Hello Members - Here I am again, you guys were all so helpful to me many years ago when I did a stupid thing with lemon juice, now I'm asking about the 5HTP which I have found has helped me with my...
Hi all and Treadlightly - I am trying to follow your advice on the 5 HTP supplement. Well, I'm sitting here with a migraine zinger on my left side - should I take the maxalt or pop 2 100 mg 5HTP? I'm...
Hello there. Came back here for good advice because all of you are so good - I know from experience on your board. So my question is concerning 5 HTP Supplement. I've been experimenting with this and...
Oh my God Denise, I am so grateful! I'm even practicing to become fluent in Spanish! I was at the door when I got ill last year and had to put off teaching our traffic school classes in Spanish,...
Hi Skweekah ~ Just read your message while walking and enjoying the evening breeze with my husband and dog, Zorro. Life is back to great! I met with friends this evening and had Mexican food and...
Dany, please no lemons and no tomatoes, no limes either. I'm up very early to teach class this morning. You can take I think it is called 5 HTP ?? check with Whole Foods or Sprouts? Get sunshine,...
Dany - I meant to say Gaviscon has Alginic Acid - I should have retrieved the bottle and confirmed the ingredient. Thanks! Debra...
Hi Dany, I'm glad you made the tea. Did you get it from Chakra? That's where I get mine, I'm lucky to have them only minutes away from me. The quality is truly amazing! Since you are so delicate...
Oh dear, the only PPI that gave me very uncomfortable dry mouth was Prevacid, same as omeprazole. I was fine on Aciphex. I'm also doing well on the Lexapro and Xanax. The Carafate only helped me and...
Hi Dany ~ You can buy the herbs from the Herbal Store I use here in Phoenix, here is the website http://www.chakra4herbs.com/ Order Slippery Elm Bark and Marshmallow Root. Use 1 tablespoon of each in...
Good morning AWJ ~ I'm responding to your post below. Yes, I did completely recover but the source of my injury was mechanical. I burned my lining by vomiting a high quantity of pure lemon juice. I...
Hi Phil - I am so excited to hear that you had your throat and vocal chords examined. I know the procedure is horrible, I had it done 3 times. I hope he numbed your nose good. I am glad to hear that...
By the way, to answer your question - I was up and down hoarse. Sometimes able to speak better and then I'd take two steps backward. It was forward then backwards, up and down. My Doctor said this...
Hi Phil - Try making the tea only once and drink from the same prepared tea twice a day or once if you can. Even once a day will help heal the lining. Yes, after I was essentially healed, as...
Hi Phil - Here's what you need to do to prepare and use the slippery elm and marshmallow tea combination. Use 1 Tablespoon of dried herb from each slippery elm and marshmallow root (not from a box)....
Hi Phil - I am glad to hear that you are drinking the slippery elm/marshmallow root tea which I suggested. I hope you let it cool for a bit so that it got thick and jelly like. Like you, my...
I just read the chapter on Barrett's Esophagus in my Gut Solutions book. It says there is no actual cure short of surgical intervention. Treatment is generally aimed at controlling the underlying...
Good morning PPI-Less ~ My case was unique as my Primary Doctor and GI Doctor said. I never had heartburn before the lemon juice/oregano oil injury and I have not had any heartburn since I recovered...
Another thing Sunbeam ~ How do you know you have Barrett's ?? Do you think you have it? I ask because that is a more serious issue. Debra...
Good morning Sunbeam ~ During my course for healing, I did everything to tighten the LES valve because my GI Doctor was concerned that gastric juices was leaking and causing re-injury to my lining...
Hi Joy - Thank you for all your help and encouraging words. Now, more people in this forum need to get better. I just had my morning papaya. I eat 1/2 of papaya every morning, lots of orange fruits...
Hi Sunbeam - I've noticed that health food stores don't carry dried marshmallow root or slippery elm. They sometimes carry it in the form of tea bags. Tea bags are not effective. You'll need to go to...
Hi - the lump in the throat or tight feeling could be caused by low serotonin resulting from all the stress you've been under as a result of your suffering. I've recovered from a long painful ordeal...
Hi there - Have you tried slippery elm combined with marshmallow root in a tea? This is very soothing and healing to the tissues. Also try DGL tablets, which helps coat the lining and aid the...
Hi Denise and SK55 - It's been a few days.......and I just noticed you sent me a reply and I didn't know.......so good to hear from you. You helped me so much! Sure I had my family and my husband but...
Hello Denise and all the wonderful people on this board. It has been over 2 months since I posted. I've been quiet while observing my recovery and didn't want to post until I knew my recovery was for...
Hi Denise - Thank you so much for checking in on me. You don't know how much this means to me that across the miles and these cyber waves, you and others are thinking about me and willing to guide me...
Hi Denise - Thank you for thinking of me and checking in. I slept better last night with the Tylenol PM and the pain from a pending migraine partially subsided. This morning and most of day my larynx...
Hi Denise - I just took my 2 Tylenol PM's before I read your post. I'm glad you said Tylenol is gentle. The sleep aid in it shouldn't give me a problem. I haven't been sleeping well so I'm hoping...
Hi Denise/Joy and group - As you know, my new compounded problem is that I can't use my Zomig anymore for my Migraines. I'm starting to feel a little zinger on my left side, exact place I get them...
Hi Denise - Right now I don't have a GI Doctor. My former GI Doctor who transferred me over to the Surgeon has relinquished his responsibilities of me and does not want to refill my prescriptions nor...
Hi Denise - I'm glad you were able to get away for vacation and I hope it was enjoyable and relaxing. I'm having the Barium Swallow test done this Thursday the 9th. I rescheduled it from last week...
Hi Joy - You just bounced in and I've been studying all the triptan drugs and I learned like Zomig, they can cause "pain, tightness, pressure, or heaviness in the chest, throat or jaw and difficulty...
Joy - I read the site below about how serotonin causes headaches and how Lexapro is prescribed for migraines. This is the medicine my Doctor wants me to take. Zomig increases Serotonin and so does...
Hi friends - I've suffered a set back - don't know how back yet, I'm feeling fairly inflamed right now but not as bad as yesterday and day before. I blame this one on my Zomig for Migraines. It gets...
Joy - Another comment on the B12 - my daughter just called me who's been a vegetarian for years and has now added some fish to her diet - she said her B12 came back real high too, around 1500 because...
Hi Joy - Thank you for getting back to me. I do blame my hot esophagus on my former GI Doctor and my new Surgeon who refused to refill my medication. My former GI said I've been transferred and I'm...
Hi Michael - I really don't want to take the Lexapro my Primary Dr recommended because before all this I was normal and happy except for occasional anxiety and I don't want to be on another drug that...
Hello Michael and Joy - Thank you both for getting back to me. I sure hope Michael is getting better - getting better is what we all need. I could feel Michael's despair and my heart warmed for him....
Hi Denise and all - I haven't posted in awhile - just been trying to heal every day with Gaviscon tablets after each meal. It appears I've been healing, no negative incidences to report, just trying...
Thanks Joy - at least they do numb you. I couldn't use Lemon - I don't think I'll ever put a lemon in my mouth for the rest of my entire life, no joking! Have you or anyone tried Mastic Gum? Should I...
Hi Denise - Thanks for watching the video. I tried to open to the link but it failed. Did they numb you good before sending the tube down? Were you already sore and irritated and uncomfortable before...
Hi Denise and Bill, Thank you so much for getting back to me. I just can't believe with all the medication I'm on, my throat would still get affected. Thanks Denise for the clear diagram. I'm not...
Hello friends - I know it's late on a Friday night, I don't expect a reply this evening but when you see my post, let me know if any of you ever get a sore tight pain in the throat beyond the tonsils...
Well, if I were burned to crisp like Denise was, I would not be able to that beef noodle soup they gave you. I would have to eat my pureed food, beef okay but it would have to be pulverized. I'm...
Hi Denise - When you did your gastric emptying study, did they insist you eat a sandwich with lettuce when you were burned to a crisp? I've been eating soft and creamy foods since February. I would...
Hi Denise - I love my meditation tape my Mom gave me. It helped me nap a little. I'll listen to it again this evening before bed. Thankfully no burns today and vegetables are being steam cooked right...
Hi Joy - Oh no, they want to do the Bravo test together with the Endoscopy...this Gastric Emptying test is the last on his list. I don't know why he needs it, I have not been nauseous, no vomiting...
Denise, Nickels, Joy - Just put a scoop of Manuka Honey on my tongue - it is very soothing and I do believe it helps. I just prepared by slippery elm/marshmallow root tea - I use a cheese cloth to...
Joy - If I burn and feel bad like I do right now - even now I am sore, hot, swollen, how can I endure for 10 days without the PPI's? At least they will allow me to use Famotidine - 40 MG twice a day....