PPI or no PPI, Aloe Vera juice causes a bit constipation for me. But every human being is different. I am still strugling with conspitation ever after stopping Aloe Vera juice though....
Don't eat or drink 4 hrs before bed. Eat the dinner light (less sugar, less carbohydrates) Take a walk after dinner. Make sure dinner is digested well before bed . 1 hrs before bed take Zantac 150...
Stomach produces acid at various times. It produces when you eat something to digest. It produces also when you are hungary or its a while since you ate which could be early in morning. Hence for...
Never sleep on your stomach. If stomach is pushed against bed, its food contents (with acid) will be pushed into esophagus for GERD people. This is only if stomach still has food which is not pushed...
I am still confused wheather peppermint oil is good or bad for GERD. I do realize that it helps in relieving gas (in the form of burb mostly). Many times, relieving gas (burping) helps with pressure...
sfchin, Is there a specific herbal medication . Let us know the name. Want to give it a try....
Lansoprazole is for reduicing the acid production. Feeling of something stuck in throat could be because of acid coming up to upper sprinter and making it swollen. Haven't heard of pressure in right...
Got the endoscopy biopsy results today. No Barrets and no h-pylori. So end results is have small to medium hiatal hernia, esophagitis and gastritis , reflux and weak LES Doc says protonix 20mg 2...
Various effects could be becasue of various reasons 1) GERD 2) Direct medications (PPI) side effect 3) Low stomach acid (due to medications) could be resulting into some mineral deficiency PPI is...
Few points I believe are true 1) Its important to take PPI empty stomach 30 to 60 min. before eating atleast 500 Calories of meal containing protein. In absence of it, effectiveness of PPI gets...
Thanks doggsbones for sharing your story. Your story is really encouraging. I do take most of your items and I feel the difference .Will try spirulina....
Please do discuss the degree of Barretts (without, low or high dysplasia) with your GI. Without and low grades are not that bad. Also length of barretts. Hopefully GI doc will be able to give you...
gabbi11169, you can take PPI 30min. to 1 hr before lunch . Try above steps. I hope it will help...
This is what I have read. 30 to 1 hr before eating, taste,smell,thought of food or time of regular eating sends signal from brain via vagus nerve to somach's proton pump to start secretion of acid....
I have been to 2-3 doctors for GERD who always have written more and more PPIs . I was always told , take it 1st thing in the morning before breakfast. Today, I had a long talk with a GI doc. (it was...