Reflux and bloat for months

Gatsu

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Joined : Feb 2017

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Posted 2/22/2017 10:23 AM (GMT 0)

Hi,
7 months ago I suffered from food poisoning, had a very bad night with vomiting and diarreha.
After that day, I've experienced reflux and bloating, gurgling, lump in throat but no burning, rosacea on the face. I also feel a bit depressed after no improvements in all this time.
This seems to worsen if I eat outside (I am celiac and I feel a bit of anxiety).
PPIs don't work, my endoscopy found grade A esophagitis and bile in stomach, H pylori stool test came out negative.
I have fatty liver but I don't drink alcohol and I eat very healthy.
My doctor prescribed me some prokinetics but nothing really changed. Now my last resort is a SIBO breath test.

Do you guys think SIBO can cause any of this? My life biggest regret is that i went to that dinner...

Any suggestion?

Take care

Andrew

SharonZ

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Joined : Mar 2014

Posts : 3153

Posted 2/22/2017 12:36 PM (GMT 0)

Hi Andrew:

I don't know much about celiac disease, but did suffer from GERD for most of my adult life. One thing you might try is a prescription called Sucralfate (Carafate), it's used to coat the stomach (comes in liquid or pills). Quite a few people on this board swear by it. Also, I know you said that you eat healthy, but have you followed a strict GERD-friendly diet? No spicy foods, citrus, caffeine, chocolate, etc. I know you said that PPIs don't work, which ones did you try? How long were you on them because they often don't provide quick relief, but help over time. Unfortunately, sometimes GERD doesn't resolve itself as quickly as we'd like. If you doctor suggested the SIBO test, have it done and go from there.

Good Luck,

Sharon

Post Edited (SharonZ) : 2/23/2017 11:17:23 AM (GMT-7)

CAGU

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Joined : Apr 2014

Posts : 315

Posted 2/23/2017 5:10 PM (GMT 0)

Hi Andrew

There is a connection between rosacea and stomach acid levels. Not everyone experiences rosacea when their stomach acid levels are incorrect, but there are some who do along with the reflux, burping, bloating, etc... I've posted two links below you might want to check out.

"Symptoms of low stomach acid include, heartburn, indigestion, belching, bloating after meals, excess gas, constipation, chronic diarrhea, feeling unusually full after small or moderate sized meals, and a sensation that food (especially meat) sits for a long time in the stomach. Fatigue, depression and muscle cramping as a result of suboptimum nutrition is often seen. Some patients have no symptoms

Physical signs can include rosacea and dilated capillaries around the nose, women report poor quality fingernails, brittle hair, or excessive hair loss."

http://www.drhirani.com/your-condition/low-stomach-acid/

http://nutritionandhealing.com/2012/02/20/the-connection-between-stomach-acid-and-rosacea/

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