I got the ultrasound results - negative. I now am scheduled for a CT scan and HIDA gallbladder scan Friday morning after Thanksgiving. Plus I am having difficulties with laryngitis due to the acid...
Pat- The Gaviscon I have is called "Extra Strength" and doesn't have peppermint but it does have sorbitol which is supposed to be hard to digest. Plus it has Stearic Acid. Seems like all antacids...
Thanks CPA-Kim and Anne. I do follow the GERD diet now but it doesn't help nearly enough. I take Gaviscon before bed but I don't really know if it's helping. (The only reason I haven't tried it after...
I have been on Prilosec with good results for 20 years. no side effects. Then about 3 months ago I started getting not just reflux but all kinds of other symptoms like constant burping, dizzyness,...
I have also been burping constantly for the last few months. The doctor said that was from acid reflux but none of the PPIs or Zantac have stopped the reflux or the burping so there must be something...
I had an endoscopy done and the doctor said I have inflammation of the stomach and esophagus but didn't say I have a hernia. Is it possible to miss a hiatal hernia despite an endoscopy? Last night I...
Bill, it's funny because I had that same surgery about 20 years ago and I no longer remember about the swallowing. Denise, that was really enlightening information on the Vagus nerve and now i am...
I am seeing a GI specialist. This reoccurance of GERD started in September and I finally saw my GI specialist (whom I hadn't seen in a couple years) in October and he did an endoscopy which showed...
Hi Dencha, Thanks for your reply. From the first two articles it looks like my belching/burping could be due to any number of things. I doubt i am a candidate for surgery because 1) it would make it...
By the way, I meant to also ask if anyone knows if the reason i find it difficult to swallow with a plugged nose is either 1) air wants to go out the nose when you swallow, or 2) air wants to come in...
Besides the 24/7 heartburn my other symptoms are continually burping and upper abdominal bloating/pressure. I burp constantly. Does anyone know what causes the excessive burping? I don't just burp...
As someone who has both GERD and has had IBS in the past, a lot of these posts sound like IBS and might respond to treatment for IBS. Another possibility is a C. Difficile infection which I also had....
I have a GERD sufferer my whole life but there was a time that I had severe IBS and it took a lot of trial and error by a dedicated doctor to solve it. Years ago I got a C. Difficile intestinal...
I don't think there are the same side effects. Nexium is considered stronger even though it is closely related to Prilosec. I do not think you should switch back to Nexium after getting this far...
Great -- now not only do I still have diarrhea (second day) but the acid is back full force. Still can't go anywhere because I am running to the bathroom. Last night I went back to my 40 mg Prilosec...
Hi Dencha, Thanks for your reply. I am on 40 mg. of Prilosec. For about 15 years I made it on 20 mg. but a couple years ago I had to increase it to 40 mg. i don't know if that is the maximum dosage....
Hi all, After 20 years on Prilosec with no side effects, the GERD came back. Added Zantac in morning and evening without improvement, GI did an endoscopy which showed inflammation of esophagus and...