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Acid Reflux and its Symptoms: Are they chronic?
Digestive Health | Last Active: Mar 6, 2023 | Replies (188)Comment receiving replies
Hi, yes I have an acid taste in my mouth, ear, throat, chest, and shoulder pain. Also, breathing issues. PPI’s do not work. I’m very worried as well. My father just died from esophageal cancer as a result of acid reflux. I’m going for another endoscopy soon. I live with chronic pain every day and the fear that I will soon too develop cancer. I have been to many doctors but can’t get any help. It seems the only suggestion they have is to take more and more of the PPI’s. I am worried that it not acid that I am refluxing, but pepsin. There is no medicine for that.
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I have basically a good control of acid reflux. After a number of endoscopes, and multiple tests I was prescribed Domperidone for delayed gastric emptying. This drug is only available in Canada through a doctor’s prescription but it’s worth pursuing if it is something that would help your condition. It has made a world of a difference in my case.
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I am not a doctor, but it’s possible that you have “silent reflux” or LPR. From what I’ve read (again, not an expert) PPI’s do not work for this condition. Perhaps homeopathic methods and/or H2 blocker like Pepcid.
Others have mentioned books by Dr. Jamie Koufman or sign up for her blog.
Best wishes, Cindy