Me and my wife did a 30 day diary for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It takes time to populate data bit it works really well......
Hi Faran, Stress and Anxiety are definitely a cause of GERD and acid reflux. Easy to say but try to relax more if you can...nothing is more important than your health. And make sure to follow the...
Hi Faran, How are you feeling now? Roberto...
Hi guys, Just a quick update. I am eating more normal food nowadays and still suffering from GERD related problems at least twice a week. Still using Gaviscon after heavier meals and evening meals...
My gerd / acid reflux gave me bloating, gas, indigestion and sometimes no appetite. See my gerd diary posts for more info....
Hi there, I suggest an Alkaline diet as it helped me immensely. You can see my diary posts to see what I was eating, etc. Take care Roberto...
Hi Faran, Welcome to the forum. It is very unlikley that you have cancer as the symptoms are quite different from what I read here. Also the doctors would be able to see it so stop worrying on that....
Hi All, Just a quick update. Generally I am OK and still careful at what I am eating. Time to time I am still getting some swallowing problems (especially in the evening around 7-8pm 1hr after the...
I strongly suggest Coconut water (not milk) to drink. Just a drink itself will not be enough, from my experience, you also need to change your diet to 80% alkaline foods...It worked really good for...
Hi, I had similar problems. I suggest getting off the PPIs immediately. If you are overweight and if you don't have a good diet, I suggest change your lifestyle immediately. Please see my GERD diary...
Hi all, A quick update. My pylori test came back negative. That leaves me to one option really, I probably have small ulceration in my stomach due to stress. I have been generally fine the last few...
Hi Dencha, Thank you very much indeed. You are very right. We all should try to reduce stress in our lives (easier said then done!) Take care...
Dear all, Thank you very much for your replies. I have got some very good news. I have been to the barium swallow test today. It went very well - a much more pleasant experience for me than the...
Hi all, Feeling allright for the last two days...still continue with my alkaline diet and I started to drink some ginger root juice in the mornings (it supposed to be really good for you). I feel...
Hi All, It has been almost a week without PPIs now and I feel relatively good. My problem is really in the evenings between 8pm-11pm - It is not much but I can feel the acid climbing up in the...
Hi All, I am really angry myself today. Went to the hospital for the endoscopy. Really lovely doctor and nurses. They gave me sedation. Unfortunately the sedation almost not work at all...I thought I...
Hello Cirebon, Thank you for sharing your experience. It looks like we are having very similar symptoms. I am specifically experiencing the lump on the throat sensation, especially towards the...
Hi all, had a really busy day yesterday. Travelling with train to clients around 2 hours. Felt OK all day apart from Train journeys. I felt really sick on the way back home, I had to cough a lot in...
sorry forgot to paste the link in the previous post: http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/gastro-oesophageal-reflux-disease...
Hi Willovercome, It also says here: "Patients undergoing endoscopy should be free from medication with either a PPI or an H2-receptor antagonist (H2RA) for a minimum of two weeks. " The doctor also...
Hi all, Just fond out that I need to give up all the PPIs from today for the endoscopy! My doctor never told me about that before, somebody told me so I asked the doctors and they confirmed. Doctors...
Hi All, I had some problems during the night previous night. The acid travelled all the way to my throat and I had to wake up 2 times again. However last night I slept good. There is really no...
Hi all, Here is today's update: Slept very well last night without any disruptions. This morning I woke up quite well. Took my 40mg Ompr. and 1 hour later I have ate my new usual breakfast of banana...
Dear All, inpinkagony & Willovercome thank you very much indeed for your inputs. Very much appreciated. After my post yesterday, I watched TV with my fiancé but felt really bloated on my belly area...
Hi Willovercome, I really appreciate your input. I will read the articles very carefully. That is exactly my idea. I want to reduce and get off the pills ASAP however today was the first day I felt...
Hello inpinkagony, I have just started my thread with GERD. You can find it in the GERD section. I am currently using Gaviscon Original with 80mg per day omeprazole. It is quite effective and works...
Dear All, Here is my daily update. I felt a little full after my meal last night but after I started feeling better and slept very very well all night. Please note I have a home made wedge on my bed...
Hi mr.bonjo Sorry to hear that you are also suffering. I am currently suffering with Gerd and started a new thread. Just to let you know that I am on 80mg omprozole and my doctor told me that some...
Dear All, Thank you very much indeed for your prompt replies. It is great to hear from you all. Lil - all the best with your endoscopy results. I hope everything will be fine and easy to fix. I will...
Hi Everyone, I will share my experience so that it can give some idea to the new sufferers of Acid Reflux how it feels, how it is developed in my case and what triggers it and what to expect...sorry...