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Silent Reflux or LPR

Posted by cmdw2600 @cmdw2600, Jan 27, 2023

Has anyone been diagnosed with silent reflux or LPR? This is a condition where there is no heartburn, but acid makes its way to the throat. I have had a sore throat/throat irritation for over two years.

Would like to treat without PPI and do what I can homeopathically.

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sandyb2025 | @sandyb2025 | Jan 7 7:54pm
In reply to @klrick007 "Coffee has caffeine and is very acidic, which is a problem for those of us with..." + (show)
@klrick007

Coffee has caffeine and is very acidic, which is a problem for those of us with this problem. I’m surprised your DR didn’t educate you about this and put you on a low acid diet. There is a “Gerd” diet. The next step after “Barrett’s” is potentially cancer, so I take this very seriously 😳

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It is the acid.

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dustycat52 | @dustycat52 | Jan 8 12:28pm

I drink a glass of alkaline water each evening and when it gets bad I take Synogut capsules.

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Mistinguette | @mistinguette | Jan 15 6:46am
In reply to @navia "I too have been diagnosed with LPR. I agree that the book Dropping Acid is very..." + (show)
@navia

I too have been diagnosed with LPR. I agree that the book Dropping Acid is very good and it also explains why we have this problem. I have tried following the diet and didn't find it helped very much but it is hard to keep it up for long. I don't eat fried foods and I never drink sodas but I do like a glass of wine with dinner. I notice that ice cream aggravates me a lot and also cookies and of course chocolate but generally I find that eating anything makes me worse. I have tried Pantoprazole for a year but it didn't help and I also have some Gaviscon Advance which is difficult to find in the USA but I found it on Amazon. There is a Dr Peter Dettman who is an expert on Pepsin which is the main cause of LPR. Also Dr Christopher Chang who is an ENT specialist that does work in this field.
I would be very interested if you or anyone else has found some homeopathic treatments.

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Hi, what medical examinations and tests did you do to get the diagnosis?
I have undiagnosed GERD and LPR, although I have reflux esophagitis up into the nasopharynx...
PPI don't help, nor Riopan (supposed to neutralize stomach acid and reduce gas formation). I tried Gaviscon, too, but it didn't help either.
I have constant pain in the stomac and, like you, I react to nything I swallow.
Can you tell me more about how Pepsin is the main cause of LPR?
Thanks and wishing you all the best.

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Mistinguette | @mistinguette | Jan 15 6:49am

Hi, when do you drink this?

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