hi bill thank you for your reply -- im also wondering - outside of hashimoto if thyroid effects having proper digestion I.e: indigestion issues ? thanks :)...
Hi guys its been awahile since ive been on here - i hope everyone is dong ok i saw an endocrinologist - cause i cant eat anything anymore without getting food stuck in my throat which is worsened by...
Hi guys its been awahile since ive been on here ( and kitt, my prayers are with you and your family) i saw an endocrinologist - cause i cant eat anything anymore without getting food stuck in my...
does anyone on here know what it means when the stools are grainy ( very loose) ? or if it comes out "formed" it turns to powder in the toilet? any ideas and suggestions? thanks :)...
perhaps - but i just have two 1/2 mouthfuls of bragg acv with water daily - so I dont think im overdoing it? i thought that organic ACV was alkalizing and not acidic once in the body? im going to...
redeetomove, thank you for your input - how did you figure out you had low acid / enzymes? did a conventional GI doc diagnose? or did you trial and error with HCI's? where can you find a 2 phase...
your absolutely right -- i just check for bitters that dont include senna ( or laxative additives) and they are out there -- so im going to explore "safer" bitters w/out the laxatives - which might...
i see your point, from what im reading up on .. senna gives the bowels a push.. i guess the thought is that if the bitters are invignorating (sic) the liver, gallbladder, pancreas and they are given...
thanks for replying canyonbabe, If it turns another color i guess that would make it hard for future colonoscopys to show abnormalities.. however, in the mean time - i gotta go to the bathroom to get...
Justz4u - do you know what was in your brew? and what can you eat?...
anybody with ibs c had any luck with this ?? it has senna and I know senna is a no no long term - has anyone been using this long term? I hear its good to flush out the body perhaps even help the...
hi yucky gut i purchased a co uple of bottles of Haldi -- about 6 and im drinking one a day (not sure if that is enough) im doing this in conjunction of ACV and probiotics, papaya enzymes, dgl,...
bile and acid create the same havoc on the esophagus ... sadly enough....
i totally think you are correct in this thought altho im never 100% anymore - i do feel like my gerd - and other gi issues diminish a little when im not at work ( which is desk related) -- i also...
hi everyone-- i have been suffering from severe constipation (and for the last 6months horrible GERD- thanks to constipation) for over a year now .. i ve been on ibs meds, laxatives - and im still...
i agree about holistic med for GERD -- me, myself, am taking apple cider vinegar ( altho it seems to exascerbate my chronic constipation!) sea salt water drinks, digest enzymes, pro and prebiotics,...
taken from a med site: You're likely familiar with acid reflux — the backflow of caustic stomach acids into your esophagus, the tube that connects your throat and stomach. Less well known is bile...
hi everyone -- its been a few days since my experimentation -- and iam still experiencing heartburning issues and stuck in throat feeling -- it is not unlivable ... yet... ive been off meds a few...
on the side - i have read that it is equally important to add baking soda (1/4 to 2 tbs of ACV in 8oz glass of water ) to act of a ph buffer - important to have bicarbonates to settle the vinegar and...
hi everyone - thanks for your input Yuckygut, i will check out Haldi - cant hurt :) I can tolerate the ACV - as a kid i had penchant for pickle juice for some reason - so harsh acidic drinks are not...
update : Iam really no better and no worse .. i still have hearburn same, if not a little reduction in intensity as i did with meds.. I havent been on prevacid / zantac in 2 days .. so i know the...
hi everyone i just wanted to let ya all know that out of sheer desperation at this point - i am trying the ACV (braggs) diluted water trick that has seemed to have a lot of people happier ... iam on...
kitt my thoughts/prayers are with you and your sister god bless, Saddaze...
i saw a naturopath a few times and i noticed in a short amount of time the acupuncture gave me some relief from heartburn ... unfortuately, it is now an expense i cant afford. but i would say give it...
im a novice when it comes to all this.. but i too suffer from extensive heartburning - i take a ppi and a h2 blocker for the evening ( mine is zantac 150) -- i have read that any antireflux or...
um.. my endo .. ( which hasnt been confirmed by surgery yet) but I have had and still do very painful periods.. extremely heavy menses ( a lot of heavy clotting- sorry for the graphics) when i was...
hey there.. symptoms to my heartburn? or endo ? :)...
hmm -- doing mind numbing research about heartburn .. and also endometriosis...birth control is well known to cause GERD (which is very unfortunate if I indeed have a bad case of endo.. being that...
hi all has anyone had heartburn that didnt quit no matter what they took or did - and did you eventually think it was change in hormones or some imbalance? im thinking that this may be what is...
also diviculosis (sp) is due to constipation>? = ibs .the straining places stress on your colon and makes these pouches that become inflamed and infected. thats what i hear in the end i think...
whats interesting is that people ( some of course) say that hysterectomies are a god send as far as eliminating gerd and etc... its weird how one thing affects people in various ways are you taking a...
also - on a personal note; my periods have always been mind numbingly painful and heavy - really heavy with big clots (sorry to be graphic) to this day - it seems to be getting worse younger - when I...
i personally think its a tragedy in womens medicine how this disorder goes either underdiagnosed for a lot of GI problems and women are given GI meds that are not appropiate for their underlyning...
check to see if you suffer from endometriosis/ or even hormone imbalances. this disorder causes A LOT of GI issues /adhesions that are in the wrong place in the bowel region thats what im going to...
hi precious thank you for your reply ;) prevacid is 30mg and im taking zantac 150 at night -- im thinking of taking 2 zantac instead of 1 -- i hope that works ;)...
Hey there everyone Ive been taking prevacid 2x daily for ther past 2 months - and for financial purposes for the past 2 days ive been substituting the pm prevacid with Zantac 150 -- i noticed today...
anyone on here that has IBS C and developed GERD due to constipation issues? If so, did you resolve it or currently managing it and how? thx so much...
thanks mary love iam takign miralax currently - and i go somewhat ... Im taking prevacid currently.. 2x a day the heartburn is non stop -- it varies in degrees... im just hoping thaty if i go to the...
also Mary love -- is your constipation under control now? it sounds like it is from your post? so has the gerd issue settled down since your bout with constipation? thx...
Hi Mary love I have the printout at home of where I found this info .. I know the doctor's name was Brian Lacey MD If you google his name he's all over the web for IBS and such I will find the IP...
Hi KItt Thank you for your reply :) Has addressing the constipation issue helped the frequency / intensity of your GERD and or heartburn?...
Hi everyone -- I have been doing a lot of investigation as to why I have inherited GERD/Indigestion and Heartburn problems -- and I came across this random study from a GI doctor that said that those...
hi Kitt thanks for your reply :) Quick question though... if you are not a candidate for the nIssen becuase you prove abnormal PH upright and /or your LES is so messed up from damage -- and one is...
Hi GS Yes ido have a lot of trouble swallowing and keeping food down .... it is worrisome. i have had used aloe vera juice... i hear conflicting things about it - like it can worsen gastritis and...
Has anyone had success (or failures) with going on a low carb - high protein diet for their GERD? I also hear that this is good for potential Candida infections of the GI track -- am i right? My...
it doesnt make any sense ? ! how can they not be aggressive with your disorder - if the only thing its going to do is lead to cancer anyway. if left untreated - refluxing is not good -- these F%%$#...
Gabby I feel so bad for you -- but there has to be a solution. Iam very new at this hellish ailment .. and from what ive been reading -- gastropareisis and gerd do go hand in hand (yes?) if your food...
gabby -- iam so sorry to hear about your experience!! so am i to believe that if you have a motility ( LES) problem than this surgery is of no use? if thats the case than WHAT is the solution for...
thank you janice :) your reply is very helpful and will be of great resource to me when and if the time comes i need to make this decision if it becomes an option -- so bottom line is that the LES...
thanks Teala for your input.. i wish you great success the 2nd time :) Iam not slated for nissen.. i still have to go through the battery of tests that will be instore for me. I just hope they can...