seemed to happen almost overnight to me too. As far I know, the mechanism that brings on reflux is unknown. I've heard theories about vagus nerve problems, hernia, etc. Might be a multitude of...
So sorry to hear about your symptoms. I also have LPR with voice issues. It all started about 5 years ago for me. I was in the choir at my university and had to drop due to voice issues. I also have...
Did these sources specifically say Gaviscon or did they just say antacid? Because Gaviscon Advance is not considered an antacid, it does nothing to change the pH of stomach acid, just prevents it...
Whoops, meant to post this in the mayo vs. koufman thread. Sorry!...
Doctors at Mayo are paid on salary...meaning they don't get more money for performing more tests. This means that financial motivation will not cloud your doctor's clinical judgment. I'm not...
Yeah I use it after every meal and at bedtime. The bad part is that it goes fast and is expensive to ship...but if it helps I'm willing to pay. I'm trying it for six months to see if it makes a...
wow, this is awesome. Even if it doesn't end up working, it's the first device/treatment I know of aimed specifically at people with lpr/eerd, and will hopefully lead the charge for others to follow....
I have been able to burp just fine, though I notice that I don't burp as much with the gaviscon. It doesn't cause me to feel bloated. In fact, it is barely noticeable. I also recommend checking out...
Yes, it would seem that if pepsin is indeed the cause of your throat issues, then taking Trikatu would exacerbate your throat symptoms. Also, I see that it contains pepper. Wouldn't the pepper also...
I don't believe that increasing acid increases the amount of pepsin. My understanding is that it increases the activity of the pepsin that is already there. Pepsin can be active all the way up to pH...
The endoscopy showed everything normal. I took the 24 hour pH while on dexilant to see if it was working. It showed that the dexilant was working, as I never had any reflux with a pH less than 4. I...
Well, sometimes when I talk I randomly get a sharp pain, other times it feels like a dull burning. I guess overall I would say around a 5, though it varies. I had an endoscopy, manometry, and 24 hour...
Ditto on wishing there was a meet-up somewhere. I live in California though so making it to NYC would be kind of tough. Just getting to meet and talk to people going through the same thing would be...
Does the miralax and ativan help the lump? My next plan is to ask my ENT about taking elavil or gabapentin. I'm moving on Wednesday and will have to find a new ENT. If that doesn't work then I don't...
My symptoms are a weak voice that gets tired easily, feeling of a lump in my throat, and general pain in my throat. About 3 years ago when I first started having these symptoms the ENT looked at my...
Hello everyone, as I have read posts on this forum about laryngeal hypersensitivity and thought about my symptoms, I have begun to think that I might be experiencing some neuropathy. I have a few...
So on the instructions of my Gaviscon Advance it says that it is effective for around 3-4 hours. Of course, eating food can break up the raft of the gaviscon advance. However, I'm wondering if it's...
If you pay for the procedure out of pocket because insurance refuses to cover it, what happens if a complication occurs? Would insurance cover the extra costs of treatment and hospital stay for, say,...
Wow looks I will have to try amazon. Also remember that in a lot of these papers the benefits were not fully achieved until after 6 months of taking gaviscon, so you have to take it for a while. I've...
I got the same e-mail from chemist direct, but I ended up receiving a shipment from them anyway. I have also succesfully ordered gaviscon advance from canadadrugs.com and from e-bay. I'm not sure...
I'm probably between #2 and #3, maybe leaning a little closer to #2. My only real symptoms are voice issues resulting from reflux. My voice gets weak and it's hard to speak loudly, and my larynx ends...
Never heard of it. I also have throat symptoms and would be interested in trying it if there's a chance it might help....
Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication...
I found this study which indicates that melatonin may be helpful in preventing transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations (TLESR). Thought I would pass it along. I imagine in the full text...
Viper777ism, just curious how did your appointment with the ENT doctor go? I have a lot of the same symptoms as you, I'm also 23 years old and have a pain in my throat when my swallowing and a...
I just bought an alkaline water flask off of amazon for about $20.00. The advertisement said that it increases the water's pH to 8 or 9. This is great as I can just make my own alkaline water instead...
Just curious, is this test exclusively available in the UK, or in the US as well?...
Just curious, where do those of you in the US get Gaviscon advance? I tried buying from an online pharmacy in the UK but they couldn't ship it to me. I found a site called canadadrugs.com that looks...
This article discusses the role of Gaviscon Advance (available only in the UK and Canada, can be ordered online) in removing pepsin and bile from reflux episodes. You have to register to read the...
As mentioned above, the nissen is actually successful in the vast majority of people. The thing is, medicine is an art and a science. Every person's body is different, and there is just no way to...
I've also noticed that I have a little bit of trouble breathing deeply. Like I feel that I can only take shallow breaths. So basically my symptoms are: lpr, stomach pain, trouble breathing deeply,...
Glad to hear that it's going well so far! What were your symptoms before having the procedure? Did you have throat problems? LPR? What were the results of your pH test and manometry? I wonder if the...
I just bought an alkaline water flask so I will let you know. I would think it's a good idea to be constantly drinking a little bit of the high pH water throughout the day. Also, it would seem that...
Don't worry about it, I think that it's a very safe procedure and complications are extremely rare. I won't lie, it's not necessarily comfortable, but it's definitely not that bad. The 24 hour pH...
So I had my manometry and 24 hour pH test done about four weeks ago. Since then I have felt weird stomach pain/slight bloating which hasn't gotten any better. It's not very severe but I wonder if it...
Whoops, I thought I was responding to an existing thread, not creating a new one! Sorry. Thanks for the info though, I'm looking into getting an alkaline water flask so I can make my own high pH...
I have some similar symptoms. No heartburn, but globus sensation in throat and my voice is weak and gets tired easily. I can feel my larynx getting sore if I talk too loudly or too much. I don't have...
I'm very much interested in the Linx but I know a lot of insurance companies are not covering it. I'm curious if anyone has heard anything about when the Linx will be more widely available and no...
So I've had my manometry and ph study done. I did the pH test while taking my 60mg of dexilant to see how well it was working, and my demeester score was 1.1, meaning that the dexilant is definitely...
Hello, I have been suffering from reflux for about 4 years and have had all the tests done (endoscopy, manometry, 24hr ph) which showed that my 60mg of dexilant is working well (pH in my esophagus...
Hey everyone, I'm thinking about having the nissen done but I'm still trying to decide. I have voice issues from GERD that haven't gone away with 60mg of dexilant daily. The biggest thing I'm worried...
This makes me feel so much better about getting the surgery. I've had voice issues for about 4 years now and I have been debating whether to get the surgery done. My voice issues are very annoying...
Were your actual vocal cords inflamed? Did the doctors tell you what your larynx/vocal cords looked like? I'm sorry this happened....
I have voice problems as a result of acid reflux. I recommend speech therapy. There is a special way to speak using facial resonance (which you would also learn if you took singing lessons) that...
Hello everyone! I am 22 and have been suffering from acid reflux for about 4 years. I do suffer from mild heartburn but the majority of my symptoms are in my throat. My arytenoids are swollen which...