Supbluc this is a four year old post so not sure anyone else will get the notification you have sent a message. I had the bravo test but didn’t need the manometry test as the bravo showed that my...
Poor you having it everyday. I feel for you. Mine happens once or twice a month and lasts about a week each time. Have you ever found a cause or anything to help?...
Does anyone else get a churning feeling in their stomach accompanied by bloating and lots of gas. It feels like I'm starving hungry but feel sick at the same time. My whole digestive track feels...
I had a 96 hour bravo study done. The first 48 hours I was off my meds and the second 48 hours I was on them. Yeah I've had all the other fun tests about from the tube down your nose whilst you eat...
I finally got my bravo test results back from the lab but haven't spoken to the surgeon about them yet. It shows I definitely have GERD but that my medication is controlling the acid (though maybe...
I have struggled for some time to change my eating habits to eating six small meals a day instead of three big meals. I know it will help me a lot so I wanted people's opinions on what they eat. I...
After ten years of not really knowing what was wrong with me, I finally got a diagnosis that I have a hiatus hernia and that is most likely what causes my acid reflux. I was referred to a surgeon who...
Hi. I think I will post my blog post on here about my experience so you can read it. It will be on another thread. I didn't really have an problems and it was no where near as bad as I thought it was...
Lol! They couldn't get the computer to download the next information as it broke! They told me I definitely have gerd due to the amount of acid I had the first 48 hours and because I said my symptoms...
The damn thing hasn't turned off either. It was meant to stop automatically yesterday at 1pm but it is still going strong. Thank goodness I am handing it back today!...
Now I have a full blown cold so I'm sure the high ph is something to do with all the throat mucas etc. I bet I end up having to do it all again :-(...
It's the only place I can get it done as I already had to travel to London!...
My bravo test is displaying LI which started today. The guy at the hospital didn't know what it means as they are new monitors. I have seen people saying it shows HI but what does LI mean?!...
I can't find anything that says they do the impedance testing in the uk. As it is I have gone up to London to go the bravo test as that's not widely available here!...
He also said that I wouldn't be getting the low readings if it was in my intestines especially when I reflux. I do have phlegm in my throat either from a cold or due to the reflux so I think that...
It's still very much in place. Don't know why they are going so high but they are going low too. Strange. I'm on my next 48 hours now and was allowed to take my nexium so quite happy...
Thanks for the info. The only thing is that it does go down low when I reflux and I can see it changing when I have something like my almond milk with neutralises it. I'm up at 3am with nausea and it...
I'm currently doing the bravo test. What I want to know if why is my ph level so high? It does go low but just now it showed 9.7 and seems to stay above 8! It is below 4 when I have bad reflux...
I'm currently hooked up to the bravo test monitor and watching the ph level. It seems to be at 8 when I'm lying in bed and then went up to 9.3 when I reflexes. Does that mean it's bile not acid? A...
Thanks. I guess I got complacent being on the meds. I only had one malteser and a small amount of spaghetti bolognaise but I should know off the pills that will hurt. I seem to only being able to eat...
I am having a bravo capsule fitted on Wednesday and am having an extended 96 hour ph test. I came off nexium on Wednesday and have been taking ranitidine. I thought I was doing ok. Now on day five my...
The hiccup burps you mention are exactly what I get but I haven't had surgery yet. Are they quite painful? Mine are...
I have been on different ppis for 10 years. They stop my stomach burning (most of the time) and the heartburn but not always the nausea and burping. What it doesn't do it stop the reflux. It's just...
Don't worry, I'm going to check with my GP. I just could t get an appointment until 4th Jan so wanted people's opinions....
Thanks. I've had he symptoms 10 years so even though they only found the hernia this year, I'm pretty sure I've had it the whole time! I swear I caused it myself. I used to hold off going to the loo...
But if the dr tells me it is ok then surely it is. I think that the zantac doesn't take as long to get out of your system which is why you can take it up to 24 hours before. They wouldn't say so if...
I am trying to make a decision over whether to have the fundo before or after having a baby. My surgeon told me that I had to make the choice! So I am putting together a pro and con list. Can anyone...
I have often wondered this myself. I do have a small hiatus hernia so my gord is caused by that but I also have knots in my neck and lots of pain in my upper back if I sit up straight too long (or...
Thanks for your reply. I have since found out that the Dr doing my bravo test only wants me to be off the meds for 1 week and I can take zantac up until 24 hours before. I have a sliding hernia as...
Sorry, I didn't see your reply. Not sure how to easily go back and see when someone has replied when I post a quick reply! Anyway, did you get the results of your Impedance test? Is that the same as...
I think I do that as have the symptoms you describe exactly. No idea how to stop myself doing it though as I never notice when I am doing it!...
Hi RDP74. I hope you are starting to feel better. Maybe you should have had a looser wrap? I have burning that PPIs don't touch. I wonder if my is a motility thing? I had a barium swallow and my...
I have just been given my date for my bravo study which is 27th January. I have to stop my Nexium (40mg twice a day) 1 week before. I am so nervous about that as I have been on it for 10 years....
Yeah I had an ultrasound and a CT scan back in 2010. Everything looked fine...
The ph test had to be done by a gastroenterologist. It's not a blood test like the others. I wish I knew if it was reflux or not. Have you been diagnosed?...
I am still trying to work out whether to have the wrap or not. I am on a waiting list for the bravo PH study but I still have to think about it before. I have a hiatus hernia but it is only small and...
Hi Martin. Was just reading your story. How were the tests today? Jen...
You are in the same boat as me. For years I was told it was just my anxiety but I recently had an endo that discovered a hiatus hernia. When I had a barium swallow afterwards that was done by the...
I get what you are saying but the doctor didn't tell me either way. I was told that if I got pregnant before the wrap I probably would be very sick but if I got pregnant after I might have to have a...
That's exactly how I feel Tara but between having it done first or getting pregnant first. I just don't know what to do. Plus my barium swallow showed no reflux so now I have to be referred to a...
Back in the summer I had an endoscopy that showed I have a small hiatus hernia but no evidence of reflux. I was still on my meds though. In 2010 I had a barium swallow that showed significant reflux...
I just had my barium swallow test to be assessed for surgery. I have had one done back in 2010 as well. When they were doing it they were trying to get my stomach juices to flow by talking about what...
See that makes me worry. My surgeon has told me I don't need the testing and just to have a barium swallow...
Thanks for your reply. I have been researching it a bit more on this page. So from what I am reading the only issues with having the surgery before pregnancy is that I might not be able to be sick...
I have a hiatus hernia and am currently waiting to have a barium swallow to see if I am ok to have the nissen wrap surgery as I have suffered for 10 years. I am 30 in January and so badly want a...
Hmmm I always thought rice was a safe food! I think this churning is gas from my ibs as I know I don't have gastritis. Plus it's on my right hand side and all over my ribs. Anyway, I need to try...
That makes sense. Though I have never been able to find a pattern. Today I've been off work and had cereal all day and been fine. This evening I had chicken and rice casserole which is from a gerd...
Sorry I should have said. I take the PPI 30 mins before food and on an empty stomach. I am quite religious with taking them correctly. I have kept food diaries for years (have had this for 10 years)...
I took domperidone for years with no problems. I used it when I had flare ups and because it emptied my stomach quickly it made me feel better. I didn't have any side effects. When I started my most...
Have tried them all!! Nexium gives me the most relief. I only get this every few weeks instead of all the time! It's not a burning feeling. It is a churning feeling. You know the feeling you get when...