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Posted 10/15/2016 5:16 PM (GMT 0)
Hello I'm a 33 year old lady and I've been a&e and docs countless times and recently my doc suggested I have gerd.
I get anxiety and disturbed sleep even thou I've cut out all caffeine alcohol and fizzy drinks. I dont eat after 6pm either and for two weeks nearly I had it under control until yesterday.
Yesterday morning I had a heavy throbbing feeling to base of my skull and achey fussy feeling hands which comes and goes with the feeling of heat in them it's strange and I've never experienced it before. I ate chicken strips and garlic ciabatta at 6pm but I felt even when I went bed a tight sensation round my chest. I wake abruptly at 5am with palpations tight chest and I felt I cudnt catch my breathe. I got up and my eyes were flickers and my hands and wrists were getting the pins and needle sensation. It was awful. Can anyone give me advice I'm hating this. I take omeprazole every day and thyroxine as I have a under active thyroid. I have a small child whom relies on me and I don't feel I'm at my best ever anymore.
Posted 10/15/2016 9:05 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Ilovecats82,

Welcome to the forum.

With my experience i started with strict diet and taking journal on what i eat. The Forum moderator have some suggestions as to what to eat. Chicken and garlic might have triggered you. Garlic and unions could be a trigger food. Try eating small portion every 2 to 3 hrs. Also follow the directions on taking the PPI.

We are different but I did not get better after six weeks of PPI pantoprazole. I had low acid and when i was taking PPI, it did not do me any good.

I tried healing naturally just with diet and supplements. Though it was boring for 6 months but I was healing better. It was tough but it gets better and got healed. Sometimes PPI would just be a temporary fix. My doctors unfortunately did not even know what to do.

All the best. God bless.
Posted 10/15/2016 9:20 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Ty wang,

Thank you for responding this is all still new too me. I will definitely start a food journal I do believe the garlic could be the culprit too. I will keep up with a strict diet and research what else to avoid. My diet is very plain and boring at the mo but it's worth it to feel normal.

Do you get bad head aches and tingling hands at all. I've read a few ppls threads and palpatations and dizzy lightheadedness is common for a lot of ppl. I feel for anyone who has to contend with this disease it's taken over my life x
Posted 10/15/2016 11:02 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Ilovecats82,

Yes, I felt those before but it's gone now. But just make sure all your test are done making sure it's normal. I did my EKG, Full Blood test, Hpylori, CT scan and stool test. I have thyroid surgery years back so that's been checked also. Vitamin deficiency test and ENT. Praise God all were normal. The thing that bothered me was that i been going back to my doctor and they found nothing. So that's when i start researching and resulted to a better diet and change of lifestyle. I got me a reclining bed to ease the stomach and was able to sleep from 2 hours to 4 and 6 hrs. I tried healing normally. I learned a lot form this site and learned from people. It was scary and tough but with God's miracle, I got healed.

I go to this site below and learned a lot from it also.

https://www.inspire.com/CAGU/journal/ppi-warning-gastroparesis-delayed-gastric-emptying-proton-pump-inhibitor/
God bless.
Posted 5/17/2019 3:41 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, I have been completely healed and just this week I experienced bad heartburn and anxiety attack. Stomach sensitivities. I got scared and my friend prayed over me and I got better. Amen.

In addition I also start eating small portion like few tsp per meal porridge and my home made chicken soup. This had helped. I am taking again a tsp of Manuka honey in the morning and Yakult after meal. Boost Vanilla drink helped my strength, can't eat any meat. I tired my salmon fish prepared with apple cider vinegar but this time this seems gave me heartburn's and acidic burps.

If anybody can share there experience having sensitive stomach again and acid reflux. And what may have caused it.

All the best. God bless.
Posted 5/17/2019 11:53 AM (GMT 0)
Tu Wang:

Just be careful with the apple cider vinegar, it sometimes does more harm than good.

As you know, anxiety can cause/make your symptoms seem worse.

Good Luck, Sharon
Posted 5/18/2019 12:43 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Sharon Z,

Yes, Thank you. I cannot drink apple cider for this pat 2 weeks. I had mix a little bit on my food but seems that it is not the time yet for apple cider.

On the other note, glad to see you are now the Forum Moderator. Congratulations. You always been helping on this site since I joined in 2015.

Any idea if Alovera Juice (pure not from concentrate) would be good for the sensitive stomach?

I went to my doctor today and they did more lab works and test on H-Pylori. Since I had chest pain, they did EKG. Praise Good It's ok. My doctor will just do the Stress test as a routine.

I have been eating small portions, chicken soup and porridge. So far, chest pain is going away. I still be careful on my diet again and should not be too confident on eating anything.

All the best.

Post Edited (Tu Wang) : 5/17/2019 6:51:32 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/20/2019 11:03 AM (GMT 0)
Tu Wang:

Glad to hear that you chest pain is starting to subside. I'm not sure about the aloe vera juice is a good idea, or not. I would ask your doctor.

Sharon
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