It's like they all read the instructions from a cereal box and THAT'S IT. They cannot think for themselves. They saw it in writing so that's the law and they can't go outside the lines of the coloring book. I HATE that I have to research so much. I don't know the lingo and have to look EVERYTHING up and my brain hurts at the end of the day. It's physically exhausting. I don't want to be a doctor but they have left me no choice. Most of us are med sensitive. It's called BEING A WOMAN. Hormones shift and we go through hell with that but none of that is taken into consideration. And then add on all this cr@p - makes me one cranky old lady. If I was younger I would go back to school and take holistic medicine. I just cannot believe how many of us there are. Over 1 billion. ONE BILLION. That's insanity. I've been researching a new surgery that came out in 2018 in the UK called RefluxStop. It sounds so promising. I cannot wait for it to come to Canada. It is supposed to be here by now. I would be surprised if the States doesn't get it first though. Check it out if you have time. I am definitely signing up for that one. Your doc sounds about as brainy as mine. Sorry to hear the runaround that she is giving you. When they don't know something they fake it instead of just saying they don't know. I have more respect for the honesty of a person who admits lack of knowledge than a faker. Chrons is a tough one. Science has not come a long way with it yet. They are still in the dark ages and use the same old - same old. I know a few people who have had their whole stomachs removed and are still no better. Terrible disease. It all is actually. There can be no sissies in this game. We are some tough nuts Rozy. I've been dealing with this for a while but not as long as you. I don't know how you do it. You are incredible. I hope I have 1/4 of your strength and can make it through this nightmare Take care and God bless.

Rozy, I need to talk to you. I seem to be having an ah ha moment. I’ve been researching so many things and come across a lot of people with our problem. Last night as I was crying in pain yet again, I was asking God why so much misery and pain in this life and I came across yet another video about hiatal hernia. It’s like a light bulb went off. Please don’t tune out, listen for one minute, please. What can it hurt to try this. You;ve nothing to lose.
Okay - so I think that it’s the hernia that is the root cause. It doesn’t seem to matter what size it is in all the people I’ve listened to. If you have one it causes gastritis, it causes reflux, if it’s not aligned then one can’t swallow right, etc. Look up how to do diaphragm breathing. There is a lady who is called Pam Fox and I really think she’s got the answer. There are exercises that you can do to pull it down from the diaphragm and then there are exercises that tighten up the diaphragm muscle to keep the hernia down. Along with eating good, healthy foods and doing these exercises one can live a normal life. I would still get checked out to see if you have h-pylori which can cause a proliferation of bad bacteria which can cause a lot of our problems, but I would start doing the diaphragm breathing right now. I;ve started. It’s hard at first because we are chest breathers, not stomach breathers. But as soon as I feel tense I notice that I’m clenching my stomach so I make myself relax and do some deep stomach breathing. There are stomach maneuvers but I have to research more on these. The breathing is doable. It can take 2 months but it could also be quicker. Please, please, please give this a try. I hate that you are in so much pain and for so long. My prayers are for you to be given a new lease on life and me too. Huge hugs friend. Here’s to a new day. I will keep you posted on my success. Please keep me posted on yours. That would really make my day great.