Acid Reflux and its Symptoms: Are they chronic?

@zeegee , mostly just boneless chicken breast , sweet potato, jasmine rice , low fat yogurt sometimes, fresh fish grilled , zucchini grilled , low fat mozzarella cheese , pork loin grilled , sometimes green beans . Decaf ginger tea with Lemon and organic honey. Sourdough toast lightly buttered . Oatmeal with honey and cinnamon. Once on a while I will eat pasta w/ my homemade spaghetti sauce ( that I cook for 5 hours ). Not too often because it’s acidic.
A nice salad of mixed greens and olives and such ( gotta be careful with raw).
No caffeine, no fast food , no fried food , low sugar . Lots of water . Rarely ever eat a meal outside the home . So that’s extremely healthy eating .

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@wreath , I cannot have that Lynx procedure as I have way way to much gas build up ⬆️ in my body on a daily / nightly basis . I need to be able to Belch over and over to release it . I don’t have Acid reflux , so no acid is coming up into my throat or mouth . It’s just constant churning and non stop Loud horrendous gas noises in my gut and small intestines that cause 1000’s of deep , belches . When you get LYNX you are unable to belch out the gas out . Sometimes my gas goes out the other way but more often it’s very deep non stop 🛑 burps . I don’t get nauseous too too much but you also cannot throw up if you get LYNX ( it’s dangerous because of aspiration).
It doesn’t matter how healthy I eat ( which I eat extremely healthy), or if my stomach is empty. The problem is always there .
It makes it hard as my husband and I can’t really socialize or go out to eat once in a while like we used to be able to do .
It’s especially bad in middle of night or right before I wake up at 6 am -8 am . Also from 1-4 pm .
It’s just a real mess .
A medical mystery…. All my diagnoses but nothing can help me .
It’s a hard way to live , that’s for sure .
Glad your husband procedure worked for him . He’s one of the lucky 🍀 ones . Thanks.

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Best tip I can give is to stop eating 5-6 hrs before bedtime.

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@rozy288

It is nice to hear what a healthy diet is… I try, but healthy does not digest well.

I had an extensive upper abdominal surgery in 2015. Two surgeons .. one a thoracic and the other a general surgeon who specialized in GI surgery. While in hospital and me still on dilaudid .. and husband was on a break from me… the thoracic surgeon came in for his last visit with me. He said: you will always have a gassy stomach… you will burp a lot! Don't bother taking Tums or anti gas products … they won't help. Do not eat raw vegetables and fruits (you can eat ripe bananas) .. do not eat fibrous foods. (like broccoli, celery, greens & such). Eat easily digestible foods.

He said theoe things to me while I was on feeding tube. I was on feeding tube a few months before surgery and a few after.. 13-14 months in all. Then other surgeon tells me same thing when I can start eating and adds more.. soft diet because of my swallowing problems. .. soft cooked veggies and fruit and high protein such as moist tender cooked meats and eggs Drink protein drinks. Well the protein drinks don't stay down well. Does not matter if they are milk, soy, rice or fruit juice based.

Once on foods again. I noticed if there was a lot of onion or garlic in my food I could not tolerate it. Cooking them in soups and stews or meatloaf they have to be minced or chopped very small.

I drink a dark roast coffee.. which has very little caffeine. I eat eggs sometimes… they are easily digest … but they cause a lot of burping.

I can eat from a cup to a cup and a half of food at one time. Today I had a little bit of pork country rib, (maybe a couple of ounces) a couple of tablespoons of baked sweet potato and a couple of small brussel sprouts… the latter makes me burp.

I have achalasia, Barrett's esophagus and esophagus spasms. I never count my burps .. I try to put them out of mind. I seem to burp less when I do.. or seems that way. Some days my husband will say: you're burping a lot more today. I will tell him the truth.. there was too much onion or garlic or some spice in whatever he cooked. He does the cooking now .. my feet are bad and I cannot stand long, but help him sometimes. He will tell me he will make note of it and do better next time and he does. He writes the note on the written recipe. I will eat a grilled cheese sandwich for supper. .. which the dog will wind up with a few bites of. I love peanut butter… and try it sometimes and then regret. Just now my snack was a few Cheez-Its. My blood pressure was low and my family doctor said: eat salty foods. Salty = gaining weight which I needed to do.. had slight threats of going back on feeding tube.

I feel your frustrations… no cure for my burping, but watching my “gassy foods” and swallowing habits have helped. My surgeries and swallowing problems seem to be the cause for my burps and when a lot of mucus for me is involved it is miserable, Breathing exercises seem to help some and so far I have not aspirated.

I hope you find relief.

ZeeGee

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@rozy288 - I have GERD but not a gas problem like yours. I have the head of my bed raised a few inches on bed risers and it helps a lot with my reflux problem. If you haven’t done that already, I wonder if it would make you more comfortable if you did …? Sleeping on an incline does take some getting used to, but it really helps me.

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I also am suffering from severe acid reflux. I bave had both POEM and fudoplication surgery at Mayo clinic. The latter 3 weeks ago. I live in Northern California and itis financially difficult for me to go to Mayo. On advice of my surgeon i had a berrium swallow Monday and was told I need to wait and see. The procedure is still in place and structurally ok. However I have considerable chest and back pain as well as constant pressure that requores continuous burping. I cannot sleep and am depressed. I know this is not helping you. But, I will say the pain before POEM Surgery was almost unbearable.i also have constipation and frequent abdominal pain. I find reflux diets on line to be contradictory.

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