PPI or no PPI, Aloe Vera juice causes a bit constipation for me. But every human being is different. I am still strugling with conspitation ever after stopping Aloe Vera juice though....
Don't eat or drink 4 hrs before bed. Eat the dinner light (less sugar, less carbohydrates) Take a walk after dinner. Make sure dinner is digested well before bed . 1 hrs before bed take Zantac 150...
Stomach produces acid at various times. It produces when you eat something to digest. It produces also when you are hungary or its a while since you ate which could be early in morning. Hence for...
Never sleep on your stomach. If stomach is pushed against bed, its food contents (with acid) will be pushed into esophagus for GERD people. This is only if stomach still has food which is not pushed...
I am still confused wheather peppermint oil is good or bad for GERD. I do realize that it helps in relieving gas (in the form of burb mostly). Many times, relieving gas (burping) helps with pressure...
sfchin, Is there a specific herbal medication . Let us know the name. Want to give it a try....
Lansoprazole is for reduicing the acid production. Feeling of something stuck in throat could be because of acid coming up to upper sprinter and making it swollen. Haven't heard of pressure in right...
Got the endoscopy biopsy results today. No Barrets and no h-pylori. So end results is have small to medium hiatal hernia, esophagitis and gastritis , reflux and weak LES Doc says protonix 20mg 2...
Various effects could be becasue of various reasons 1) GERD 2) Direct medications (PPI) side effect 3) Low stomach acid (due to medications) could be resulting into some mineral deficiency PPI is...
Few points I believe are true 1) Its important to take PPI empty stomach 30 to 60 min. before eating atleast 500 Calories of meal containing protein. In absence of it, effectiveness of PPI gets...
Thanks doggsbones for sharing your story. Your story is really encouraging. I do take most of your items and I feel the difference .Will try spirulina....
Please do discuss the degree of Barretts (without, low or high dysplasia) with your GI. Without and low grades are not that bad. Also length of barretts. Hopefully GI doc will be able to give you...
gabbi11169, you can take PPI 30min. to 1 hr before lunch . Try above steps. I hope it will help...
This is what I have read. 30 to 1 hr before eating, taste,smell,thought of food or time of regular eating sends signal from brain via vagus nerve to somach's proton pump to start secretion of acid....
I have been to 2-3 doctors for GERD who always have written more and more PPIs . I was always told , take it 1st thing in the morning before breakfast. Today, I had a long talk with a GI doc. (it was...
In my opinion, its not available at all centers. Also doctors sometime advice only on items on which they have experience. Abalation or not should depend on degree/stage of Barretts....
If reflux has been going on for long, then in most cases esophagitis or LPR tpye of items/ occurences should be found in endoscopy. Try to enquire about TIF surgery. Its incision less and will also...
Gastritis could be because of variety of reasons (erosive, non-erosive, acute, cronic etc). Majority is due to H-pylori or usage of NSAIDS. Many times antibiotics +PPI is not able to eliminate...
Depending on hiatal hole size, hernia size can move from medium to small or vise versa . Ofcouse it also depends on pressure from below/ tummy/ obesity etc. Mechanically, if pressure falls...
Based on my experience, here is what I can share,, though every humanbieng is different and what is applicable to one may not be applicable to other. Best time to take PPI is on empty stomach which...
Congrats dropper. As you said, discipline is the key. I am trying most of the points that you have mentioned. Its still early stages for me as I started these changes only 3 months ago. I am still...
Miawaka, Sorry to hear your story. I guess, it wouldn't hurt to try Slippery Elm lozenges. Vitamin Shoppe has it for $10. Slippery Elm, DGL, GoldenSeal all acutally work on mucus glands and have...
How to fix HH. My GI doc says keep taking PPI. He denied surgery. Apart from decreasing tummy/weight, I don't know if there is a medication to fix HH. I have heard Chiropractor/massages are helpful....
Thanks hitthePost and Denise. Mentioning the word Barretts in the report really made me panic. Since I took leave from office yestrurday and then Sat/Sun, whole day I was just thinking and thinking...
After battleing heartburn, acid reflux ,burping and constipation for 6 months, I got the 1st endoscopy done yesturday. In these 6 months , I was on PPIs (Protonix and omaprozole) on and off by PCP...
Taking proteins (whey, soy, egg, chicken, fish) actually helps heartburn by building and strenghning muscles (this includes LES muscles). Just ensure its low fat high protein....
Horizon, I have experimented a lot with my GERD. What I see for myself is if I use, Manuka Honey, GoldenSeal, Slippery Elm or DGL, I get lot of mucus. Since most of these are in cheawable form and...
What I have read is involuntarily stomach starts acid pumps at the time of breakfast, lunch and dinner. In case there is no food, this acid could reflux. I don't know if its true. Its better to eat...
Here are my 2 cents For next 4 weeks Keep taking PPI(Protonix) 1st thing in the morning on empty stomach Drink lot of water in morning and jump from a comfortable height (for Haital Hernia) multiple...
Anxiety and Stress do effect muscles. This will both effect Heart muscles and LES muscles (for GERD). Counselling or taking mind out of it could help. Try some life style changes like morning walk,...
On basis of what I have read, mind/brain signals stomach to start producing acid on basis of few things like smell of food, hunger needs or pre-defined times like lunch/dinner. A complete fasting in...