effectiveness of colon cleansing for GERD

HI all
i have been readign your posts with great interest and i am really amazed by the difference effects of diferent drugs on Gerd..
anyway i would like my 2 cents thot on this issue i was diagonised with having GERD 4 months ago and this was after going through 9 months of total pain.
i had the chest pains teh back pains the food intolerance and all and i felt like i was trully dying !!
anyway i was put on protonix immediately and then after 3 weeks the doc changed my drug to NEXIUM he told me this was a wonder drug i took it for 3 weeks before i felt ant relief and when i did feel teh relief i was very glad but i had other severe side effects
first i became insomnic ,i went into classic depression .loosign interest in everything work,family,friends etc i was 24 -7 tired and i was obssesed(not sure of spelling)with tryign to get completely symtom free i had panic attacks was always anxiouis ...
anyway when i went back to teh doctor he said that i did not have true Gerd but instead refferd me a psychiatrist
i resisted going but my panic attacks became so but i went to see the doctor after doing some tests she told me that yes iwas depressed and
had classic symtoms of axiety...well i was put on zoloft it was terrible for 4 weeks my insomnia became worse i was always sad,i had this unexplained fear..but the doctor insisted that i continue with the drugs that they will work best after 10-12 weeks
well after 6 weeks i knew if i did not go off this drugs i was goign to end up in a mental institution.so idid research on my own and i ekpt seeing that the naturopathic insist that digestvie problems start from the colon and that if we do not cleanse it then we will only cover the symtoms and our problem will remain chronic .after alot of consultaion i did try to get off therugs i had terrible withdrwal symptoms(never go off drugs before telling your doctor !!!!!!)but i perserverd
i then went to a naturapathic dr. and he started me on the colon cleanse i was very sckeptical andfor the first week i had diarrhoe that had a punget chocking smell and i was terrified but i hang on it is now 3 weeks but all the symptoms are gone,i have amazing energy and i CAN SMILE!!!!! and i havent even started on the alternatives like liquorice and digestive enzymes which are taken after the cleansing!!!!!!
i do now know that the main cause of GERD is our diet ..i now eat vegetable and fruits and chicken/fish once in a while ( i could not tolerate any of this)
so i really dont know about those taking this PPIs and how sypmtom free they are but i do know that they made me worse and i dont want to believe that its a chronic conditions maybe we need to go to the root cause.....try out a colon cleanse adn see how it goes for you i think its pretty safe even as you take youre medicines but give it a try !!!!

hi jocaste,
i know how uncomfortable it is to feel constantly in pain or after having a meal waiting for the attack ..i believe this is whatbrings in the anxiety and panic attacks leading to depression.
colon irrigation is pretty safe and the good thing is that you can do it while still on your medications ...please try it you have nothing to lose(except a few dollars!!!!) but imagine having boundless energy ,pain free and eventually being able ot go off your drugs ..isnt that what we all want OUR life BACK???
So take courage i know different things work for diff.people but how will you know what works unless you try it?


cheers

Hi glma,
I was informed by other Reflux/Gerd sufferers that Colon cleansing is the answer to this desease, but I've been hesistant w/trying this method. I have also looked into using a Naturopathic Dr, but all seem to be located quite a distance from my residence.

I am also inclined to believe that there is a root cause that should be examined and corrected. But, I also believe that this is somewhat hereditary.

Who knows, maybe, I will thoroughly research this avenue of Colon cleansing & Naturopathic in the future.

Glad you've had some positive results w/this challenge.

Vanessa

crissy21,This thread is 9 years old. I would ask that you start a new thread and post your introduction in that thread so everyone has the chance to meet and greet you.

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Kindly,

Kitt