Any Young GERD Sufferers Out There?

Hi i am 29 and have been diagnosed with GERD for almost a year but have had it for about 2,3 years, it is hard having to change my lifestyle i have lost around 35-40 lbs in about 4 months i have also lost a lot of muscle so i am really paranoid about my weight i was a big strong looking guy now i am a skinny weak looking guy, what i have come to realise with this illness is that about 70% of all symptoms are caused by stress and emotions the rest can be controlled by meds, eating right (still learning) and just keeping active, this illness was not caused by stress but stress is the main factor with triggering this illness once you have it, my attitude is I either get fit and well again or die trying, I am determined to get the weight back on and now i have learned how to cope with stress better i can almost eat what i want again this is my advice to people suffering from this illness:

1- Make sure you eat plenty of Alkaline foods such as sweet fruit (apples,pears) and start your day with half a lemon squeezed into some mineral water this may sound mad but lemons have a massive alkaline effect on the stomach also green vegetables now i know you will be thinking all foods like that sets of my gerd and i cant eat fruit it is to painful but the trick is to have your body in an alkaline state at the majority of the time this can only be done by eating fruit and veg however on days when your having a massive flare up it is best to avoid fruit and veg then once acid levels get back to normal return to eating them again on a daily basis.

2- Dont over eat and dont eat late at night.

3- Stay active and busy.

4- Last but by no means least DO NOT get stressed out if your stomach flares up, just say to yourself what would I think before I got diagnosed all you would be thinking is hmmm my stomach hurts not hmmm my stomach hurts this means i am going to be awake all night and i am not going to be able to eat and i am going to be in pain for days etc etc, what you need to do is when you get a flare up break the viscous cycle before it gets a chance to start because the more you sit around mopping and depressed about your illness and the pain the worse it will get and the harder it will be to get your stomach acid to return to normal, you have to have a positive mental attitude i a can not express enough how important it is not to get stressed out about things

Once you get on top of these 4 things just make sure you stay on top of them and if you have a flare up through over eating or stress or eating something naughty just put it down to experience and move on yes this illness is a pain in the arse but it will not kill you, but it will if you let it just like the flu can kill you if you let it, you have to fight, your young use this to your advantage and stay strong as if your mind is strong your stomach is strong if your mind is weak your stomach is weak, its all in the mind people,hope this helps.

Kashikomarimacrapa! Watashi ga san-ju-ichi. Watashi no yūjin wa nipponjin desu. Watashi no nihongo wa maamaa desu. Watashi no nihongo o renshū suru hitsuyō ga arimasu desu. Nippon ni neitibudearu desu ka? Hai, watashi wa kono byōki o motte iru desu. Watashi wa toshi o motte iru desu.

家族へようこそ !!


Translation: Certainly! I am 31. My friend is Japanese. My Japanese is so so. I need to practice my Japanese. Are you a native to Japan? Yes, I suffer from this disease. I have for years. Welcome to the family.


Mods, there are three forms of Japanese writings, hirigana and katagana and romaji (english letters but Japanese words). You have seen me speak in romaji, a style of Japanese. I have noticed our new friends name is of Japanese Origin. Above the Translation you will see odd writing. That is a combonation of both hirigana and katagana.

I'm 28 and I've had it and been on daily medication since I was 19, until I had a Nissen in February. I've never been overweight and they couldn't really figure out any particular cause other than esophageal anatomy. It has been tough. It was always there, just a constant low grade nausea. I always ignore it and just go about my day because it would be there no matter what, and sometimes it would just make me so tired. It's not fun. I'm really happy with my surgery so far. Taking medications for the rest of my life was ok but I started to have some nutrition issues and my stomach was starting to change on a cellular level from the constant PPI use.

What works for me is making sure I do not over eat, Raise my bed ~15 degrees and dont eat 3 hours before you go to sleep. Other than that I can eat whatever I want. The esophagus gets more and more irretated over time if you dont do these things leading to more and more pain. The PPI are considered temporary for this reason but can be life long if you find no way of living(eat,work,play,sleep) that keeps the reflux out of your esophagus.

They put me on PPI and I got off them via zantac (chop them up taking smaller and smaller doses) till your stomach acid is back to normal.

Hi all,

I am 25, but have had GERD/BE/IBS/Intestinal Metaplaysia since i was 15/16. I am not taking any medications currently because I did not notice they helped at all. I am suppose to be taking Priolsec x2 a day but I don't.

Glad to head about the hiccups. I thought I was alone! They are very annoying and at times painful.. any ideas on how to soothe/stop them?

Any other suffers with IBS/BE/IM?

As far as dealing with it, I go in phases. At first I was pretty upset because of the "C" word but I just live my life normal day-to-day and once in a while I will get in a rut.

I'm 25 and just started struggling with reflux a little under 3 months ago. Trying to be patient with my Nexium and praying to God it works! My first symptom was the lump in throat feeling. A few weeks later I had bloating and burping issues. Bloating is now under control and the burping has improved a little, but the lump in the throat persists. If it doesn't go away, I will be pushing my doctor for the Linx surgery.... scared to death of NF complications.

Hi,

It's amazing how many people there are in their 20's with GERD. I'm 27.

Mine came on last year, May time, since then i've had the endoscopy, Barium and PH Test. GERD was diagnosed in December, and i'm waiting on the PH test results. Given the acid i could feel, i'm thinking i'm now looking at the Nissen proceedure.

When i look back on last year, symptom free, i get unhappy. That said, all we can do is grin and bare it, whilst others aint got a clue what it's like.