I was constantly at the doctors office thinking i was getting recurring sinus/ear infections until i saw the PA instead of my doctor and she told me it was all from GERD. Apparently if it isn't...
I have had GERD for many years and am able to control it with zegerid. However, i took a ballet barre class that included alot of stomach crunches and i haven't felt well since. I was up all night...
I exercise daily but the other day i took an extreme spinning class. It wasn't long after that my GERD was so bad, worse than it has been in years. Severe upper chest/upper back burning, lump in...
I get this too. It is from reflux. Do you eat prior to lying down? I assume you don't but if i even eat fairly early in the evening this will happen. I think the food/liquid pushes up from your...
I was pretty sick the other night and it seems to be related to some protein/fuel shakes i have been drinking. I can tolerate milk in moderation but i think this made me worse. Is it possible the...
I couldn't tolerate almond milk. It gave me bad cramps and oddly enough caused constipation. I now only drink organic 1% milk and so far so good....
Pepto does help initially but i always end up with a strange rebound effect. It's good for quick relief though. I think everyone with IBS should check how much gum and candy they are ingesting. I had...
I have had this condition for years and i mainly contributed it to my menstrual cycle/hormones since it often happened then. However, many men get this too so that theory can't be right. I did notice...
Not too sure but i think strawberries are my culprit. The last 2 times i ate strawberries i ended up waking up with this pain. I don't panic like i use to and just stay calm and try to breath through...
Oh my this was/is the worst part of IBS but i refused to let it control my life. I just had to get in the mind set of "if it happens it happens" and i will deal with it then. Believe me, now if i...
What about chewing gum? Within and hour or so of chewing it i am in the bathroom with cramps and D for most of the day/night! Same with sugary candy of any kind. I use to love tootsie rolls and chewy...
I have also been diagnosed with gastritis numerous times and one thing i do know is that peppermint made me worse!! Take it from someone who use to love peppermint patties! Between the chocolate and...
I have tried something like this, sitting on the toilet hoping it will pass but once i get into bed it usually gets intense again. I think it is trapped gas i really do. I use to think it was...
Not to be too personal but you say you have been in menopause for 5 years now so does that mean that you don't have periods anymore or are you irregular? I know that my GERD problems correlate...
I have had this for years and seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. I use to think it only happened around my menstrual cycle and thought that was it but then i found this site and realize how many...
LOL Lisa!! So true! The doctor didn't even have clue about hormones apparently!! Too bad she didn't get a woman doctor at the ER. I go to a female OBGYN now because I find that she always knows what...
Thank you everyone for your responses. I felt so bad for my niece because she ended up just leaving the ER and not getting the help she deserved or needed. Instead she walked out feeling very...
Panic Attacks run in my family and my niece has been having heart palpitations for the last few days. She went to the ER today and she told the doctor that she thought that her palpitations might be...
Thanks for the responses. I get confused because I use to love anything peppermint. Peppermint Patty candy, mints, ect...and i would always get heartburn from it but then I have been told to chew on...
I bought new toothpaste and it is very powerful mint flavor. It is a new Crest toothpaste that is suppose to keep your breath fresh for "hours"...well i brushed before bed and had the worst heartburn...
Have you had an endoscopy yet? That might be able to diagnose what is going on with you such as a hiatal hernia, ulcer, inflammation, ect... the burning in your throat sounds like a GERD symptom but...
I too would like to know how many of these women are doing today and if their GERD subsided or even just went away..would that be a blessing. I am 50 now and my GERD got extremely bad at around 48-49...
What are your trigger foods? It could still possibly be something you are eating but you are not correlating the two yet. Have you been tested for celiac? Maybe you have and it came back negative,...
I too have gastritis/gerd/anxiety and i find the only thing that i have been able to take that actually works and doesn't cause anxiety is otc Zegerid. Everything else. prilosec,pepcid and even...
parameda, your English is fine, better than many actually. As far as food sensitivities go i never had them until I reached my late 30's. I think perimenopause was actually just starting then so it...
I am impressed that your doctor acknowledged that the two are connected. Most, well mine anyway, OBGYN included look at me as if I have 3 eyeballs when i suggest it. I had to do my own research and...
Zantac made me very dizzy/woozy and it also gave me anxiety as well. I think dizzy is a side effect and oddly enough nausea is too. The one symptom I am usually trying to cure so it didn't work for...
I feel your pain! I have been going through this for a good 10 years and I am now 50 but didn't correlate the gerd/gastritis, nausea, anxiety,wooziness with perimenopause until fairly recently when i...
I am usually always loose but since I turned 50 and am in perimenopause i am constipated now most of the time. It is constipation first for the most part and then it will be loose right after. I...
I couldn't drink Almond milk either. It caused a lot of gas issues for me and it just didn't sit right. It is suppose to be so good for you so it stinks that some of us can't drink that either!...
Does anyone have a theory as to why this happens mainly at night for many of us? I have had it happen only a few times during the day but mostly out of a sleep. Any ideas?...
I was tested for Celiac and it came back negative. Even so, i am gluten sensitive and can't eat any wheat, oats, barley. The test may say you are ok but you can still be sensitive to these foods. It...
Yes, thanks Kitt and others for the info. I think it is the extra fat in the white chocolate that set off my GERD again. I should have know better but of course being Christmas and all i have been...
You may just need to try a different med for your GERD if protonix isn't working. I know I went through trial and error until i found on that worked. I take otc Zegerid and it helps but there are...
Oh my, my daughter made a recipe with white chocolate and I have been munching on it but am also coincidentally feeling really sick. I have been staying away from regular chocolate and I am wondering...
I got this god awful pain just the other night but instead of getting it in the middle of the night like it usually does it came right before bed around 10. It was so odd, it just came out of...
I have been taking Zegerid for about 2 years now and it has changed my life as far as my GERD is concerned. I have tried others but they often cause anxiety issues for me where Zegerid does not. I...
Last night I woke up around 5am with bad cramps and having to GO.. i haven't had this in a while and my IBS has been under control thanks to diet changes but this frightens me. Has anyone else had...
Last night I woke up at around 5am with bad cramps and having to get out of bed to go. This morning I have gone twice already(D) and still feel like hell. My ibs has been under control but this is...
I would first like to say that my heart goes out to you. I have anxiety issues as well and i know how hard this is. I don't think any of us really knows what "feeling normal" is like. Everyone is as...
Krumsmum, i often felt that this was just a woman thing since it often happened around my menstrual cycle or hormonal but once i came here that all went out the window since so many men go through...
Thanks for the info Bill. I hate tests so I am procrastinating as long as i can i guess. It is sure to catch up to me and I think it is. I take it you had your GB removed? If so, did it make a...
So.. I have been having a lot of upper back burning lately and I have contributed it to my GERD but lately I have been so itchy too. I am assuming it is either dry skin from being in Peri-menopause...
I originally thought that this was directly related to my menstrual cycle but since guys are getting this too I am pretty sure I am wrong. With that said, does anyone have any idea why this mainly...
Nothing showed up on my endoscopy and then i left feeling really like a crazy hypochondriac but I knew I still did not feel well. I have also been diagnosed with gastritis as well and that too can...
I have endured the same exact symptoms and was told it is silent GERD. I am not sure why someone, who I don't think is a doctor, would tell you it isn't for sure. GERD has many different symptoms....
I wish i would have seen this sooner.. I missed it! Oh well, let me guess... Dr. Oz wants us to deal with this with vitamins and herbs? Nothing wrong with that but I have tried everything and a...
You are so right about the Apple cider vinegar! It is like pouring vinegar on an open wound..so bad! I also tried ginger and it gave me the worst headache of my life and very mild relief for the GERD....
I think once you start the Nexium you will start to feel better. Many say to do this naturally but when you feel like hell you just want a quick fix of any kind! Since you have already began tweaking...
I am going to be 50 in November and I know that peri-menopause is triggering severe GERD symptoms for me as well. Lately, i get the burning between my shoulder blades many times a day and it has also...