GERD

[April_Rose]

I just went to the ENT today and I got diagnosed with this. It's also called Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Acid Reflux. So I'm pretty sure that what I've been throwing up on a lot of mornings is stomach acid (I originally believed it to be phlegm caused by allergies) and to help me out to start I'm going to stop eating bedtime snacks so late, and start taking Omeprazole and sleeping on a certain kind of padding that will help me so I'm not lying down flat. Oh and also going to start a food diary of what I eat since I don't throw up every day and it would be nice to know what's causing it.







I am tagging @JohnDB and @Andrewn on this to let them know just in case they're interested or care. (Speaking about one of them towards that last part since I recently told them something and not sure if they want to know me anymore. I won't really get into that on this thread though since it's something entirely different.)

 

[Arc F1]

I just went to the ENT today and I got diagnosed with this. It's also called Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Acid Reflux. So I'm pretty sure that what I've been throwing up on a lot of mornings is stomach acid (I originally believed it to be phlegm caused by allergies) and to help me out to start I'm going to stop eating bedtime snacks so late, and start taking Omeprazole and sleeping on a certain kind of padding that will help me so I'm not lying down flat. Oh and also going to start a food diary of what I eat since I don't throw up every day and it would be nice to know what's causing it.







I am tagging @JohnDB and @Andrewn on this to let them know just in case they're interested or care. (Speaking about one of them towards that last part since I recently told them something and not sure if they want to know me anymore. I won't really get into that on this thread though since it's something entirely different.)

That's awful. Hope you get to feeling better

 

[April_Rose]

Thanks but my mistake, it's GERD.

 

[Albion]

It's also called Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Acid Reflux. So I'm pretty sure that what I've been throwing up on a lot of mornings is stomach acid (I originally believed it to be phlegm caused by allergies) and to help me out to start I'm going to stop eating bedtime snacks so late,

and start taking Omeprazole and sleeping on a certain kind of padding that will help me so I'm not lying down flat. Oh and also going to start a food diary of what I eat since I don't throw up every day and it would be nice to know what's causing it.

You are right not to ignore Acid Reflux because it can do great harm as well as cause a lot of discomfort, even though it's usually stopped 100% with simple over-the-counter medications taken on a regular basis (not just when symptoms occur).

 

[JohnDB]

Oh yes I care punkin...

Glad to hear that you are getting it all fixed up. That stuff is nasty.

 

[April_Rose]

You are right not to ignore Acid Reflux because it can do great harm as well as cause a lot of discomfort, even though it's usually stopped 100% with simple over-the-counter medications taken on a regular basis (not just when symptoms occur).

Yeah, it feels awful and I guess I was off on the medication. I was prescribed with Pepsicol. (I think that's how you spell it.) It's not that serious though. Losing weight, getting more exercise, and cutting back on cats would probably help me too.

 

[Albion]

It's not that serious though. Losing weight, getting more exercise, and cutting back on cats would probably help me too.

Those are actions usually taken if there is a more advanced case of GERD. If your doctor has given you a prescription medicine, it might be that you are in that category. Others of my acquaintance, however, simply take Omeprazole from the grocery store shelf and are relived of all symptoms.

 

[April_Rose]

Those are actions usually taken if there is a more advanced case of GERD. If your doctor has given you a prescription medicine, it might be that you are in that category. Others of my acquaintance, however, simply take Omeprazole from the grocery store shelf and are relived of all symptoms.

Actually he put me on Pepcid. (Was close before lol)

 

[Albion]

Actually he put me on Pepcid. (Was close before lol)

I wondered if that was what you had in mind. It's a popular medication available over-the-counter (although he may have prescribed a dosage for you that's stronger than the OTC version).

 

[April_Rose]

The thing is that we were so sure that it was allergy and sinus related. (I have been also been having other health issues that I'm not going to get into here since I don't have the cause yet and this thread is specifically meant for my GERD.)


He looked into my ears and sinuses and said that they were perfect so he diagnosed me with this. If he's wrong and treatments don't work then I will go back for a MRI. Hoping he's right though and he's pretty sure that's what it is,.. just not sure whether or not it's completely cureable.

 

[April_Rose]

Also I do believe another name for it is heartburn.

 

[Andrewn]

I just went to the ENT today and I got diagnosed with this. It's also called Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Acid Reflux. So I'm pretty sure that what I've been throwing up on a lot of mornings is stomach acid (I originally believed it to be phlegm caused by allergies) and to help me out to start I'm going to stop eating bedtime snacks so late, and start taking Omeprazole

I'm so glad it's such a simple and common issue. Praise God.

 

[Albion]

Also I do believe another name for it is heartburn.

Yes, but when people talk about heartburn they tend to think that it's something minor like a belch after a big meal. In reality, your muscles are failing to keep stomach acid in your stomach and out of your esophagus. That's why some people turn to sleeping sitting up.

But most of the time a daily pill is all that's needed to keep it under control and allow you to live a completely normal life.

 

[April_Rose]

Yes, but when people talk about heartburn they tend to think that it's something minor like a belch after a big meal. In reality, your muscles are failing to keep stomach acid in your stomach and out of your esophagus. That's why some people turn to sleeping sitting up.

But most of the time a daily pill is all that's needed to keep it under control and allow you to live a completely normal life.

Yeah and I think (as I recently found out) you can have heartburn without having GRED.

 

[April_Rose]

I'm so glad it's such a simple and common issue. Praise God.

Yeah I know, I just remembered the wrong medication that he said he was going to put me on until I looked at the box because I thought that's what he had originally said. So yeah,.. couldn't remember what I had bought until I looked at it LOL whatever works, works though. Pepcid seems to be effective too,.. but it keeps making me want a Pepsi since that's what the word reminds me of.

 

[April_Rose]

Great news everybody, my GRED treatments are starting to work!!

 

[Pavel Mosko]

I just went to the ENT today and I got diagnosed with this. It's also called Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Acid Reflux. So I'm pretty sure that what I've been throwing up on a lot of mornings is stomach acid (I originally believed it to be phlegm caused by allergies) and to help me out to start I'm going to stop eating bedtime snacks so late, and start taking Omeprazole and sleeping on a certain kind of padding that will help me so I'm not lying down flat. Oh and also going to start a food diary of what I eat since I don't throw up every day and it would be nice to know what's causing it.







I am tagging @JohnDB and @Andrewn on this to let them know just in case they're interested or care. (Speaking about one of them towards that last part since I recently told them something and not sure if they want to know me anymore. I won't really get into that on this thread though since it's something entirely different.)

I sometimes do that. Un-diagnosed and its intermittent. I can go months where it doesn't pop up. And then it can pop a few times in a week or a month.

I think it is probably related to another undiagnosed condition I got of sleep apnea. Its very jarring and unsettling, and puts a dent in your ability to sleep that night.

 

[April_Rose]

I sometimes do that. Un-diagnosed and its intermittent. I can go months where it doesn't pop up. And then it can pop a few times in a week or a month.

I think it is probably related to another undiagnosed condition I got of sleep apnea. Its very jarring and unsettling, and puts a dent in your ability to sleep that night.

Sorry to hear that.