Alternatives to PPI's

Thank you Hayleybw, hang it there this will all work out, it's okay to vent we all have been there. :)

@Lily, I think you will be fine with the Gatorade mix, I had much rather do that than what I did, when is the procedure if you don't mind me asking?

So we are getting a new thread, I'll be looking for it as I would hate to loose contact with you wonderful people. It has really been a blessing to share our experiences.

Lily,

I've got no problems with letting people know what I eat as it will give an idea of what I eat and what they eat. I have found that a lot of tomato based products don't give me that many problems so I enjoy some of them from time to time. Onions in moderation don't give me any problems either. It's basically more of a trial and error process. If I have any problems with something I eat, the next time I make it, I'll leave out one of the ingredients I think is causing the problem to determine if it was or not. I think this is what makes it easy for me as I cook with simple items and not any processed foods with an ingredient list. I hope you continue to get better along with everyone else.

As for how I'm feeling, I feel more gas buildup and have been having a little more burning. I think I'll need to get some more probiotics as I'm running low. I have forgotten to take them the past couple of days but need to remember to do that. I tried an HCI tablet this morning but I think that messed my day up. I need to figure out something else if I'm going to eat eggs, or maybe I just need to stop with the eggs or something.

On a better note I got my new blog up and running. I'm hoping that I'll continue to have time to create posts for it. I think it'll be helpful as I have dedicated it to an overall healthy lifestyle type blog that I will talk not just about eating healthy, but having healthy habits to create a better lifestyle over all such as things to do to relieve stress. Here is the website address: http://healthyeatingandlivingblog.wordpress.com/

Let me know what you think and I hope you enjoy. It's just got one post but I have a couple more that I will put up this weekend.

Lily,

You might want to try jasmine rice. I have read from a lot of others that it doesn't cause any problems and with the Fast Tract diet it is among one of the better rices that is digested more easily. It doesn't give me any problems and I tend to eat that for extra carbs now and then. It's more of a sticky type rice and doesn't taste bad either. I would advise eating some sort of fibrous vegetables with it though so you don't cause insulin spikes as it digests quickly on it's own which creates the same effect as eating straight sugar. The fiber will help slow down the digestion.

I would think potatoes would be fine as long as you left the skin on. Something I do sometimes is slice the potatoes into thick like chips and then put some organic butter on them. I'll sometimes top with a little cheese and bacon. I bake them in the oven at 325 for about 15-20 minutes. Those don't give me any problems. I prefer the butter over bacon as the fats from organic butter are not bad for you as much as vegetable oils are.

I skimmed through the article about strawberries. It was interesting. I'd rather just eat the strawberries to get the benefit as they contain other things as well unless they gave me problems. I don't get strawberries too often though cause they are a little more pricier than other fruits. I dropped from 135 lbs down to 110 lbs and have been maintaining with eating hardly any carbs. I eat either rice or potatoes 1-3 times a week and that's it. I hope you find something that works for you.

Hi everyone, I hope you all are having a relatively good day. It's pretty warm where I am and I am enjoying the sun as it had been raining the last few days. Lily I haven't been feeling terrible today. Some mild burning/chest squeezing but nothing major so far. I took 150 mg Ranitidine last night and I think it helped me sleep. Tonight after dinner will be the real test because night's always worse for me and also I hardly ate anything today so that might be a reason I am not doing badly right now.

Lily I hope you will be just fine on the Gatorade prep for your colonoscopy and will think good thoughts for you that day. I'm glad Dencha did well with it and I hope you will too!

Javery, I do the same thing re trial and error for what I can and cannot eat and drink. I can eat grilled onions with no problem (thank goodness because I add them to my salads all the time) and I also eat almonds and walnuts and bananas without any issues and I know some people don't do well on these foods.

I went to Whole Foods this afternoon and picked up a tea called Throat Coat from Traditional Medicinals that has slippery elm/ licorice/marshmallow root and is supposed to be soothing for digestive ailments. I will keep you posted when I try it. I also picked up a lot of other herbal teas-my cart was full of teas LOL. I just had a delicious Vanilla Rooibos tea from Tazo and so far no negative reaction.

I find my esophagus/stomach does better with warm vs cold liquids. Does anyone else find that to be true? Perhaps the cold liquids causes esophageal spasming? It's just when I drink cold water my chest usually starts hurting/squeezing. That seems an important clue.

I am scheduled for the manometry and ph impedance testing May 8th but I am leaning towards canceling because it is just so invasive and I do not think I can deal with a tube up my nose down my throat for a full 24 hours. I could do it for a few hours but very doubtful for a full day. I have been going back and forth over this decision and I have to decide by Monday because I want the doctor to have plenty of notice. I just am not sure it will aid in the quality of treatment so what is the point and mainly I don't think I could tolerate the test. Has anybody here done either of these tests? Is it as bad as I think it is?

Hope everyone is hanging in there and see you on the new thread :)