New GERD symptom popped up, HELP.

I thought my GERD problems were behind me until a few months ago. And now another symptom has popped up.

Last year I started getting a burning sensation in my stomach. After 3 different trips to see different GI-doctors (and 1 endoscopy where they saw “mild gastritis”) they all told me it was GERD and that I just need to take a PPI and eat “non spicy” foods. I never eat spicy foods in the first place.

So for like 6 months I ate a super bland diet which sucked. Finally the burning went away. I haven’t had alcohol or soda for a long time too. This summer I started drinking soda again (my weakness) and ate whatever I wanted because I JUST FELT SO FOOD DEPRIVED from that bland diet. That’s when the burning started coming back.

Fast forward to October and I start getting the post-nasal drip which I thought was just part of allergies. But since it’s still going on, I decided to look up more about post nasal drip and I read that it can be associated with GERD.

Now what do I do? Go back to eating super bland? I usually take Zantac for the burning sensation which helps so much better than Prilosec (what my GI doc prescribed), but I don’t want my esophagus to become damaged from having GERD for a year or so.

Should I make an appointment with my GI doc? Any tips? I’m starting to worry again.

SharonZ said...
I wouldn't worry too much. I would go back to what worked for you before, the bland diet and Zantac for a few weeks. If that doesn't work, make a follow-up appointment with your GI doctor. Don't try and self-diagnose with Dr. Google, there is a lot of misinformation out there. It could be that you are just suffering from seasonal allergies. Just remember, anxiety can cause/make your symptoms seem worse than they are.

Sharon

Thanks Sharon. I hope it's just the anxiety. I guess the bland diet will let me know if it's the cause or not. I have been extra stressed lately (I deal with generalized anxiety most of the time as it is).