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Posted 7/29/2015 6:38 PM (GMT 0)
Has anyone else had their LPR symptoms drastically change over the course of a year and a half? I've had reflux for this long. At first I had a seriously scorching, burning throat 24/7. Months later, it became a irritating non-acidic liquid that hit my throat every time I ate a meal (was and still on a healthy diet). Now my main symptom is regurgitation immediately after I drink liquid or eat rough food (i.e. apple skins). It doesn't so much hurt my throat when the liquid/food comes up the esophagus into the throat, it just feels uncomfortable. However, the regurgitation subsides 10-15 minutes after eating.

How come my symptoms have changed so much? Has the main inflammation subsided? Why am I continuing to have regurgitation? (As I had stated before, I already had all the tests done i.e. endoscope, manometry, and they all have come back normal).
Posted 7/29/2015 7:26 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,

I am facing similar issues myself. Last Oct (2014), my GERD symptoms started out as the usual heartburn, then progressed to burning throat. After a few months, the burning stopped but I had a lump in my throat. Now, I seem to have sore throat and post nasal drip. PPI's help, but not completely. To answer your question, yes my symptoms have been changing too, but I have no idea why.
Posted 7/29/2015 7:47 PM (GMT 0)
strange isn't it? I mean, I'm really grateful I don't have a burning throat anymore. But I can't really say I'm getting 'better'. It's more like, my symptoms have just completely evolved and continue to be uncomfortable. *sigh* wonder what they are going to transform into within the next few months. Or whether this is it...
Posted 7/29/2015 7:49 PM (GMT 0)
And what's weirder is trying to explain this to a doctor or to friends/family. They just say stuff like, 'oh, so it's not that bad now', when they ask me how I'm doing in terms of my acid reflux disease.

It's still bad. It's just a different bad. If that makes any sense.
Posted 7/29/2015 8:31 PM (GMT 0)

refluxmcgee said...
And what's weirder is trying to explain this to a doctor or to friends/family. They just say stuff like, 'oh, so it's not that bad now', when they ask me how I'm doing in terms of my acid reflux disease.

It's still bad. It's just a different bad. If that makes any sense.

It makes sense to me, but it's definitely hard for people who have never had GERD or LPR to understand how disruptive it is, doctors included. I have experienced symptoms changing as well, it seems to be quite common.
Posted 7/31/2015 2:51 PM (GMT 0)
I just posted about this on another thread. My usual symptoms were more typical GERD...heartburn, back pain/pressure. Recently ( I noticed with me coming off my birth control pill of 15 years) my symptoms have changed to itchy throat, more mucus in my throat ( I've had a post basal drip my whole life but this is more), throat clearing, mild coughing in the late afternoon. With change I am not experiencing back pain and the heartburn is less. I also had a mild sore throat in the late afternoon but that has gone. I currently take pepcid twice a day, carafate twice a day and gaviscon once a day in the late afternoon. No idea if these symptoms are here to stay or if I will change back.
Posted 8/3/2015 1:33 PM (GMT 0)
Yes it sounds like acid rebound. You should taper off the medication slowly nit cold turkey.
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