Thank you Maria - hoping for your fast recovery...
Just had my barium swallow test and was re-confirmed that I indeed have acid reflux and just found out I have a small hiatus hernia. They will send X-rays to my gp so have to wait again until they...
Thanks everyone for your replies. I finally have a barium swallow test booked on Monday morning. I'm really looking forward to getting one step closer to finding out what is happening as I now have...
Thanks mcedge/phil-uk. Will try the strepsils extra strength tomorrow and will definitely put my foot down when I see the gp again this Friday....
Hi Phil-uk, have you tried that before? I'll give it a go, at this point I'm so desperate while waiting for my test....
Hi mcedge/ Maria, Forgot to ask - have you had the hernia treated ? Or do you need to have it removed - don't know much about it. Thanks Christel...
Hi mcedge/Maria, I am indeed based in the UK. When I was diagnosed by a gastroenterologist 7 years ago he didn't perform any tests just asked me a lot of questions and lightly touched different parts...
Hi Liz, many thanks for your response. I feel a tad better knowing there is something that could make it go away. I will definitely mention this in my appt on Friday. Just want to see a...
:turn: Hello everyone, glad to come across a forum that covers GERD. I'm in my mid 20's and been diagnosed with GERD about 7 years ago when I went to see a gastroenterologist (when I was still living...