Hi Denise, I haven't been on the blog for awhile and just came back recently.Was looking to find you as you had similar issues to mine and had surgery and seemed happy with it. I had gerd for about...
Interesting Bill.I had the ph test last november and it confirmed i had acid reflux about 1.5 hours after each meal but not that strong (low demeester score) and a low number of episodes.So was told...
Hi Chebug, I've had the LPR symptoms since last june and with good diet i believe it's improving i don't get as much of that bitter taste after eating as i used to.I am back with one ppi/day plus...
Justsayno, May i ask how many xantacs you take per day now that you are almost free of ppi's or also how many did you take when you started weening off from ppi's? Distant frog...
Hi Lily, I agree with justsayno that most doctors will not want you off ppi's and especially in canada it saves the gvt. from paying for potential surgeries.THEY DO NOT SEEM TO CARE about HOW...
Hi Lily and others, This is an interesting post for me.I've been on ppi's for about 15 years and about two years ago bad digestion symptoms started creeping up and i had all the tests...
Hi Maria, Was wondering how you are doing with your surgery recovery?If i recall you had some LPR symptoms plus hiatal hernia.Did the surgery help with the LPR? I have tried over the last few months...
Hi Squanto, Curiously you are developing issues at 33 years old which is when i was initially diagnosed with small hiatus hernia and put on ppi's for a while.I am now 57.I had about 9 good years...
Hi Maria (mcedge), Was wondering how your surgery post-op. is progressing as i recall you had some LPR issues and i have them too. I was declared not a good candidate for surgery and the ENT doctor...
Hi Denise (Dencha), I am trying the health/anxiety links that you provided on this website but cannot seem to get them to open.I copied and paste them in the browser and it's not working much...
Thanks Bill.What would you say is the best benefit of the surgery? Less pain from the reflux or better digestion of fats/proteins being off the ppi's (although eating smaller quantities)?Or other...
Thanks again Gunner.You must have a chemistry background this stuff seems natural to you.Unfortunately there was a calcium citrate/magnesium combination that i was going to buy (need vitamin d to...
Thanks.My question is do you think the supplements will work if hcl is needed for absorption?Did they work for you?What improvements did you see?How long did you take them? The pills were working...
Wow you seem to be doing good i thought the first two weeks were supposed to be liquid diet and you are moving food past the wrap already.I'll be following your journey as i also have LPR right now....
Hi Gunner, I think i have had a form of rhinnitis also but there is no pain attached to that just annoyance.And i seem to be the only one in family with it. I have been on the ppi's for 15 years on...
Thanks Bill,, Did you find any difference in energy levels,absorption of minerals,blood circulation, etc...after leaving the ppi's? Louis...
Hi Gunner, I am interested in your situation as i think similar to mine.I am still going thru the hoops to see if i am a candidate for the surgery.The ph study confirmed that i have reflux after each...
Hi, I have read some scientific studies on the net that indicate that 70-75% of patients with LPR get improvements from the Nissen fundoplication.So i would love to hear from people who saw...
Hi Kevinla, I am interested in your treatment as i have had LPR for about 6 months and it does not seem to change with double dose of PPI's such as my regular GERD.Did you consult a surgeon to see if...
Hi Jerry,, Was wondering if during your fifty years with GERD if you had any issues with LPR (i.e silent reflux,acid and lumpy feel in the throat and acid in the mouth).I am concerned about getting...
Thanks Maria.Let me know your progress from your surgery. My demeester score was normal at 2.5.I am having an endoscopy on the 16th and that should show how much damage is in my esophagus.It wa s...
Thanks Noelle.I am on double dose of Nexium at 40mg each and i still don't see much progress on LPR,maybe slightly better than when i first got it about 6 months ago.But i have been on ppi's for 15...
Hi Denise/Jerry/Maria, I met with the gastroenterologist to review the results of my mannometry and ph test today.Tried to get a copy of the report before the appt. but couldn't.So couldn't really...
Hi Maria, Not sure if this procedure is available in private in Canada as i think it needs to be done in hospitals.If it is it would be very expensive. Can you tell me what the demeester score is...
Hi Maria, I think the medical system in Britain is similar to Canada where basic treatment is open to everyone but i am not sure. The approach that i was given with GERD is you try the medication and...
Hi Denise, Thanks a bunch for the wise reply.As i told Jerry (Gunner) i have had a battery of blood tests done by the gastro specialist plus a catscan this past summer and they could not find...
Hi Jerry, This website is marvelous.You have made my day.I am seeing the gastro enterologist on tuesday to get the results of my mannometry and ph test and hopefully a quick referral to a surgeon.I...
Hi Maria, Thanks for the reply.I had mannometry and 24 hour ph test on November 3 and will get formal results with the specialist on tuesday.However the technician told me that my swallows were ok...
Hi Denise or other gerd moderator, I have absorption issues (including gas and bloating) now after 15 years of ppi's and i have lost a lot of weight.I am getting results of mannometry this week.Do...
Hi Javery, After 15 years i tried seriously to stop the ppi's and gave myself a serious bout of esophagitis and LPR in the throat.That was five months ago and i am still fighting.Over the years my...
Interesting stuff.I have been on ppi's for 15 years and the last two they are no longer working very well.I tried stopping them over 2 months and gave myself a serious bout of esophagitis and now...
Thanks Denise, Will the mannometry test give a good idea if i am a problem swallower? With the partial wrap does that mean that i need to continue the ppi's?I think one of the key goals of this...
i am a 57 year old gerd sufferer on ppi medication for last 15 years.about 2 years ago pills started not working as well and my endoscopy showed biopsies with moderate esophagitis and two areas of...