Thanks for the reply Andy, appreciated. I take mine about 20 mins before a breakfast which does have protein and fat. Funny thing is Nexium worked fine for the first month or so. No heartburn at all....
Hi there. I have quite severe GERD and the dr. started on 20mg of nexium 4 weeks ago. I felt great until last week when my heartburn suddenly came back again although not as much as before. The dr....
Thanks for the reply DST. 20 years on PPIs is quite an achievement! I'm sure the LINX must helped you a lot. Hopefully get mine next summer. How would rate the LINX so far? How was the recovery?...
I have to go on PPIs for chronic heartburn. Tried all the usual natural approaches to cure it and nothing helps - so PPIs and then maybe Linx surgery next year. I've been on PPIs for a short spell...
Thanks for the replies and info. I want to get it done in London and there seem to be a couple of surgeons / hospitals offering it. Apparently it's not a hard operation to perform but I hope to find...
Hi can anyone in the UK tell me the best place to get the Linx procedure done? Preferably south UK rather than north. Is there a hospital / surgeon that is known to be experienced and good with this...
I have severe heartburn and have been diagnosed with GERD & hiatal hernia. Trying a no meds approach at the moment. There's something that I can't figure out. I've been told by doctors the cause of...
Thanks for the replies. Much appreciated. I have been off PPIs now for about 3 weeks and the rebound seems as strong as ever. I'm using an H2 blocker at night and tums during the day. I can feel a...
WJF, thanks for the reply. My hernia is small apparently and my gastroenterologist said he was fine with my coming off the PPIs, so hopefully this is just a rebound and I can deal with the underlying...
Hello. I have GERD and I recently stopped using a PPI I have been on for the last few months as I don't want to be on it for the rest of my life. Planning to try alternate treatments. It's been about...
Hi Maria Very good of you to pass this information on, thank you. Just had a look at The Functional Gut Clinic's website and I can see they are much better than what's available here. Yes, you're...
Maria It was a gastro which makes his lack of understanding of GERD more worrying. I've also searched around Tokyo for a gastro that can look for underlying causes and it seems that's not something...
Hi Maria I'd go private and I am interested to know about your clinic. It sounds good. I may try to organise a trip back in Feb. Much appreciated. Simon...
Thanks Maria. They don't do those tests here for some reason. Maybe I should head home to get them done. Japan is considered an advanced country in many ways but certainly not for health care. The...
Hi, I'm new here and would be really grateful if someone could help me with these questions. Apologies for the long post. I recently got diagnosed with GERD that suddenly came on about 3 months ago....