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.