Will throat heal over time?

Diseases & Conditions GERD & Acid Reflux
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I was just wondering if the throat lining will heal over time.  I have had a sigficant decrease in my reflux since my doc put me on Prevacid however I still have the burning throat as if I reflux like I used to.  Does this ever go away or is it permanantly "burned" by the acid?

"Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you."
- John De Paola

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I don't know, dbab. I've had the burning throat for about 6 months. Didn't have heartburn until I took all those drugs the drs gave me for the burning throat which they said was due to acid coming up from the stomach and burning my throat. Since I stopped them all and suffered intense heartburn for a few weeks, I am gradually getting better. I'm only drinking spring water now and I think that has been what's making a difference also. They say antacids only make you worse in the long run and perhaps they're right.

Osteoporosis
Hiatus Hernia
Herniated cervical disk
Gerd

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my lump went away but came back after drinking a cup of tea and eating sponge and custard (and I thought I was cured) back to bland diet for me.

Gina t

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I haven't gone to a bland diet, Gina. But I don't eat deep fried or even fried stuff except for stir fries and a few eggs or pancakes every now and then. I have found thet grains and sugar give me heartburn also, so I have cut back drastically on them. This is a Glutenfree household so we have things baked from brown rice flour, bean flour or lentils on the occasions that we have baked goods. Mostly, we eat fruits and vergetables with meat, fish or poultry. Salmon is one of our favorites but is getting so expensive now that we shall soon have to go to something else.

Osteoporosis
Hiatus Hernia
Herniated cervical disk
Gerd

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Hi dbab
 
I have suffered from a burning throat on and off for years and was continually bad for several months recently,including severe hoarseness. It was awful and really scary - thought I had something sinister going on in  my throat. So much so that I went privately(which I can't really afford) to a specialist who found I had severe burning and candida in my throat. I was yet again prescribed antacids - nexium this time which made me worse especially the candida.  I then came across using juiced ginger first thing in the morning which has helped enormously and my symptoms have calmed down and I feel ten times better.  I am not symptom free yet by any means as I have not been very good at sticking to a proper diet etc.  However I can say that I no longer have the extreme burning in my throat.  That is until Friday at a retirement party.  After drinking wine and cider, eating chips and dips, speaking loudly in a smokey atmosphere I became quite hoarse and my throat was raw! Today, Sunday it's fine and I will not do that again.
I am now going to get on to this regime as I have realised it's best for me.  The juiced ginger cannot harm and is really worth a try.  I was on antacids continually for three years before I knew anything about them and now I wouldn't touch them again.  I would rather stick to a bland diet if required but don't think that is always the case. adjca is correct with drinking only spring water - that's a good start.
 
Regards
 
Cammay :-)
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Thanks to all for your responses. I think that I will try ginger. As far as a bland diet, I have been trying so hard to be really good about this but it is so hard for me. I was raised on a rich and spicy diet from my culture and it is really hard to eat bland for me. I know it would help me but it is just one of those things that is tough.

"Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you."
- John De Paola