Couchtater, that's interesting. Mine has got really bad recently. I am getting it almost every day and going dizzy sometimes. How long has your mother been on omeprazole? Dencha, I may ask the g.p....
Hi everyone, although I have been a member on here for years I have not posted because my condition has stayed fairly stable with ups and downs. I have been on Omeprazole/Lanzoprazole for 11 years...
Hi Michelle, I appreciate what you say about everyone being different, but if you read Dr. Norms posts, he explains that you think you are o.k. with certain foods because you get h.b. after some...
Hi Doctor Norm and everyone. Hope you have a good Christmas with your family doc. Sounds like you have took something on with all those people. 21 is a lot of mouths to feed. In answer to Michelle. I...
Hi Dr. Norm, congratulations on getting your book recognised. I have not been on the forum for quite a wjile because I have nothing to say. Your diet cured my GERD and I haven`t taken any PPI`s for...
Hi tdonline and welcome to the forum. My symptoms were exactly the same as yours when I was diagnosed. The acid washes up at night into the head and causes all kinds of problems. My throat was sore...
Hello everyone, Lori, welcome to the forum. I am sure Dr. Norm will point you in the right direction if you e-mail him. Dee, I thought everyone new I was from England, but I thought you were from...
Thanks everyone for your congrats on my new job. I have eaten so many things that I shouldn`t really but I have been ok. I find if I keep bread to a minimum and no pastry I am fine. I am so glad I...
Hi Dee, nice to hear from you. I haven`t been on line much in the last few days because I have started a new job. I really am enjoying it too. I am a support worker for the elderly and disabled. I...
Hi everyone on the IBS forum, I am usually on the GERD forum but I pop over here now and then because I also have IBS. Had it for at least 16 years. I have been on the carb controlled diet for almost...
Thanks for replying Dee, I am so pleased that this diet is helping us with the IBS too. I hope some people from the IBS forum pop over and take note. My doc is like yours, really interested in what I...
Hi dee, What a lot of illnesses you have, and you stay so upbeat. It must be hard at times coping with ayoung child with all your health problems. I was interested in a couple of things you...
Hello Mary, nice to hear from you. I don`t know much about all your medication. Perhaps you could talk to your doctor. Maybe one med is not agreeing with the other. If you read some of the other...
Hi Mary, my brother died of esophagal cancer 8 years ago. I suffer from Gerd and I do worry about the possibility of contracting cancer. I only know that any cancer can be hereditary. All we can do...
Hi Vic, I have exactly the same problems as you, with the mouth thing. Also the sinuses but I discovered that my sinus problem was the acid washing up into my head while I slept. I was in agony with...
Well done Dee. That`s great news, keep it up. I am doing well too. Hope you are all keeping up the good work. Vanessa...
Hello everyone, aren`t we all doing well. Dee, you are doing great. No meds already? That`s great. Maybe you could just have a little chocolate at the time of the month!!! I have heard about this...
Hello Jocaste, thanks for all your advice regarding the wine. I must admit i`m not writing everything down i eat but i am being very careful. You must be very sensitive if you can`t even take mineral...
Hi Johnny, funnily enough I have recently started to eat green apples and I find they are good for helping the GERD. I smoke cigarettes and drink wine and they don`t seem to bother me as much as...
Hi Jocaste, nice to hear from you. Great news about the wine. Do you know how many carbs are in a glass of wine if any? Listen to us we sound like alcoholics, discussing wine!!!! LOL. At the moment I...
Hello irish1 and bunny, I am exactly the same as you bunny, the same time scale. The food can be completely undigested when it goes through also. The pain can be awful at times and I don`t know about...
Hi Lora, I used to wake up regularly coughing and choking from the acid creeping into my lungs while lay down. Also in the past I have had terrible pain in my sinuses from the acid and bad sore...
Hi Dee, glad you managed your half day yesterday. It does get easier. I`ve done 10 days now, apart from one cheat. I regularly eat what you had for lunch, but I add to your list some lettuce with...
Hi Doc and Jocaste, my favourite wine is white zinfandel. It doesn`t seem to bother my GERD at all. I try to drink wine only 3 to 4 nights a week. If I have too much the IBS flares up. I have done 2...
Hello Jocaste, Thanks for the suggestion, sounds good. I will have to try that. I seem to be doing ok at the moment, with my low carb regime. Hope everyone else is doing well. Keep us informed all of...
Hi Bunny, thanks for replying. I know what you mean about alcohol. I am fine with 2 glasses of wine, any morethan that and I am on the toilet all the next day. If I don`t drink at all, I have the C....
Irish 1, I couldn`t believe it when I read your post. I came back from Las Vegas recently. I suffer from IBS and GERD, so I am usually on the GERD forum. I was the same as you I had some terrible...
Hi Dee, You have really had a tough time of it lately. Glad the Pariet seems to be helping. I hope you manage to get going with the low carb regime. I know what you mean about missing the pasta. My...
Hi Sherryl, welcome to the forum. I have been on the no carb thing for a week now. Gradually reducing meds. Does wine affect your GERD, I was just wondering? It doesn`t have any carbs in it, or does...
Hi Teri, we are almost the same age. I`m 52. I am sorry about all the health problems you have. It must be awful coping with all your ailments. As you say, maybe diet isn`t a big factor for you....
Thanks for that Doctor Norm, all your advice is appreciated. I never have milk in my diet anyway, so I don`t need an alternative. The yoghurt I bought is very confusing. It says no added ingredients...
Jocaste, thanks for the advice. I was wondering what I could have on my salad. Mayonnaise has starch and stuff in it and that`s what I usually have. Trying to be very strict at the beginning of this...
Thanks for that Jocaste, my greek yoghurt had a lot more carbs than that. Will try another brand. I will have to buy some cook books. Just had lunch. Lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, cress, egg, ham and...
Hi Hearty, as I said before it isn`t easy. There are so many foods that have carbs in. most fruits and some veg have a little carb in them. My daughter developed diabetes when she was 5 years old....
Thanks Jocaste, I will try to be good and not cheat. I have felt really well today. Don`t feel as bloated. I notice from your posts you are following the docs advice. No wonder he has been pushing us...
Thanks doc. I am really going to try to keep it up. I have said before that when my heartburn started in my teens, the only thing that triggered it was pastry and thick bread, so I have always agreed...
Hi Doc and everyone. At last I managed to go a day without carbohydrates. Just one day and what a difference. I never woke up once coughing and choking due to the acid in my tubes. I always wake up...
Hi Vanessa and Teri, Didn`t win tons of money. It`s a fantastic place, just wish it were nearer. Had a wonderful time apart from the IBS. It`s a terrible affliction. Running for a bathroom through...
Hi everyone, had a great time in fabulous Las Vegas. Kept the GERD under control pretty much, but had a terrible time with the IBS. All that alcohol and rich food at the buffets was a killer. The...
Hi doctor Norman, I would just like to say, to support your claims that I totally agree with you regarding carbs. When I was a teenager and first started with heartburn, it was always after eating...
Oooh isn`t this discussion great. Can`t wait for the next instalment. Bet you lot in U.S. are all in bed now and us in England have just got up. Darn it. Will have to wait til later. Nice to hear two...
Hi Doc. I do like salmon and asparagus, But what do you have instead of the good old potato. Will be definitely have fun in Vegas. Have you been? Vanessa...
Hi Cathy, I didn`t realise there are menopause forums, you will have to let me know the links. I am going to try and get off the PPI`s in alittle while. Can`t do it yet cos I am going on holiday in...
Cathy, I am also on HRT, and you`ve made me wonder if there is a link. I have been on and off it for the last 8 years. Recently I have been on it for about 8 months and I think that is about the time...
Hi chilipepper. Sorry no-ones replied to you before Teri. Its probably because no-one had an answer to your question. Probably cos no-one really knows. I like your nickname by the way!! Vanessa...
Hello Doc!! I`m so happy about that. Must admit I don`t think wine affects my GERD. Eating late at night is bad for me, but I always feel so hungry in the evening. Without carbs to snack on it`s so...
Hi Dr. Norm and Vanessa. I have been trying really hard to give up carbs but it is not easy. Can`t believe how many things have flour or something in them. I will keep at it. BTY did you say wine is...
Hi Cathy, thanks for the reply. Yes, I have the head of my bed raised with three thick books. Poor hubby keeps sliding down the bed, in fact, so do I. Try to do all the right things. Dr. Norm...
Hi Cathy, i`m usually on GERD forum but i also suffer with IBS. My tongue is horrible. I have to scrub it with my toothbrush twice a day. Its thick at the back with a nasty coating. Its been like...
Hi Cathy, I was really interested in your post, cos thats exactly what happens to me. I am taking 30 mgs of prevacid in the morning and 15 mgs at night. I wake up in the night regularly with mucus in...