Hello,
I had my gallbladder removed on January 17 of this year follow by 4 days later with a ERCP to remove a stone that was stuck in my bile duct. about 2 months ago i started experiencing what was like gers symptoms. i'm concerned though it could be bile. on facebook im on a bile reflux group and they all have me worried they keep saying it sounds like bile and ppi's dont help bile but make it worse. im on a ppi as well as taking gaviscon. im experiencing the same symptoms. tightness around my throat , sore throat, dried out throat, a lump feeling in the back of my throat. when im like this i can only eat soft food. my husband has acid reflux but now im getting worried it could be bile as he has thrown up. i never have thrown up, i dont have pain in my upper chest. i am having a endoscope june 2 hope to get some answers. but these people on facebook keep telling me you dont always pick up bile in a endoscope. the is a ph abundance test but i mentioned it to my dr and he said we could discuss it at our follow up which isnt until mid august. a friend tell me to stay off those groups as they just increase my anxiety which they do. she said just take one test at a time. im so confused i find myself googling stuff all the time and it just worries me more. here people seem more compassionate on facebook they just scare the crap out of me. also does anyone know what i can do about this overall dried up feeling in my mouth its awful and can anyone tell me if they had bile and if it sounds like that to them. like i said my husband several yrs ago was diagnosed with acid reflux. but he gets the burning in his chest and has thrown up because of it sometimes weird colors. he never had a endoscope so now im worried about him. im trying to convince him to get a endoscope. but he's resistent. his older brother died from esophegal cancer and when i remind him of that he always says that his brother was also a heavy smoker and took zantac. can someone please talk to me. im a jangle of nerves. thank you.