Lee, thanks for trying to help me out! But...you said "Now only if I knew how to solve MY issue," but...Sorry, but you couldn't solve mine either. My medical situation is quite sever... When I was...
Thanks. I don't think that I just have GERD, I also have a motility problem in my esophagus, the esophagus doesn't work properly. That's why it's so tough. I wish it was just GERD. When the GERD is...
I have been suffering for 3 years (HORRIBLY). I CONSTANTLY feel like something is stuck, I am in a lot of pain, and the entire esophageal muscle isn't working. Prevacid must not be working. I've...
Thanks! Enjoy being out of town. -friendlygal...
Thanks for the good wishes! I took the blood test today. I should find out what's up in 2 days... I was overdosed the potent antibiotic levaquin by a doctor at a clinic. Since then I've had a lot of...
Thanks! Your posts really help. :) I thought that I orginally had liver enzymes checked and that that reading showed that they were elevated. I thought that that was why I have to get checked for...
hep93, thanks so much for telling me about the fasting! I just called the lab since you mentioned it, and I AM supposed to fast for 12 hours before the lipids test! I'm surprised the doc didn't tell...
Thanks! I can't imagine that I have been exposed to Hepatitis, but I am supposed to be tested for it so I thought to take it at the best time possible, just in case... I will call the lab regarding...
I have to get checked for hepatitis and to also get my lipids checked. I'm sure I'm fine and don't have these diseases. But I have to get this checked because my liver enzymes were elevated in other...
Thanks, Joan M. I have at least 3 conditions (and might even have 4)...What happened to me was, I had an awful drug reaction so I was crippled for months. Once I could walk a bit again, two...
I have TERRIBLE metatarsalgia, yet the podiatrist didn't tape me foot. How is this taping done?? NOTHING relieves my pain, it is SO, SO terrible. I probably have a stress fracture. How do I tape my...
Red_34, thanks for your explanation. I should post another question, this time about colonics. Because I'm wondering if that helps any!...
i'm confused about whether they are pills, or whether or not they are actually colonics that you guys are referring to......
Thanks, kitt That was helpful. It's my GI doctor who referred me. He just wrote "Swallowing Study." Sound like it's the one... The only problem is that I have had an AWFUL reaction to being given too...
Well, my doctors obviously aren't into it themselves, they would have told me to get one a long time ago, had they thought that I needed one.. Is a colon cleanse when you take supplements, or is it...
I've already had a "barium swallow," and a "modified barium swallow" (in addition to PH testing, manometry, endoscopy, and colonoscopy)...After all of that, and after suffering for 2 years, I thought...
Stomach cancer is very rare, especially in the US...I think that you are maybe worried about esophageal cancer? Taking the PPIs actually protects the esophagus from cancer. It doesn't control my...
I am so sorry that I might not be much help. But I can just tell you that when I used to get terrible headaches, there were foods that I had to avoid (such as cheese and cola: they made the headaches...
It's interesting that you say that it's "voodoo science," because my GI doctor calls taking probiotics "voodoo," although he DOES think that people should take them...I have a feeling that he also...
Can a colon cleanse help with GERD/IBS?...
thanks, dorval99...I actually think that the problem with my situation is not that I don't have a good probiotic, but that I have taken so, so, so many antibiotics, and ALSO was an...
pjd, what is low acid orange juice? also, that is great that all that works for you..but i'm almost positive that it won't work for me...i've tried so many other things that people say works for...
Actually, I was tested for candidasis, and I was told that I don't have it...So they think that the white tongue is from my digestion mess.. I do also have a terribly dry throat......
I have been taking MegaFlor. I was told that it is awesome. It has 20 billion viable strands, and 14 billion strains. It is refrigerated....
I ALWAYS have a white tongue. And I drink PLENTY of water. So, I guess that mine is not because I'm dehydrated?...
dorval99, that sounds great. I'll look at the site. I hope that they sell it here, in America (or that I can get it shipped to me)? The kind that my friend SWEARS by though, is called Custom...
dorval99, i've been told that about EVERY probiotic that I was advised to take (that it's the best one on the market)...there are sooo many different brands because probiotics are the new, inn thing...
outlaw, I don't have a lot of heartburn. I have the tightness in my throat. No doctor will put me on an anti-depressant now because I have just had an awful reaction to a drug (not an...
I STILL have an awful lump in my throat, it does NOT MATTER if I relax or not... Should I stay away from apples and acidic fruits like those? Is this part of the problem?...
I bought a probiotic (MegaFlor) which has 3 billion or so bacteria. You put it in the fridge. But I have since heard about Custom Probiotics (bought over the internet). It has many more strands, so...
I have had an unbearably dry throat for 2 years. I have used zero seasonings, eating very bland foods, like a good GERD patient...I also have only been drinking water. REcently, I have decided to try...
I've already had all the tests....
Thanks! That's sweet! :)...
No need to apologize. It's Fine. I was just saying that taking smaller bites wasn't working for me, personally. no problem, though! Sounds like it helped others....
Yes, my primary doctor has never heard of it. Can someone ask theirs about it for me?...
Thanks for your positivity, indersonu and sillilly! :) sillilly, if I just had GERD and LPR, at least it'd just be those (you mentioned about something new that could treat both). The problem is that...
indersonu, Only the health problems make me stressed now. Other than that, there are no emotional issues at all right now. EVERY doctor I see now thinks that I am not stressing too much. SO, you'll...
I'm hearing so many people who give me simple advice like, take DGL and then your throat will be fine...Or, just try this, just try that...WELL, I've tried DGL, and EVERYTHING else, NOTHING...
I went to my primary care yesterday and it seems as if she has no clue about it......
Thanks, TammyGrl. I just posted a reply to what you wrote me on another thread... Regarding the ensure or milk, I read online that milk actually thickens mucous, so that wouldn't be good for saliva,...
TammyGrl, actually...At first they thought it was stress...So I was open to going to therapy....And..then they found out that no, in my case it's not stress at all...No therapist in the world thought...
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sillylilly, cool. I'll check the link. Sucks that it's just done in the northwest. at one point i considered moving to portland. are you from that area?...
sillylilly, Good to hear from you again. I just recently got back on the forum for now...I responded to what you wrote in another post(about making choices). I said that, in regards to what we were...
I burp often, and I've been avoiding all acidic foods, and taking PPIs (twice a day) for ages...I am wondering if I have low acidity in my stomach, since having a low amount of acid can cause...
Eating small bites doesn't help me....
Bopeep, as part of what may or may not be motility issues, I burp often. So doctors say that I'd be miserable after the Nissen since you can't burp again after it. The best GI's in town won't let me...
TammyGrl0528 , Thanks! I'll drink more ensure as you suggested. I'm afraid to drink milk or any products that have milk in it because my nutritionist told me not to drink Dairy. But maybe I need...
sillylilly, I did see that post..You're just assuming that I didn't. I just didn't get around to looking at your link... about being frustrated, Naw, I'm not anywhere near as frustrated as others in...
DGL never helped me. I tried it for a long time. And since my tongue is terribly cracked, I think that I'm dehydrated. thanks anyway....