Throat Clearing

No, I have no experience with self hypnosis. You could try the Koufman diet, which was developed for people with LPR. On this diet my throat clearing symptoms gradually disappeared. I was able to notice improvement within the first two weeks.

It really stinks having this problem. I never knew what a problem it was for people who deal with this. I guess I am lucky I don't have any other symptoms but the coughing and clearning is enough to drive a person crazy.

I will look into this Koufman diet.

What other PPI can I try? My doctor told me omeprazole could take 3-6 months to show effectiveness. Isn't it silly to tell someone to use hypnosis when they are choking on physical stuff in their throat? I am not making this up, I have a drip and lots of mucous. That's what it feels like - pretty much what you describe tater.

When you google you will find different info:

Look at this site and you may have your apple  :)

http://heartburn.about.com/cs/dietfood/a/heartburnfoods1.htm

The foods you list are for the two week Koufman induction diet. That's not too much time, and it is worth it to see if you will improve.

After that you can eat fruit, but balancing the acidity with alkaline foods. Be sure to click through all the links on the first Koufman thread post, especially the pH one. Ignore other sources on this topic more readily found on the internet. I now eat a few tomato pieces if mixed with other vegetables, most vegetables are alkaline. You can have cheese if it's low-fat, preferable just on top (not mixed in).

Chamomile tea is reciommended, most water is fine, but most bottled beverages have an acid preservative.

I look forward to seeing your posts on the Koufman thread.

I tried the Kouffman diet and it did help a little but not much - however it is well worth a try. I've been clearing my throat pretty much non stop since the beginning of August and it is sooooo annoying. I hope the diet works for you. I'm not taking any medication since it did virtually nothing. But I would suggest enzymes to help with the digestive process. If you eat a lot of raw foods then you would get natural enzymes, but so much of our food is cooked or processed. Apples do not bother me but the melon which was on the diet gave me fits. So I had to stop doing them. Juiced carrot and apple is a great way to start the morning. Do the diet and then figure what doesn't bother you and eat that - however with lpr it's hard to tell sometimes because you don't get a quick reaction to food - so you sit there and try to figure what set off the throat clearing even worse - was it something at breakfast, or lunch, or dinner or a snack. It's really difficult to figure what the trigger foods are. I was still clearing my throat on the Kouffman diet but not quite as much. However it never completely went away but that could be due to the damage I've been doing to it since August. It does take a long time to heal. Good luck - with lpr you need it.

If I could go an hour without clearing mine I'd be thrilled (I am OK while I'm asleep). I'm clearing it 5-6 times a minute at times. And this is not in your mind - there is this intense need to clear your throat and you can't do anything about it.
I hope the diet helps - I have to say I lost almost 6 pounds while I was on it. It's not a bad diet as far as healthy eating is concerned. You might get some aloe vera juice and drink it.

nsg,

are you belching alot as well?

well yogurt tends to be acidic,  so i would stop eating that right away.  i ate tons of yougurt before i figured it out...that it burns your throat when u have lpr... it really sucked.

 

i ate a lot of yogurt before, but i rather not have burns on my throat..

just take some probiotics pills, safer for your throat for now.

Nicklaus:

You're responding to a thread that is over 8 years old. I suggest that you start your own topic, you will probably receive responses from others that have experienced issues with throat clearing. I have to warn you though, the Forum has not been very active.

Sharon