Not enough information yet on which supplies are affected. I've also been taking it for many years as PPIs give me more symptoms than they relieve....
Thanks Cyclinglady. I have been on a "low allergen" diet for 30 years - no wheat, egg, cow's milk, food additives or colourings, and that always used to keep me well. The things that have turned up...
I'm sure you're right - my reflux started after repeated courses of antibiotics for cystitis. I'm not too bothered what name it has either - just want to be the boss of my own symptoms! We make wheat...
I’m on Zantac for the reflux and take Imodium when needed (occasional). By hit the nail on the head I mean I can’t pinpoint a specific and consistent cause for the IBS, but it clears up and then...
I've always believed myself to be wheat allergic but am now wondering if I was misdiagnosed:- Just repeating here a little bit from another thread to give background: I have had wheat and dairy...
My situation has some similarities - my reflux started 6 years ago, treated initially with PPIs which caused me other problems (itching in particular). I changed to Zantac 2 years ago and gained much...
Hi there, I know people vary hugely and triggers are different person to person, but for me that awful "false hunger" constant rumbling discomfort turned out to be caused by the PPIs. It wasn't until...
Hi I have had this for just over a month too - started like a bug but never settled. I've had trouble with "morning rush" for a couple of years but a month ago this got a lot worse, sometimes never...
Hi I've been discharged as there was no Barretts on my last scope. However my GP tends to ask for gastroscopy if I so much as turn up with an in growing toenail, so I don't imagine it'll be many...
Just bumping this thread out into the open again!...
Hi there I do sympathize with the worry element, hence my thread on Barretts and how our risk of other things is far greater. That said, it's hard not to worry. I had Barretts and no chance of...
Hi Bill! Glad to hear you are doing well. Life has been busy for me too - seem to have less time as the kids get older and erode our evenings! MMM...
I'm wheat free (food allergy - IgE sensitivity) and virtually gluten free as other grains seem to be contaminated with wheat either in the field or in the factory's that handle them. I'm currently...
Hi there, I react to capsules and tablets that are coloured blue or red as I am allergic to most food colouring! As Alcie says I would talk to the pharmacist - probably your pain medication can be...
It is a thought provoking idea. I do wonder how you would separate fluoridation from other effects of advancing civilization such as processed food, vaccination, longer working hours, stress etc etc....
Hi I am allergic to egg and cow's milk also. I can cope with toast (wheat free) but anything else would be a serious challenge! MMM...
Thanks. Yes I've been ok with rice cereals before but they don't fill you up at all! I seem ok now on kelloggs cornflakes and a gluten free oat crunch type thing, just as a safe supply of oat stuff....
So the two suspect packets are: Oatibix flakes - wholegrain oats, maltodextrin, sugar, oat bran, malted barley extract, potassium chloride and vitamins Jordan's country crisp with flame raisins -...
The Jordan's breakfast is oat based, as is Oatiflakes. These are the two I was having when the trouble started. I have no reactions to cornflakes or to nuts. My allergies have not really changed in...
Hi,yes I check ingredients carefully. I haven't had a problem until I switched from cornflakes and Mornflake oat crunch type breakfast to Jordan's. Something definitely isn't as safe as I thought it...
I've had wheat allergy for a very long time - it gives me a few symptoms but mostly intense itching and eczema. It is an IgE reaction but luckily I don't need whisking off to hospital or anything!...
Food allergies don't always show up on blood tests - not all of mine do. I think the ones that don't are probably intolerances rather than true IgE type reactions. Food colourings and preservatives...
Hi there, I have acid reflux and many allergies, including food allergies, which predate my reflux problems. I found out the hard way that the long acting Ventolin type inhalers relax the LES and...
Just rolling this up again for new readers!...
Hi I admit to being rusty on these things, but have you already investigated the connection between lectins and the foods you react to? The foods you list as reacting to are high lectin foods and...
Hi, I've been using Zantac instead of a PPI for over a year now and my last scope showed things had improved. I find my symptoms are more stable and some symptoms I thought were the GERD were in fact...
My Barretts was not present on my last scope after a more stable year on Zantac. So yes, it is possible and in some cases it spontaneously regresses for no reason that has yet been discovered. It's...
I think I get waves more than cycles! It's hugely variable, a good run can last months, a week or a day. A flare up can last a couple of hours, a couple of days or a couple of months! I try to do...
Hi Everyone and Hi Reet, my fellow UK member! Am still plodding along OK with the odd blip, fortunately they don't last too long. More suffering with the eczema - perhaps I should hop across to a...
Hi again, By timing do you mean time of day or what stage along the road as it were? Time of day is soon after waking 150 mg which lasts exactly 12 hours, so I take the next 150 mg around 7.30 pm....
Hi Helioseed (sounds like we're in Minecraft!), I was on a ppi for my reflux as first line treatment and took it for 2 years but I did have problems with side effects. I could only take Lansoprazole...
Hi there, I've bumped up the research links on Barrets for you. It's common to have a small "splashback" area of Barretts - and probably plenty of people out there with it that don't even know. So if...
Bumped up for new new members! MMM...
Yes I have iron infusions for my anaemia, which I think was made worse by PPis reducing the chance for iron absorption. No tests proved any particular cause for my anaemia but for a while the...
My Barretts has regressed and was not visible on my latest scope, without any surgical intervention. If you can get your symptoms on an even keel I guess it's possible for it to heal. The consultant...
I think everything can play up around that time! For me though I find it hard to separate out direct effects of the hormones (e.g. On muscle laxity) and indirect effects such as craving carbs and...
Hi I agree with Tony - it sounds like there was not much to find. It's very common to have mild changes in the "splashback" area, even in people who have NO symptoms. I would expect only routine...
I was given this diagnosis alongside "intermittent reflux". Certainly I've had times when my symptoms do not correlate at all well with the findings. I got worse a few months ago and with a scheduled...
Hi Bill, Well done on your surgical abstinence!!! I'm just getting over a little flare up, likely stress induced (gastroscopy phobia!) but with the tests behind me I can feel things settling down....
I tested the water from my Britta filter and it made it very acidic at about pH 5. Boiling tap water gives a pH of around 8 where I live so I no longer bother filtering!! MMM...
Hi I was diagnosed with "visceral hypersensitivity" also. Usually in these situations there is a small amount of irritation found, or even normal tests, but the body's responses have remained fired...
Ah PPI-less, glad you've been able to move on! I do well enough on Zantac these days, but if PPIs did the trick I'd definitely worry about the side effects some other time too! Glad you've been able...
http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=45&m=2164798 Here it is - there were concerns about auto immune disease. MMM...
Hi This has been discussed before on the forum, with MockTurtle a while back. I think there are concerns about side effects of melatonin... I'll see if I can find the old thread .... MMM...
Bumped up for new readers!...
Hi Zelda, Nice to have you back, though sorry to hear you've got troubles! I have read quite a bit about Barretts and there's a separate thread on it for new members. My understanding is it doesn't...
PS: also ask for the size or any hernia found on the first test and the second one....
Continued.... The confusion I think comes from the different agendas - we go seeking help with symptoms and this gets turned into their agenda of ruling out anything sinister, which causes new...
Hi, I typed a long reply but the Healingwell login failed and it was lost - very annoying!! I think I said..... if you had Barretts they would have mentioned it more specifically as it has to be...
Hi Sunbeam, I looked at the product on a website but it says it contains wheat - though not sure how. It also appears to be made from aspergillus, which is a mould many asthmatics are allergic to, so...