Hi everyone. Usually I'm on the GERD board but I am freaking out now about having D for 10 days straight, usually more than 5 a day and sometimes 10 times! It all started when I upped my fiber by a...
Hi, I have regular GERD and LPR. I'm under the care of Dr. Kaufman and it's been a brutal journey so far. I am apparently a "Super Refluxer" and I reflux(a lot) day AND night. My only symptom 98% of...
I have terrible night symptoms (99 percent horrible cough) but I only get them on nights I've eaten too late/close to bed time... also I believe there is some reflux that just defies gravity. No...
Hi T... are you using two pillows or a wedge? I use a wedge and had my 24hr PH probe and guess what? I refluxed MORE at night (unbeknownst to me, I thought I had daytime reflux) So the wedge was...
I've been drinking 9.5 for about four months BEFORE I knew she endorsed it! She gave me a bottle of evermore which is I think 8.9. I get the 9.5 from a friend who has a machine. I get it fresh and I...
Can someone explain this to me?...
btw she wants me to take the Elavil four times a day! I'll be exhausted!...
Hi Teeth! Kaufman did manometry, 24hr PH, and my favorite (not) the LEMG (i think? the thing with the needles to the throat. I don't really feel anything in there. But during the 24 hr thing there...
Yes! Please do! And thanks OPNwh14, means a lot....
Doggbones how long did you take the Elavil for? after two or three weeks I didn't feel wiped out in the AM and it did help me. I have a serious cough from this and when I get anxious it sounds like I...
Hi I haven't been on in a while but I finally had all the tests done and I was very surprised and disappointed with what Dr. K found. I was under the impression I was a daytime refluxer and just...
interesting! Well I know mine went ALLLLL the way up because i could feel it and my scope also showed cobblestoning in my nasopharynx. The cough was insidious and i'm almost relieved I have normal...
oh and btw Dr. Kaufman told me ACV works for some people (unprompted) and they don't know why....
Hi Guys, #1 My "silent" LPR with severe cough has transformed into terrible taste in mouth and frequent heart burn (it's worse than heart burn really uncomfortable) This has made me wonder if LPR and...
the bed thing is KEY. I would do it but my husband would divorce me :) Wedge is next best option. One other thing is Manuka Honey. 20 minutes before meals on a small piece of bread. You can look it...
LPR is much more difficult to treat which is why the common dosage is heavier and more frequent than that for typical GERD. Part of the reason is that it only takes a teeny drop of acid to cause all...
LPR is when reflux reaches the larynx and upper resp. tract. That area is completely vulnerable to acid (esophagus has lining so can handle it but acid is not supposed to get up further). It only...
Hi! I'm an adult but i'm also a cougher with lpr. I went through every possible test and none was right. In fact I was on a lot of the same meds as your daughter. My coughing "bouts" usually come...
I stepped down from Prilosec and gradually replaced it with Zantac until I was on Zantac 4 times a day and then I was supposed to step that down too. I did it this way in prep for my big LPR tests....
Sun thanks. I have to say I made this happen because I've been "challenging" my body to see what it can handle. Smart right? That said, I did it once and I can do it again. Thanks for the...
Thanks Erica! Tried the gum, it only lasts for two seconds. I am back to graham crackers and hot water with Manuka honey! Fun!...
So my LPR "resolved" for two glorious weeks and now I have GERD symptoms! I actually think I'm worse than when I had LPR because even though the cough was a nightmare, I actually have heartburn for...
Hi Alcie, I actually spent a lot of time on the forum until a couple of weeks ago when I felt better. I am under the care of Dr. Kaufman and was supposed to have the big tests last thursday :)...
just after I made a deal with God that if my LPR cough resolved I would take excellent care of myself, it disappeared and I have been eating WORSE than ever. I think I was feeling deprived and just...
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Stace I started getting heartburn too! Coincided with me taking a few small liberties with my diet....laying down earlier too....
Let me start by asking that nobody say anything that might freak me out.... :cool: as I'm trying to remain cool. I have the 24 hour probe and all sorts of other things coming up this week. For those...
Thanks guys. Still can't believe I'm in remission. I definitely think when this happens every year or two it is precipitated by an upper respiratory infection and resolves on it's own, kind of just...
Kaufman is an Otolaryngologist. So neither....
I see Jaimie Kaufman who is an expert in LPR. A dr. who specializes in this is more likely to have the sensitive equipment required to diagnose LPR. I knew I had it which is why I cut to the chase...
ha, well i made a deal with God that if I got better I would never abuse my body again with food so I'd better get a grip real quick. I've actually made that "deal" before but this time I really...
Stacey I don't think PPI's can give you GERD but if you change meds frequently you'd probably suffer some serious rebound reflux whether you started out with it or not. Who actually diagnosed you...
Thanks Sun, I am getting a sore throat and praying it's not LPR related. Finding it very difficult not to touch any trigger foods when I'm feeling well....easy when I am suffering, easy to forget how...
Stacey the only thing you mentioned that I haven't experienced is the eye stinging. I wonder if that's related or you don't have a co-existing condition. Also you are eating healthy but are you also...
Thanks Johnah. I already screwed up by eating too much tonight. I think for me that's the biggest trigger. When my stomach is empty or i graze all day I'm at my best. So yes I have to avoid those...
1. I was told to 'avoid' caffeine. I personally drink an 8 oz cup of coffee in the morning and will occasionally have a second after lunch depending how my day is going. Do I need to cut this out...
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FFF it's called Digest Gold + Probiotics. It is made by Enzymedica and I got it at Whole Foods. It was 24.00 or so for only 45 capsules but I heard it is the best product of it's kind so if I'm going...
I have no idea why because I am off PPI's and down to one zantac a day (which never did anything) and I feel so much better! I'm still coughing but it is less frequent and I feel totally normal...
maybe a saltine? I will find where I read this and post it or email it but only a tiny bite....
Just want to clarify the anxiety issue. It's not a panic attack or anything like that. What happens is that I "panic" when I have real symptoms and feel (real or not) like my symptoms are worse than...
I take a high quality enzyme/probiotic supplement with each meal. I do eat yogurt but not to provide the acidophilus. When I do have yogurt I usually have goat milk (easier to digest) and make sure...
I had that gnawing hunger thing when I had gastritis and the beginning of LPR. I always assumed it was acid....
and do you feel it up there? does it burn at all? Thanks....
I know the answer to that! You MUST eat it with a small piece of bread. It only 'activates" with bread i'm not sure why. I scoop a teaspoon or so with a small piece of pita bread about 20-half hour...
I was just thinking, after reading everyone's symptoms there seems to be a lot of burning in various places. I don't have burning, very occasionally I have a stinging but I can cough that away. Most...
stkitt that is so true. Love those food groups though!...
what happens to me is I feel what Andy describes. A kind of congested, full feeling in my airways and then I get anxious and feel like I'm drowning, not literally but getting close Two weeks ago I...
well i have cobble-stoning in my nasopharynx (behind my nose) and that can only come with reflux....