxiety, they did that with me for months and months, even had me believing it at one point, but you have to just keep pushing back and searching for answers. Managing the anxiety is important too though. Do relaxation exercises, i had to do them about 5 x a day at my worst because i was so anxious and that is all that kept me sane.

Post Edited (Andy1986) : 6/29/2014 12:27:11 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/29/2014 6:56 PM (GMT 0)

Andy1986 said...
Daxter, try to keep some hope, we all have ups and downs and at my worst I had so many problems with eating and drinking, I thought it woukd never go away. But I can honestly say that now I am not at my worst and things have got better. Ok im not cured but symtpoms are much better, and i have got to know all the little dos and donts that make my life that much easier.

So try and keep some hope, it wont go away quickly but at some point you will start to feel better.

I think it would be worth you having a barium swallow, then they can watch what happens when you eat and drink.

The most important thing in getting people to take you seriously is not to act anxious when youre talking to them. Try and stay composed with them, fake it if you need to. I know how annoying it is when people write you off with anxiety, they did that with me for months and months, even had me believing it at one point, but you have to just keep pushing back and searching for answers. Managing the anxiety is important too though. Do relaxation exercises, i had to do them about 5 x a day at my worst because i was so anxious and that is all that kept me sane.

What's strange - bad even - is that I want it to be anxiety. If it is, it's curable. I desperately try to find evidence that my symptoms are all stress related; it's my only avenue of keeping myself sane. I'm worried that if it isn't stress related at all, I may crack and make an attempt on my own life from sheer depression.
Posted 6/30/2014 8:14 PM (GMT 0)
daxter,

i have been there with the stabbing throat pain. you can get through this my throat is pretty much healed, with some occasional symptomps..

go see jamie kofman, she'll set u straight.

you might also want to see a psychartrist get some xanax it helps reflux. dr. shipko has done studies with this.

you just need the right diet, water seems like it might be casuing you reflux trying drink water slowly and eat some sushi rice to gel it up in your stomach so it doesn't splash to your throat.

hope this helps.

j
Posted 7/1/2014 12:53 AM (GMT 0)
Daxter,
I am right there with you. I have about the same symptoms you have. They started out of no where two months ago. I was a perfectly healthy, active 36 year old male. I'm a firefighter, I exercise ( used too), always ate what I wanted without a problem. Now I cant eat, breathe, have this darn lump in my throat..... I just dont know. I see a GI doc at the end of the month. Thats the earliest available.. Really? Im going nuts. I understand where you are coming from. Ive stopped the prilosec my ent prescribed, it didnt help. Trying probiotics and digestive enzymes now, not sure if itll make a difference. Something better, I cant live like this. Im so sorry Daxter, it really is hard.
Posted 7/2/2014 2:43 AM (GMT 0)
I was posting here back in April, I am only sharing what, unexpectedly worked for me....umm, I was diagnosed with LPR in early April....had about six weeks of pure agony...I had 24/7, unbearable heart burn, reflux...I was in a car accident in late April and injured my neck, went to the Chiropractor for treatment, after seeing him about five times..my reflux, heartburn, throat issues completely disappeared....I came off the PPI's....

GERD is a symptom of a Malfunction of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter....Reflux is a result of that malfunction...and for me, being adjusted by my Chiropractor stopped the reflux...



I came back to the board to because I have had a slight relapse..a little reflux and nausea...and I also didnt see my Chiropractor for over a week and a half...that is when it all seemed to come back...


Look, there is not way it could hurt...hope this helps
Posted 7/2/2014 9:01 AM (GMT 0)
Daxter, anxiety and stress definitely makes it worse. I struggled a lot with anxiety at first and since I sorted that out my reflux got a LOT better.
Posted 7/3/2014 11:35 PM (GMT 0)
Hang in there guys, we are so far from being alone with all these symptoms and as GAD sufferer with panic attacks I can testify that stress is a major factor when it comes to my GERD attack. Relaxing is a must and I tell myself that everyday because it is a daily thing for me. I'm hyper aware of myself I was told and this is something I have being trying to change. Big hugs to anyone who needs it, sure helps to know we aren't alone :))
Posted 7/4/2014 10:36 PM (GMT 0)
How do ya'll know whether to see a GI doc or an ENT? Also I accidentally clicked on the icon that says"ignore posts from...." how do I undo that?
Posted 7/4/2014 10:39 PM (GMT 0)
My dr. prescribe a lidocaine gargle for me. When the burning becomes unbearable, I use this, it works for awhile and you can use it several times a day. It numbs the area, you can swallow it but it is nasty stuff!
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