Plicator Proccedure? Anyone?

Has anyone here had the Plicator? Was it successful?
Any input is appreciated..
Thanks

I had the plicator on july 12, 2006. My gerd turn into cronic LPR and now i am confused. I have a lump in my throat all the time, plus if i eat acidic food i will get heartburn, so, i believe this procedure sucks. I don't know what to do next. Doctors are shrugging their shoulders. This is frustrating.

I have to agree with Danie. I've been doing the alkaline diet for about 3 weeks now and can't believe the enormous positive difference it's made in my symptoms. I've felt normal the last couple of days for the first time since mid August...and that's saying alot. I experienced some painful heartburn, but mainly the annoying/worrying tight/burning/gaggy/lumpy throat symptom. Not to mention the frequent incredible stomach upset and nausea whether I had eaten or not. This morning for the first time I woke up without that acid taste in my mouth...and I was lying on my back! The alkaline diet works...do try it. Get yourself a pH test kit and check your urine daily to watch the results as you improve. My pH is now in the normal zone.

DAnie,

My first thought:

Why are you asking about the plicator procedure if you have healed yourself with the alkaline diet?

Thanks Danie. I plan on making an alkaline diet a permanent part of my lifestyle. I don't ever want to feel sick like I have been again! I also wanted to thank you for some of your other dietary suggestions of using millet and quinoa. I just couldn't get enough to eat, but those items have helped tremendously. I'm feeling stronger and do believe I'm putting on some weight, too. Your contibutions here are priceless and much needed. Thank you again.

Sillylilly, I estimate it took about 2-3 weeks before my pH started rising for the better. I'm also using pH Tablets I get from my TCM that I believe helped accelerate the process. Do give the diet time, and see if you can buy a pH supplement to try. If you can't find any at a health food store, I'm sure most alternative clinics would be happy to sell you whatever they have. I'd definitely recommend following Danie's dietary suggestions. It really works. I hope you can find the relief you need soon.

I never went on the meds. I only modified my diet and used alternative therapies and supplements to heal myself with and it's worked wonders. You'll have to be patient. Even tho I'm feeling so much better now, I do still feel the sensation of "burn damage" in my throat from all the past acid. Like anything else it's going to take time to heal completely...and can't heal as long as that acid keeps coming up like it does. Like my TCM said...it took your body a long time to get as sick as it is...expect it to take as long to fully recover. I mentioned in another post a while back that my reflux problem is secondary to Leaky Gut Syndrome I was diagnosed with. She figures it'll take at least 6 months for my gut and stomach to normalize in function again. It's only been 3 months now, and altho I'm feeling alot better these days...I know I have a ways to go yet. But at least I am getting better now and that's what my main focus is now. I'm slowly but surely getting control of my health and life back.

Silllylilly, I sure did have acid coming up into my throat. I swear sometimes it even made my lips feels like they were burning. Some days my throat was so scorched and sensitive that even touching my neck would make me choke and gag.

You're right, Leaky Gut isn't good. Fortunately tho it's not considered a disease, but is a malfuction of the bowels that can be caused by many things. Mine was a combination of poor diet due to prolonged stress. Some days I felt so sick I couldn't eat and wasn't sleeping at night for days on end. Eventually it caught up to me in the form of Leaky Gut. The good news is it can be reversed by diet, and I'm doing very well now compared to 3 months ago. I seriously thought I was dying because I'd never felt so sick before in my life. Leaky Gut btw, is when the inner intestinal walls perforate, allowing toxic debris to enter the blood stream. It's quite debilitating and can cause alot of other health problems as well. Acid reflux is one of the "side effects". Personally I don't think it matters how you get acid reflux, the symptoms and damage are the same. Which is why our symptoms do sound alike...they are.

Have you tried an alkaline diet yet? If not, I would strongly encourage you to. It does make a big difference. If our body's pH is too acidic...you'll get sick...in one way or another. I can't explain it, but since my pH has normalized, my acidic stomach has really calmed down. Please give it a try. Go to a drugstore and get yourself pH test strips and check your urine daily to see what's going on. Trust me, if I can do it and it works for me...it can and will for you, too. Do this for yourself and be well.

Of course I, and many others here will be here to support you. Hang in there. You can make yourself well again.

 

Imalukatic,

How long have you had GERD symptoms?

Lonibel

Lonibel, my symptoms started in mid August, but in retrospect I realize it had been coming on for months prior to that. I'm not a belcher and have never had problems with reflux or heartburn. The year started out stressful and wasn't letting up. I remember saying to my husband back in the Spring that I had been belching up...even after just drinking a glass of water. It occurred to me then that it was out of the ordinary for me, but had no clue what was brewing inside me and thought nothing of it.

You can cook the millet and quinoa just like you would rice. Flavor it up to your liking. I've been using mine as a dessert and sweetening it with Stevia, cinnamon and using almond milk to moisten it with. Not bad. Oh and I slice up fruit into it, too. I have on occasion added some quinoa to my veggie soup, which helps make it more filling. I find the puffed millet tasteless, too, but I flavor it just like I do the cooked millet or quinoa. I've actually been putting on weight since I added them to my diet, so that's a good thing.

I've been suffering from GERD for years and i was wondering if anybody tells me what the alkaline diet is???

My daughter has been diagnosed with GERD but she does not have heart burn or any
of the symptoms associated with GERD other than a chronic cough. Her cough is so bad she vomits.

I saw an article in Good Housekeeping talking about the Plicator procedure and how
it helped a patient with her chronic cough, they performed the Plicator procedure
on her and her coughing went away. She didn't have any of the symptoms that
usually go with GERD either. I wondered if is a permanent solution or if the symptoms returns. Has anyone else experienced the cough with GERD?