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Digestive Health | Last Active: Sep 17, 2023 | Replies (63)
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I am now following a low acid diet. (wasn't much I had to give up as I pretty much have always eaten a low acid diet) I am diagnosed with GERD and a small hiatal hernia. The confusing part for me is how suddenly this happened. I haven't ever had any heartburn except a few bouts when I was pregnant more than 25 years ago. How can it be so sudden? and severe? This makes me think the hernia caused it whereas my doctor thinks it's only contributing. The Prilosec doesn't seem to be helping much. Zantac helps a little.
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Interestingly, I never had heartburn until I was pregnant, too. It went away for about two years after I had my youngest, and then the GERD started constantly all of a sudden and stayed. I know that my GERD and hernia were caused by my sphincter ceasing to function. I'm not sure if there are other causes. At least you know that Zantac works a little better than Prilosec for you. You might want to keep a journal of which foods are better or worse for you, and this way you can keep track of symptoms to see if they worsen over time.