Acid reflux: Anyone out there?

Thanks! I haven’t had any nightshade veggies or oranges for over a year now. I miss oranges!<br />
Robbin<br />
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@robbinr I have developed Barrett's Esophagus after my many years battling reflux. the muscle that controls the acid from coming up from my stomach is very weak and since I have Barrett's in the location of the weak muscle it can't be tightened thru surgery since it would effectively hide the Barretts and potentially it turning in to cancer. Therefore I need to take double the recommended dose of Nexium to control the reflux. Spicy food does increase my reflux if I forget to take Nexium but so does oatmeal.

Hi. I have the same problem. I'm so sorry. It is very terrible. The medicines I'm on I wouldn't recommend to an enemy but they do bring some relief. I don't even want to name them. I have autoimmune disease so I hope that when I get treatment for my disease I can get off of my medicine for this.
I have a positive development! I just made an appointment for next month with a rheumatologist connected with the Mayo clinic in Pittsburgh (I live in Florida but he's the expert in my rare disease)! I'm so excited!
Do you have allergies, asthma or autoimmune disease?

Hi! I have a hiatal hernia and GERD and I have taken some sort of PPI for at least 30 years. My gastroenterologist put me on 24-Hr Nexium 40mg (1 pill daily), a number of years ago and told me to take Gaviscon between doses -- If needed. I found that it "usually" works for me; however, there are times when it does not seem to do much. When I have continuing symptoms, I take another Gaviscon pill within 1 to 4 hrs.

We all have our individual crosses to bear. I find that when nothing helps, that a little bit of bitters in warm water seems to do the trick. But everyone is different. I always make sure I have bitters in my cupboard, though! I ASSume you have done the food diary, and might have an idea about what sets you off. Avoiding those "trigger" foods can be soul-wrenching, but ultimately beneficial.
Oh, the things I can no longer eat! And how I miss them so. But, I don't miss the miasma they send my all too delicate stomach into!
Finding that I was being over-prescribed anti-acids was the kicker for me. My Doctors were making me worse, denying such a thing as "kick-back" acid production brought me back around to the more homeopathic, gentle remedies - like - eat some Kim Chi!

Hi, I never heard of bitters before. Could you explain what it is? Thank you! <br><br>

I,have hiatus hernia too. No *meds helped,, and i now have Cinnamon tea<br>with a piece of fresh ginger in every morning and have hardly any<br>problems since*. The Cinnamon i use is the quills (Health Food store)and<br>must be CEYLON cinnamon. But if you cant get the quills,,Ceylon Cinnamon<br>power will do, just strain it through a tea strainer after you've added hot<br>water to,it and leave to steep for 5 mins.<br>

I know this is rather late in the game, but if you had that much discomfort from a sinus infection, and have had more than one, I hope you're seeing a specialist. Mine generally tie in with the allergy stuff I suffer from as well. If one round of antibiotics doesn't fix it, be sure to followup and let your doc know! I've known of cases where the infection got so bad they were hospitalized due to proximity to the brain! Fortunately, even though I get one every couple of years, I've learned my symptoms, so one round of meds is generally enough. Good luck in the future!

I had bad reflux problems for decades.. finally took Nexium for a long time.. Local GI doc said it could be corrected by surgery.. a Nissen.. that failed miserably.. gave me Gastropanesis.. that was life changing.. now I have to eat very slow.. small portions... be careful what you eat.. so have you tried to adopt the discipline of good eating habits.. instead of looking for a magical potion that will fix everything..?? Try it.. the results will save you a lot of pain.. I wish I had done that.. slow down enjoy eating and conversation

Has anyone been on H2 blockers [Ranitidine, Cimetidine, etc] for longer periods of time. ??
I have been on PPIs for ten years and they have stopped working. PPIs were supposed to be the better choice for the long haul.
I have heard H2 blockers work well for the short term but will stop working if you use them for too long and then you get rebound Reflux which is even worse. Too many horror stories with surgery, so avoiding.
Thanks Bill