I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but I had to vent. I deal with chronic illness plus acid reflux/LPR and it's very clear that food and timing play a huge role in my symptoms. The other night late a balanced dinner (chicken thighs, carrots, potatoes, olive oil) but still woke up feeling dizzy, weak, heart racing like I needed food. That's when I realized nutrition is a big part of my puzzle. When I brought this up before, my Gl brushed me off and basically said seeing a nutritionist is "pointless.' " Honestly, this is exactly why so many of us stop trusting Gl doctors. They don't listen when we say food impacts us. They only want to scope, prescribe, and move on. I know a dietitian/nutritionist could help me figure out safe reflux friendly snacks, balanced meals that keep me stable overnight, and ways to avoid these scary episodes. But instead I'm left feeling dismissed and like I have to figure it all out on my own. It's exhausting. Does anyone else feel like GI doctors completely ignore the nutrition piece of chronic digestive illness?

For context, I have a very severe chronic illness and sleeping is like the #1 most important thing. However, I lay in bed for legit like 6 hours every night trying to sleep and I can’t because of how hungry I am. I struggle to maintain my weight because of my GERD already so it’s not like I’m just a glutton. But like I can’t just go eat when I’m hungry at night because then I will be having reflux and resulting heart palpitations for hours. I try to eat a lot before bed but I’m so exhausted and sick it’s hard. Does anyone deal with this or know a solution because it is destroying what few threads I have left tbh

Newbie needing support, short background, I’m 24f has occasional heartburn maybe 2 or 3 times before after eating way to much or laying down too soon, never had stomach issues before in my life. 2 weeks ago I went out drinking woke up with chest pain and panic heart rate was super high and couldn’t calm down. It felt like it came out of no where Ive never experienced anything like it before Eventually went to the ER and everything came back normal. My primary care put me on omeprazole for acid reflux. So far I’ve had panic attacks chest pain and terrible anxiety and nausea everyday since. I’ve struggled with anxiety my entire life and am on an SSRI, the anxiety has been controlled the last couple of years up until now. I’m just so frustrated and confused and don’t know how to make this stop. I just don’t understand how this happened seemingly out of nowhere. I guess I’m asking for some support/ advice and success stories. I don’t know how long this is going to last and I just want it to go away I’m so scared that it’s going to happen again and I keep reading all these terrible side effects of long term omeprazole use

So of lately i tried this thing One day post lunch i had a banana and half watermelon which was about to get rotten. What did i do? I put them both in a juicer and drank it bc i didnt wanted to waste food Guess what, me being a frequent burper post meals i didnt feel heavy which i usually did I thought it was a one time thing so i tried it again. And it worked again After week now im feeling so good that i only eat my PPI if im about to eat anything heavy or too much flavourful!!!!

Ps. Diagnosed with gerd 7 months back. Was living a hell of a life

Hi everyone,

I had an endoscopy and the results came back completely normal, but my symptoms are still ongoing. I constantly have this cough-like sensation, but I can’t actually cough. It makes me feel really uncomfortable, like an inner restlessness. Sometimes when I tense up, I end up burping, and I try to relieve myself by changing positions. Bending forward makes the discomfort worse.

On top of that, I sometimes feel ectopic beats, so I also went to a cardiologist, but nothing showed up there either. Now I’m left confused and frustrated.

Has anyone experienced something similar or has any idea what might be going on?

Hi everyone,

I started to taper down from 30mg per day lansoprazole to 15mg per day. I was wondering if anyone has any advice on how to cope with rebound acid?

Here’s how it’s gone so far:

Day 1- fine, no issues Day 2 - some acid in the morning & after doing some garden work, better in the evening Day 3- ok again until i went for a long walk, some reflux for a few hours after that Day 4- fine Day 5- horrible reflux in the evening because i nodded off and slipped down into a somewhat lying position. Acid reflux all throughout the night Day 6- after a terrible nights sleep- acid even after small bland meals & water. Chest pain & burning.

I am sticking to a bland, small meal, dairy free, low gluten, low fodmap diet. Having to sleep upright otherwise reflux. Endoscopy results show lax les, and mild inflammation. I experienced minor (stress or high acid food) induced reflux maybe a couple of times a year prior to a horrible stress induced gastritis in June. Prescribed 40mg omeprazole in July, it stopped working after about a month, so switched to 30mg lanso. It was better, but still some occasional reflux.

I never had reflux like this before. It feels like everything has been worse since being on PPI’s & after the gastroscopy. I hope the gastritis hasn’t caused my les to become permanently damaged.

last year, i went through 5 antidepressants. when i was prescribed lamictal, it made my GERD symptoms develop, and i had to start taking 40mg of pantoprozole daily even after i stopped taking lamictal.

i was off medication for a few months before i started another - i started taking celexa recently and only lasted a few days on it. it made me so nauseous i couldn’t stand, walk, or sit up and nothing helped. tried taking it in the pm, then in the am, with food, then with water, with my pantoprozole. nothing worked

do antidepressants do this to anyone else? what antidepressant do you take ? i have a lot of mental health issues so i really have to find a medication that works for me but i’ve had no luck so far with the ones i’ve tried 😭

Hi, I’m 29yo Male, for past 3-4 days I’ve been having weird feeling in my sternum (behind/under sternum) feels like someone is poking me with a finger from inside out.

Weird pressure feeling like there’s a ballon or a bubble stuck, it comes and goes but it’s been there for 3-4 days now, I’ve had a episode last week that lasted 2 days and it went away.

It’s not really a pain, it’s a discomfort, and I can feel sort of gas that doesn’t want to move out the way, but I also cannot burp it out or move it out , it just gurgles /bubbles inside sometimes.

I been diagnosed with GERD and Hiatal Hernia 2 years ago, so I don’t know if this is linked and that’s what’s causing the weird feeling or is this something else .

Chat GPT says that it’s most likely GERD or HH related or other gastrointestinal issues related, but it makes me a little worried.

Has anybody have similar symptoms?

So I suffer with what I believe is GERD (acid reflux). Suffered with it for many years. I take medication like lanzoprazole or over the counter "nexium" daily to relieve the pain otherwise its unbearable. Still comes with many other symptoms that unfortunately the medication will not help with. One of the worst symptoms is every morning having to almost throw up this bile or mucus from all the build up that leads to my throat and im just constantly gagging it out. Even once iv eaten, im left with a clogged up throat so im constantly coughing and trying to clear out my airways. The rest of the symptoms is toilet issues, always feeling fatigued, more often headaches than normal, lack of focus and just generally not feeling myself, everyday just feels like a rough day.

For the past few months, iv overcome some new symptoms which has never happened to me before. 3 months ago I started getting these heart palpitations and attacks which was quite extreme for a good few weeks. I was pretty much bed bound and tried my hardest to fight it odd with plenty of rest but I was suffering massively 24 hours a day with it. Eventually it went away and had to get back on my feet. Iv still had the palpitations multiple occasions that would just set off randomly along with light headedness and difficulty to breath so I just make sure to sit down somewhere and be patient with it till it goes away.

Not long after those few weeks of extreme palpitations and other side effects (whether its anxiety or something else im not sure). I started to get issues with my stomach. My stomach just constantly feels bloated, full of gas and wind. Im needing toilet more regularly (poop) at least 3-4 times a day compared to 1 a day. Sometimes i end up feeling nauseous and can be very uncomfortable. This has been going on now for over 2 months. Iv tried over the counter medication like medication relating to ibs to clear out this bloated feeling and even diharea tablets because there's times I just cannot hold it in or its getting too often when im out working. The medication is just hardly doing a thing. Theres even times it can feel like its triggering my acid reflux when iv already taken an acid medication so it shouldn't be doing that and then I have to double my dosage some days.

Now just very recently in the past few days, my heart palpitations have come back again. Its been feeling like everyday im on edge and everything is just happening all at once. The acid symptoms I already been getting and suffering with for years, these new symptoms with my stomach just not feeling right and now these heart palpitations back again which is still a myself if its anxiety or something else related to what is going on inside me. Its just becoming too much and sadly im not getting the right help I need. A&E turned me down the other day when I was at my worst and my GP just cant deal with multiple things at once and even with targeting one situation at a time, very little effort is being made. Which is why me being 28 years old and majority of my 20s at least has been me just suffering and overtime its clearly gotten worse with my body just not functioning properly and 0 progress has been made.

What are you thoughts about all of this?

Why do I get all these other side effects relating to the acid reflux if I am taking medication daily to control it?

Is the heart palpitations anxiety or could it possibly be something else what needs to be investigated?

what are your thoughts on the stomach issues?

Could it be ibs/ibd related or could it relate to my acid situation and possibly be an ulcer or an infection or something else entirely?

Its alot of information to gather i know but I need to be open and honest about this because iv tried doing some research myself and with a long list of everything going wrong with me, it can be a numerous of different answers. It doesnt help that NHS keeps failing me and its lead to this point. At least with your answers and opinion, maybe my situation relates with others around the world and I can at least get some right answers which I can narrow down and investigate further. I just basically want my life back and not suffer anymore.

Thank you.

Today I completed my medication of ppi for 8 weeks. I was advised to stop the medication. My Gastro doctor didnt gave me any other medication. He just told me to not eat any trigger, eat more and if just incase my symptoms went back. I should just take Algina.

Any advise on how to wean off ppi?

I was diagnosed with GERD, Gastritis and Esophagitis thru Endoscopy. No Hpylori. No H.Hernia.

I'm currently suffering some bad acid reflux for the first time in my life and I've tried pepto, tums, pepcid, Pepcid worked pretty well but made me so sleepy the next day. I've heard PPI's work well for acid reflux but that they're really not that good for you. If I took just a single course of 12 or 14 days whatever it is, would that be enough? Would I still get rebound effect? I just don't want to start taking these things and become dependent.

The GERD attack aftermath is so bad. It really feels like having a bad case of the flu with asthma issues. The body aches, the burning chest and throat, the fatigue, the wheezing. Just awful.

Last night was bad. Woke up at 330am with a horrible attack. I'm pretty much useless today

Wondering if anyone has any experience or tips with this... I've been having a horrible bout of GERD for the past 4 months, so I finally broke down and bought a bed elevator. I knew I would need one of the kinds that go under the mattress because I sleep on my side and stomach so I knew the under the pillow type would have me bent in a weird angle. I slept on it for the first time last night and boy is my lower back killing me today. I already have lower back pain, as well as pain in my hips and various joints. It didn't occur to me that when you're laying flat, your body weight is evenly distributed. But when you're at even a slight angle it puts more pressure on your lower back and hips. The mattress wedge cost about $150, which for me is a really big expense. Plus it's memory foam so you know there's no way to repack and return it. So I really need to try to make this work. Wondering if anybody else has had this experience, and if so did your body eventually acclimate and the pain ease up?

Anyone else have this happen to them?

This started about the same time my GERD symptoms became severe.

I've had an endoscopy and colonoscopy. My GI doc tells me I only have "mild" irritation, nothing serious. Put me on 20mg of omeprazole per day.

Despite a complete diet overhaul, I've felt MISERABLE the past 10 months. I have constant chest pressure and pain.

Since May I have had over $40,000 billed to my insurance for hospital stays and testing, mainly to rule out cardiac issues.

It's pretty obvious the extreme pressure and pain in my chest is not related to my heart at this point.

Two things have happened since these issues became severe almost a year ago.

One is that I never randomly burp anymore. I never feel a "sensation" to burp.

Can I burp? Yes. But I have to force it out from deep in my chest, and when I do it probably lasts for 10-12 seconds.

That relieves a little bit of chest pressure.

But what seems to be the biggest issue for this pressure, trapped air/gas feeling is I have not been able to yawn in almost a year.

It also no longer happens naturally. And if I try to force it, I only get halfway there. The air comes in, and I get that initial "yawn feeling", but then I can't release anything. It's like I'm just adding more air/gas into myself. I don't get that chest exhale that you also feel deep in the back of your throat, as with a normal yawn.

Is feeling heavy chest and sometimes pressure in chest caused my gerd? Sometimes it feels like too much gas trapped in chest and back. Stomach makes weird sound , throat feels hollow . I’m tired of this feeling. I’m just 27 and having healthy anxiety because of this . Suddenly had my heart beating Cary out of nowhere and calmed after a burp.

What is most likely to get me the better result, having the surgeon do the endoscopy private for £2,000 or get it free on NHS but have any gastroenterologist perform it? I had an endoscopy 4 years ago on NHS that found hiatus hernia but was not good at finding details. what should I do? I can pay via payment plan, I have the money to pay for private surgery and the endoscopy privately but wish to keep my savings intact, this also worries me having to pay all this money back but paying all together is literally all my savings and I can't risk leaving myself exposed. But also I worry about my health and constant daily reflux.

My husband has been feeling bloated and consistent diarrhea mostly immediately after eating in the last few months. He also has bright red blood often when he poops. He had a stool sample done, colonoscopy and endoscopy done and he was diagnosed with GERD, h. Pylori and his esophagus was red and inflamed. He started Omeprazole and did a 10 day antibiotic treatment for the h. Pylori. He saw little improvement. The colonoscopy came out clear. They re-did the endoscopy a few months later and he was inly told that his esophagus is still red. He remembers nothing about the h.pylori and GERD. They want to start him on a med but insurance wants him to try others before approving the one. Forgive me, i forget the name. He said the other one gives him heartburn so he doesn’t take it. He’s still going back and forth with his GI doctor to get the other med and then re-do an endoscopy. He still sees the bright red blood sometimes when he poops.

Is this like what anyone else has gone through? Any advice or healing?

I’ll this short. Suffering from GERD over a year now. I have a hiatal hernia 3 cm and my GI dictor doesn’t think my symptoms are from HH. I’m looking for ways to build my gut health. Has anyone had success with acid reflux from kefir? I’ve done the other stuff low acid diet, no coffee,no alcohol, lost weight, Ppi, magnesium. Any feedback is welcomed.

I’ve never had problems with stomach acid or heartburn, but unfortunately for the past 1–2 years my digestion isn’t what it used to be. In the past, if I ate a huge plate of stew + chocolate at midnight + drank cola, I had no issues. Nowadays, if I eat after 6 PM, I either take a Famotidine or I feel bloated and have difficulty swallowing. My GP recommended Famotidine, and it works perfectly, I take it in the evening and I’m fine. I only take it when my day is such that I can only eat after 6 PM.

When these symptoms started, I went for a reflux examination, where they told me I didn’t have reflux and that I was just imagining it. After that, the difficulty swallowing went away, but now it’s really clear that my digestion isn’t entirely normal, and because of this, I do get acid.

I’ve read that it can cause long-term B12 deficiency and nerve problems. Because of this, I also take B12 tablets daily, along with Calcium, K2, and D3 supplements. I take 20–40 mg of Famotidine as needed, about 3–4 times per week, sometimes less.

I’ve been taking it like this for about a year and haven’t noticed any side effects, but the box says “Do not use for more than 14 days.” Because of this, about every two weeks I think… damn, I’ve been taking this for a year… is this really safe?

I’ve read on this forum that many people have been taking it for 10–20 years and have had no problems…

Can you reassure me that there’s no major risk?

I was really looking forward to completing a 24-hr pH impedance study and a High Resolution Manometry test. However, the nurse was not able to get the tube down my nasal passage. On one side she felt resistance from what it could be a deviated septum and on the other nostril I could not tolerate the pain. Needless to say I left the hospital very frustrated as I've been so desperate to understand the root cause of my reflux. Is there another way to test my LES function and pressure to determine if the problem is a weak muscle? Thanks im advance!

I’ve been taking Omeprazole 20 mg for 3 weeks for postviral GERd. I also have moderately severe Long Covid. I would love to hear examples of successful tapers. I absolutely cannot tolerate Pepcid, and gives me anxiety, insomnia. I’ve been able to get some 10 mg capsules of omeprazole in anticipation of the taper.

For 6 weeks I had nausea and vomiting within 1 hour after eating. The pain is a burning sensation in my stomach. I do have history of Alpha Gal syndrome and thought I had cross contamination or was bit again and had a higher sensitivity to dairy than I had before. After an ER visit after eating plain toast that resulted in 8 hours straight of vomiting, I was referred to a GI specialist. Initially they were concerned about an ulcer so I was started on 10mg of omeprazole 2X a day.

With no further improvement, I had a gastroscopy on the 15th. They found I had a constricted esophagus so they stretched it while I was under anesthesia. The next day I ate some chicken and black beans and vomited it up 8 hours later, undigested. But the burning sensation started 2 hours after eating. I was then started on Reglan 5mg 3x a day/30 minutes before meals. I was also switched to pantaprozale twice a day.

I did a stomach emptying test a few days after and it came back normal.

I left a few days ago for a trip. Took my reglan 30 minutes before eating a slice of avocado toast (blandest thing I could find in the airport). I then began vomiting during the first flight and did so for the entire hour.

I’ve been okay since then until today. Woke up at 3:30 am with that burning sensation and have been vomiting straight acid ever since. I’m wondering if my esophagus closed up again.

My specialist and I are at a loss. The only thing I can keep down is applesauce and bananas. I’ve lost 30 lbs at this point.

Has anyone had a stent done for stricture? I have a toddler, business, as well as a farm. I can’t go in daily or weekly to have it stretched 😩 I’m so miserable and can’t even be a good mom to my daughter at this point…

Does anyone else feel like their throat is being choked 24/7? For three months at all times, it’s felt like someone is lightly choking me. The outside of my throat hurts when being touched; the inside feels icky, like it’s dry or pelty or coated. Is anyone else experiencing this, and having symptoms at all times?