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Need help with gut issues - feeling discouraged.
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@shooei I tried taking proton pump and H2 blockers for my GERD symptoms several years ago, but they gave me tremendous headaches--the stronger the drug, the worse the headache. The pain from them became so bad I literally wanted to die. Some doctors think the problem of bloating, belching (GERD symptoms) is not too much acid, but not enough, especially with older people like myself. (I'm 73. You look much younger.). Since my gallbladder surgery, I've been taking NOW Super Enzymes with dinner, which has betaine HCl and pepsin to increase stomach acid and help digestion.
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@lorifilipek , It is actually a really good thing your body wouldn't let you take those!! My GP left me on a PPI for 18 years 🙁 , which in itself has probably messed with my guts.
I keep toying with this idea of low acid. I developed GERD during pregnancy and it has never left, which makes me think it is probably not low acid but structural but I don't know that. (I did get a small hiatal hernia, which I still have.) I have been to a functional med doc, and did the betaine HCI challenge. I did not get rid of the GERD and did not feel better with that challenge, although I may not have given it long enough and I was super stressed at that time, which I'm sure didn't help.
Do you have relief now from GERD with the NOW Super Enzyme? Did you have a diagnosis of low acid, or your response to the challenge is how that was determined?
I sincerely appreciate the feedback. It has made me aware there are a couple things I need to revisit and I have a list for my upcoming doctor visits (they'll be so happy to see me 😉 ). BTW, I just turned 60, so I'm sure I'm considered "older people" now too 😛 .
Thank you!
sherri