Acid reflux. Anyone been able to cure it without a lifetime of Tums?

[C ountry]

Like what I say or not, a divorce lawyer could cure you

 

[testdepth]

Like what I say or not, a divorce lawyer could cure you

Not the problem this time. Happily married 22yrs.

 

[testdepth]

Got an appointment to go back and see the GI doc again today.

 

[EMC45]

My thing is eating beyond what I should. Tomato based foods get me as well - spaghetti, pizza etc. Really savory foods get me too. Booze is another bad thing. I used to dip and the heartburn was out of this world when I did that. I take Fomatadine that the VA mails me for the issues. Sleeping certain ways and not having a bellyful of water or booze right before you go to bed will help as well. It just all pushes up stomach contents and it's gross.

 

[biker_bill]

Have you been checked out to make sure it's that and not something else? I had a GP in Chicago that thought I had it but I was actually having "little heart attacks" and didn't know it.

My brother too!
They thought it was acid reflux and it ended up being angina.
He had a triple bypass when they finally figured out what was going on.
He's doing very well now.

 

[fast306stang]

Here's my input, since no one has mentioned it. I had it so bad, I would wake up in the middle of the night bc I was throwing up on my arm. I'd wake up several times a night and eat peanut butter and drink milk bc it was the only thing that would ease the fire in my throat. I was told I have a hiatal hernia...and my teeth are badly eroded from all the acid.

I knew for sure I was going to get esophageal cancer and that was going to kill me. I had zero doubt about that.

I lived with this for about 5 years, during which time I was also having gallstone attacks. And let me tell you, those are something fiercely awful.

I made it through the 3 years of probationary period at my new job and had a gallstone attack that was severe enough to get me surgery scheduled that same night. My wife worked for a Dr and pulled some strings for me, thank God for that.

The kicker? Zero acid reflux after the surgery. None.

Get a test for your gallbladder function. It might not be the culprit, but it COULD be.

 

[ehg]

I have found alkaline water helpful and take 1 Omeprazole a day. The problem with the proton pump inhibitor is when your body gets used to it then you don't take it, all hell breaks loose.

 

[karlvv30]

Got an appointment to go back and see the GI doc again today.

I had the same issue. GI doc did the scope and found I had Barrett's esophagus. Prilosec twice a day for my remaining days. It works though. Pain is gone.

 

[Swede]

I stopped being a fat bastard, worked like a charm

 

[A3370]

I was eating tums like candy and finally got rid of mine and haven’t had it in years now. Mine was from being fat, I quit drinking sweet tea and dropped 50lbs and haven’t had any issue since. But I also don’t eat the way I did that got me there.

That’ll definitely do it!