Fast Track diet helped my LPR

javery, you have very good results with reducing your pills!

The special thing in Fast Tract Diet is that it counts FP - fermentation potential of carbs. For example tubers and fruits are restricted because they can feed bacterias , that promotes a lot of gaz to be created. I think that there are no limitation for tubers and fruits in paleo diet (i hope to move to paleo one day and i've recently read the book of Chris Kresser Paleo Code).

Hi.  shortness of breath was my first major symptom.  after I was diagnosed with lpr and told the symptoms, I realized I've had it all my life.  I use an albuterol inhaler when I can't catch my breath and it really helps.  good luck to you.

I've been having the problem since November 2013, and the last few days it's actually gotten better. No, i'm not considering surgery at this point. going for a chest catscan in 2 weeks and just doing a plethora of allergy meds, twice a day Prilosec, albuterol inhaler as needed...usually 3 times a day unless it's cold out then much more, because it caused the allergies which has together caused the asthmatic reaction. I just found out yesterday that this is what it is. How are you going Gondore?

Hi,

I have just been diagnosed with Lpr after being sick for 3 months. It started with a sinus infection, then felt chest tightness and was on antibiotics, inhalers, prednisone, which I think made things worse. Now I have throat tightness, hard to swallow, coughing, dry throat and still some chest tightness. Anyway, now I am on Prilosec 40 mg. a day and take vit d 5000 IU and a probiotic because I also had diarrheal for a week. I started the low acid diet, but now I am wondering if I should do the fast track diet. One says red apples, bananas, one says white rice. I am very weak from all this and have trouble talking and am very depressed. I feel like my throat is going to close. Please help me figure out where to start. Any help for the lumpy throat and shortness of breath would be appreciated, dr's don't seem to care much, just says it will take a month to heal. I m afraid it's not going to go away at all. Very depressed. I dont want to live this way.

Hi I am new in this forum..

I have been diagnosed with lpr. i've tried different diet that I've seen on the internet. I think I'm on a diet for 5 days already and I am feeling better. But sometimes I can't resist myself on eating low PH foods or acidic foods. First that I've learned is that food should have high PH (because low PH means the food is Acidic).BTW I am following Dr. Koufman's Dropping Acid.I think it is a book but I just saw a copy of it on the internet.

BTW I have a thyroid problem and undergone a surgery last year. And I suspected that my hormone contributes to this LPR. When my hormone lvl was tested I turned out that my hormone is 3x lower than normal. When u have low hormone, your metabolism is affected which contributes to the production of acid in your stomach..

I am still feeling a lump in my throat but my breathing is already normal.. I will continue this diet and update you ASAP.

Hello. I hope someone is still reading this thread. Would this eating plan work well for some with both gastritis and gerd? I have both conditions and am weaning off the PPI and Zantac. I want to treat these conditions without meds that cause bad side effects. Right now my stomach burn is gone but my sore throat is back. Perhaps acid rebound. Thank you.

Hi SmbBoise. I'm glad you're still on here. Are you still using the Fast Tract Diet for LPR? Is it working? How many FPs (or carbs) do you eat a day? I was on the FastTract Diet but lost too much weight so added back healthy carbs (sweet potato, winter squash) but now my LPR is back (muscous sore throat). I also get heartburn/GERD every since getting off a PPI (never will I take one of those again - my body can't handle them). Please let me know what's working for you. Thanks.

One more thing: I have the head of my bed frame elevated about 5 inches (on blocks of wood), to also help prevent reflux.

Post Edited (SmbBoise) : 1/8/2017 7:41:37 AM (GMT-7)

Hi LiveJoy. I think a combination of low-fat, low-acid helped the most. But low-FODMAP also seems to help. It's probably the fat (especially oils) that causes me the most problems. Also, on days when I've done more exercise than normal, I often feel hungry in the evening -- just not fully satisfied. So I eat an extra meal or yogurt snack. I don't let myself feel hungry. I had a problem maintaining weight before, and I don't want to go back to that. So I am sure to always eat until I feel satisfied. That's important!

Post Edited (SmbBoise) : 1/8/2017 7:45:07 AM (GMT-7)

I don't take any medications (prescription or over-the-counter), and no supplements. A couple of years ago, my doctor said a blood test showed I might have an h. pylori infection. So he prescribed a couple of antibiotics and a PPI. I took them for a couple of weeks or so. It didn't help with my symptoms. He suggested I stay on the PPI, but I didn't want to.

I don't doubt that PPIs are helpful for people with certain conditions. But I know that I can control my symptoms (for the most part) through diet alone. If I stray from the diet, my symptoms come back. So I think this condition that I have is probably permanent. I've accepted that.

I believe it's more than just mild gastritis. I think it's what the medical community calls functional dyspepsia. PPIs don't seem to be very helpful for that, at least from what I remember reading. But I think researchers believe that the tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline can help with functional dyspepsia. So that may be something people might want to discuss with their doctor, especially if dietary changes do not keep their symptoms at bay.

Hi LiveJoy.

No, it did not feel like heartburn. And no chest pain.

It just felt like stuff (liquid) coming up my throat. And at its worse, I felt a lump in my throat that just wouldn't go away. Also remember having a bitter taste in my mouth. And after a couple of years, I began noticing a mild burning sensation in my stomach. I've been diagnosed with mild gastritis.

Occasionally I will still get a flare up of the gastritis. But I rarely ever have reflux. I credit a low-fat, low-acid, low-FODMAP diet. But I have to ensure I don't become too restrictive. I want to maintain my weight. I'm eating about 2400 calories a day.

Hi Sonus.

I used to drink a gallon of water a day, and on the schedule you described. But now I drink about 3 liters a day. And I drink most of that with my meals. So it's about one 12 oz. glass with each of my 5 meals. And then in between meals, when I feel thirsty, I sip on water.

Drinking water with meals doesn't bother me at all. I think when my symptoms were at their worst, having too much in my stomach (whether food or liquid) did seem to aggravate the symptoms. But over time, as I began eating more, and sticking to a low-acid, low-fat (not too low), low-FODMAP diet, I was able to accomodate much more food and water with each meal.

I'm sorry about your symptoms. It can be such a frustrating condition. I hope that you can eat enough calories to at least maintain your weight. Here's what I'm eating now (it's about 2500 calories):

Granola bar (gluten free) immediately after some light exercise

Meal 1:
Half banana
10 almonds
100 grams long-grain white rice
50 grams baked salmon
30 grams steamed broccoli
40 grams root veggies (cooked in crock pot)
12 oz water (with a couple of shakes of salt)

Snack: 150 grams full-fat plain yogurt and 15 grams walnuts

Meal 2: like meal 1, except with beef instead of salmon

Meal 3: with chicken thigh (skinless)

Snack: yogurt and walnuts

Meal 4: with chicken thigh (skinless)

Meal 5: with salmon

It works out to roughly 50% carbs, 30% fat, 20% protein.

Also, I'm not sure if you've been diagnosed by a medical professional, but I think what many of us have is what they call "functional dyspepsia". And they believe that people with anxiety disorders are more likely to acquire this condition. I have an anxiety disorder. But I've made quite a bit of improvement with the anxiety. Perhaps that's why my condition is not as bad as it used to be. I have learned to accept that this problem will most likely be a life-long condition (like my anxiety). I'm just glad I can manage it. Please let me know if you have any more questions.

Scott

Hi Mjhusn.

I'm sorry to hear about your wife's problems. I have no experience with PPIs, so I can't make a suggestion regarding that. But on the diet, yes, I think she can find some relief through dietary changes. Like you said, avoid oily/friend stuff, low acid and low FODMAP. I don't avoid fiber anymore. In fact, I get plenty of fiber and it doesn't seem to bother me. Definitely elevate the head of your bed by 5 or 6 inches (wedge pillows don't work for me -- I slide off of them while sleeping), and finish eating 2-3 hours before bed. Berries are acidic, so if she eats them, try to combine them with yogurt. I eat full-fat greek yogurt (Fage, because it has no fillers -- pure yogurt).

The thing about fat is that she needs to get plenty of calories (more on that, below), so you don't want to avoid the good fat like extra virgin olive oil. I've found that I can bake gluten-free cookies with plenty of extra virgin olive oil and they don't seem to bother me. However, if I pour olive oil onto a meal before I eat it, it usually will give me a bit of reflux. So when it's baked into a cookie, it doesn't seem to affect my throat the same way. That's great, because extra virgin olive oil is such a healthy source of fat.

I've actually been pretty much asymptomatic for a year or two. I know that we're all different, and that this condition, LPR (or functional dyspepsia), could be caused by different things. I've read that researchers believe many people with this condition are prone to anxiety/depression. And researchers have linked eating disorders with functional dyspepsia. I've had bouts of anxiety/depression at several times in my life. But the functional dyspepsia (and LPR) didn't begin until I was in my early 40s. It began when I was being VERY restrictive with my diet. I was eating a very high fat diet at the time, but was restricting my calorie intake. I was pretty thin, and I think the strict diet increased my stress levels.

I've also read that one treatment that has been effective for some people with this condition is a low-dose of a tricyclic antidepressant called amitriptyline. So maybe there's something about stress/anxiety/depression that negatively affects our digestion.

By the way, I felt much less stressed when eating plenty of yogurt. And I've heard that the good bacteria in yogurt and other fermented foods seems to reduce anxiety in people. And a very powerful way to reduce stress is to work on proper breathing techniques. Diaphragmatic breathing (or belly breathing) has been very helpful for me.

Over the past year or so I've increased the amount of food I'm eating, and I've finally started gaining weight. I'm now at 150lbs (I'm 5'9"). I feel much better. I no longer get constipated, and almost never experience reflux. I'm eating about 3000 calories a day. That's a far cry from the 1800 or 1900 calories I was eating when my symptoms first began.

Let me know if you have any other questions. And here's my recipe for gluten-free sugar cookies (I don't use xanthan gum or guar gum, because it makes me bloated, so these cookie bars are a bit crumbly...but still delicious):

Gluten-free cookie Bars

350g brown rice flour

160g potato starch

70g tapioca flour

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

3 eggs

200g sugar

3/4 teaspoon salt

STEP 1
Heat oven to 350°F.

STEP 2
Combine flour and salt in bowl. Set aside.

STEP 3
Combine oil and sugar in bowl. Mix until creamy. Add eggs and continue mixing. Gradually add flour mixture until well mixed.

STEP 4
Spread evenly on parchment paper in a 13x9 inch pyrex dish.
Bake for 30 minutes.