I'm 18 Years Old and I Think I have Acid Reflux(GERD) :(

Hi I'm new here and I'm 18 and last week I had to go to the hospital due to heartburn,chest pain,asthma and fast heartbeat after 1 day of being in stuck in the hospital I went home then went home started dieting after that I fell asleep and had a bad sore throat and cough it sucked with some heartburn, then 2 days later my cough,sore throat calmed down after eating properly I believe and then visited the doctor who told me I'm fine after some EKGs,Chest X-Rays and Blood Tests including a Stool Test and he decided to give me Omerprazole(Prilosic)20mg over the counter after that it was a struggle to get the Prilosic since it was expensive and since I have no insurance only Medicaid(temporary) had to go to a different pharmacy and got it at a cheaper price then I started taking it regularly then I went to the hospital again due to fast heartbeat,sinus problems and lower chest pains(thought it was the Prilosec giving me side effects)after they gave me some Pepcid and told me it was okay to take it with the Prilosec then due to constant anxiety the next day I went to see my doctor though he was a different doctor since the other one wasn't there I told him if this thing will be temporary he said yes and it should be gone by a month after that I was still anxious since alot of nurses and doctors at the hospital said it can be 3 weeks for it to go away since I ate to many acidic foods and the other said we will find out with time after constant thinking and searching up online I even got more anxious thinking if it can be temporary or permanent.

3 Days later I learned to control my anxiety and my sinus problems(still have a little bit of sniffling) went away,my asthma wasn't that bad anymore still have it when I do something like running and got a new symptom which was a lump in my throat and some difficulty swallowing(alot of mucus) which is annoying and made me more anxious, it was like a small BB pellet in my throat but as I fast forward to now the lump is still there but not as bad before its fading slowly and some mucus is still there and I'm much more relaxed also I'm eating properly(diet)though I lost like 10 pounds and some sniffling. So I came here today asking for help on what I have since I didn't an endoscopy yet and I feel like the doctors don't know what I have going on inside my stomach,I've been on Omerprazole for 8 days now and I'm drinking a anti-reflux liquid its white and tastle like pepto please anyone reply and feel free to give me any tips if you have any.

CJ-Kenji

Welcome to Healing Well.

To add to Pat Fill's suggestions, the lump is very common with reflux as is the mucus. It's a reaction to the acid. Anxiety can be a big trigger for this as well. Unfortunately it takes a lot longer for things to heal than it does to get inflamed.

It sounds like things are starting to work and should get better, but will take time. Oh, stay away from Dr. Google....only makes you feel worse. We've all done it and wish we didn't.

Take care,
Bill

CJ-Kenji

Reflux can definitely make it worse, much worse.

A good thing to try as for foods would be to use a food diary and see what foods are a trigger for you. Can also be an ingredient like a preservative that is a trigger.

Basically lowing your caffeine intake, limiting acid and spicy foods. Some people can get away with some of the bad foods and some just can't get away with any. This can change though as things heal.

Take care,
Bill

Do you have a doctor for your asthma?

You've got a lot of very good suggestions here. It will take some time for you to try them all.

Hey guys just doing a quick update on my health,So its my 12th day of taking Prilosec I'm doing alright so far my stomach still makes noises and it growls alot, I also have pain sometimes in the lower portion of my chest along with some very slight burning mostly occurs in the night or just randomly though its better than last week that's for sure as for the lump in my throat its pretty much gone it sometimes comes back but only very slightly,my asthma also got better it mostly comes and goes.

As for my diet I say its going well been eating the good kind of cereal with lots of fiber and lots of bananas,pears,apples and some pieces of corn muffins in the morning,for lunch I just eat a turkey sandwich with lettuce or oatmeal,for dinner I eat grilled chicken or fish with white rice and veggies. Though I think when I eat lots of sugar my stomach starts to get upset so I'm gonna try to avoid it and get some honey instead.

I must say being on a diet is hard when you have a family who mostly eats fried things all the time kinda feel left out like the other day I went to a party and they we're serving all kinds of fatty foods that I like and couldn't eat a single bite its kind of frustrating especially when people in front of you but I suppose its for the benefits of my health *sigh* I swear I really feel for the people who have it worse than me I mean it must be having to live with these restrictions and symptoms everyday and always have to take meds or make hard choices like going thru surgery or not, It really must suck though as for me I really hope and pray I don't have deal with this thing in the long run and I hope anybody out there doesn't have either.

Well I'm done hope you guys have a Wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Years :D

Hi everyone hows it going, hopefully you guys had a good Christmas I'm posting an update on my health and it seems quite the same as before as the last post but a little bit better my throat still has a bit of mucus and can get dry throat sometimes but that's about it I'm also trying different things in my diet in lowfat form like butter for example I think its working out well but sometimes when I eat something I seem to have lots of burping,lots of gas in the other end and an upset stomach with some lower chestpain(also makes weird noises) though that could be because I've been eating a bit more recently since I have quite an appetite,so I kinda got to ease on the food and eat smaller meals, I also can't seem to gain weight since I've lost like 12 pounds since this happened so I'm trying to find a way to get it back you guys have any advice on the matter?

Last thing I've eaten yesterday was:Cereal with Banana,Sushi and Sashimi with soy sauce and half a bowl of Udon then ate a strawberry cheesecake in the night which actually caused no problems for me then for dinner another bowl of cereal.

Today was different I ate cereal with fruit and a Smoothie(Melon,Banana,and Yogurt with Probiotics with a spoon of sugar),then a light turkey sandwich with lowfat butter and a bit of udon with a banana then I got a upset stomach then I ate some udon again from yesterday.