I recently was diagnosed with GERD because I threw up too hard and it stretched my esophagus, and now I feel really gross when I lay down to go to sleep but right when I stand up I feel better. Is there any good treatments? Also, when I vomited it was the first time in almost nine years.

Hi,
so after most meals i have, some food comes up and i can feel it moving up and down my oesophagus and it wont go down even if i swallow. If i bend over and open my mouth a lot of liquid and some food just comes out, i dont even have to push or anything.

I have anorexia which im getting treatment for and for the past 3 months ive started to vomit and i do it A LOT, i vomit about 5 times a day. I think that this might have done some damage to my esophageal sphincter, but im not sure because i never get heart burn or nausea. Just my food moves up and down my espophagus. And if this is reflux, should i talk to my doctor about it, can it be dangerous or is it just annoying?

I’ve been up late every night with nausea and heartburn. Mostly when i lay down, I’m currently taking many medications such as Zantac, Tums, Pepcid, Dexilant, and Promethazine. They’re not doing too well of a job for me. Are there any other methods? I’ve read about a "Alkaline Diet" being the cure but i wasnt to sure if it was legit. Thanks

Here is a brief summary of myself. I’m 24 years old and have had a chronic cough/throat clearing for 8 years now. It’s usually worse at night and after I eat. The cough basically developed after I had a horrible sinus infection and allergic reaction to the drug minocycline (a pill i was taking at the time in 2003 to treat acne.) Since then I have been diagnosed with allergies to dust mites and grass. I underwent weekly allergy shots for 4 years while in college, never had any reactions.

I also have been getting tons of sinus infections each year and suffer post-nasal drip. I have seen two different ENT doctors, one at a University hospital and the second at a sinus specialist institute. I was diagnosed with a deviated nasal septum and underwent two different septoplasties (nasal surgeries to straighten the septum). The first was done in December of 2005, and the 2nd this January 2011. The doctors of the first one did not correct it fully, I feel great now though and can finally breathe through my nose well.

The problem is i still have this constant feeling of something in my throat and am coughing/clearing my throat all the time. I have seen a gastro doctor and had an endoscopy done in 2007 which showed no problems. I also had the 24 hour pH test done for acid reflux which came out positive so I know I have significant acid reflux. The doctor prescribed me nexium which i took one purple pill a day, nothing worked so later he had me taking two a day. Still the nexium is not making a difference.

My voice is often groggy and I think it sounds lower than it should (i used to sing a lot) so I saw a voice doctor and had a camera show images of my vocal chords which revealed drainage of some kind on my vocal chords, thus proving I am clearing my throat for a reason. He also said my vocal chords were red. However nothing was presented to me for treatment other than doing voice exercises, which are pointless.

I am typing this out of pure frustration, having dealt with this for 8 years through much of the prime of my life. Of course by now I’m used to persevering I’ve been changing my eating habbits, I have been working out for over 4 years and in great shape physically, i have not tilted my bed but i do prop myself up on multiple pillows, I drink lots of water each day (carry around a swiss water bottle). I had a great social life in college, so this chronic GERD has not punctured my spirit, but it has dampened my dating life as I tend to push away long termed relationships as I’m embarrassed of looking weak with a chronic cough.

Is there anybody out there who has any advice or tips on how to deal with and treat GERD and chronic cough? Any home remedies? I know there is a surgery but I have read many negative views on it and the GERD always seemed to come back to people who had it done,so that’s not an option in my mind. I’m currently done with college, earned my degree, and taking some time off to focus on my health issues before going on the job search so any advice would be much appreciated.

Hi, i had a dull stomach pin and I went to a gastro specialist ,he diagnosed me with gerd and prescrib ed me with some gastro medicines and 2 benzo’s without my knowledge rivotril0.75 mg daily and librax 10 mg dailly…i was using them for 2 months,my doc told me to stop smoking prior to the treatment.. I didnt smoke for 2 months and one fine day i did..and the next day morning woke up with a hard core panic attack which felt like some butterflies from my stomach ,tightness in chest and ringing in the ears.could this be a side effect of the medicene or smoke making the medicenes work lessand a rebound of anxiety and panic attack which I didnt have prior to going to that shitty doctor.now i’m gradually reducing my dose and experiencing panic attacks when I wake up..i am a bit self obsesssed and worred.. plz help some 1.

Is there anybody out there that has had or know someone that has had severe gastroparesis, causing aspiration pneumonia even after a jejunostomy is placed?. My daughter has projectile vomited since birth but only started treatment when she was 1 year old. She has had various tests which comfirm gastroparesis and GERD and 3 years ago had a direct jejunostomy placed as her gastro-jej kept migrating back into her stomach. The jej was excellent as it stopped her vomiting feed so she regained the vast amounts of weight she had lost, but she still vomits her own stomach secretions, even though she has a drainage bag on her gastrostomy!, as a result of this she has suffered from aspiration pneumonia 4 times and had numerous other chest infections. Our initial thought was for a fundoplication but i’ve read that can be devastating when gastroparesis is also present. Any suggestions as I dont seem to be getting any more help from the gastro team and i fear i’m going to lose her if this carries on. She is 7 years old and has global developmental delay. Thank you

Hey guys, I need some advice/help, so let me fill you all in with the details, and I welcome ANYTHING!

Ok so I’m 21years old;
I have Muscular Dystrophy- form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth which falls into the category of neuro-muscular degenerative diseases;
I have RSD-reflexive sympathetic dystrophy also known as CRPS type 1-Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome type 1 which falls into the category of severe chronic pain disorder/auto-immune disorder;
I have HNPP-Hereditary Neuropathy to Pressure Palsy which also falls into the category of neuro-muscular degenerative diseases;
I also have TOS- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome which these days my specialist says is getting pretty severe;
I have severe GERD (so I’m picky about what I eat, however if theres a miracle fruit out there that would give me acid reflux- ID GET OVER IT!! hah);
I have severe chronic IBS-irritable bowel syndrome with an ulcer every now and then;
I have severe generalized anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress syndrome, and bouts of severe depression;
I currently am without insurance otherwise I would go visit a ton of specialists (but not to worry, I’ve applied through the state and everything so I’ll either be getting medical assistance or medicaid/medicare something so it won’t be more than a couple months) so I’m really looking for any kind of advice that I can get, I’m not looking to put my disabilities out there just for "attention" otherwise I would’ve done this 8years ago. Ok back to my back round…
21-disabled…My diet isn’t spectacular, but it is not poor; I eat a decent amount of fruits and veggies. Unfortunately I can’t exercise all but small, very quick exercises that don’t put too much strain on my muscles or put me in pain, so if anyone has any advice on exercising for disabled people, I’m all ears because I know that helps immune systems.
I also just had surgery back on December 10th 2010, and September 10th 2010 although my specialists knew it would send my RSD/CRPS type 1 back into remission however the surgeries were absolutely necessary (I had all wisdom teeth removed because of the amount of infections I was getting in my mouth, and then in Dec I had an appendectomy).
Due to my disabilities I need to be on a number of different medications in order to just function daily otherwise I’m in a hospital bed just laying there but the lists is as follows: cymbalta, neurontin, oxycodoneIR, prilosec.
I also had an experimental, non-FDA treatment performed on me to see if it helped my RSD/CRPS type1- it was a "ketemine treatment" which consisted of me sitting in a dark room for 10 days 5.5 hours each day receiving a ketemine drip, unfortunately with the combo of Muscular Dystrophy and RSD/CRPS type 1 even the strongest of nerve blocks doesn’t work, hence me being so young and on narcotics.
I consume absolutely no alcohol except half a glass of Champagne on new years, I am a non-smoker as well, I know some people may find this hard to believe since I’m young and such but why would I lie to a bunch of anonymous people?
So now I know I need to improve my immune system, for the past year (and previous years it was pretty bad but it has gotten much worse to the point of what I’m about to explain) every month for about 2 weeks, sometimes 3 weeks I am sick, vomiting for days at a time, I can’t hold anything down, I get severely dehydrated I’ve gone to the hospital a shit load of times however without insurance now I don’t go as often unless I’m so dehydrated I pass out, which happens quite often, I get alot of UTIs, bladder infections, and other types of misc. infections, stomach bugs, and countless viruses.
I mean I’m down to try anything- aromatherapy, revising my diet, specialized exercise, I mean NO BODY HOLD BACK! I’m getting very desperate to leave this all behind and when I do get my insurance back I plan to visit a nutritionists and if there is one my insurance covers- an immune specialists (however I know they are very expensive!)
So I think that pretty much covers everything, and I thank every single person’s response and time anyone took to read this, Thank you again, -TB.

My friend said that doctors can tell from a biopsy if cancer will ever show up, even if its 10 years from now. Is that true?

Here’s a bit of back story:

I had an endoscopy a few weeks ago that showed I had bile reflux (bile building up in my stomach), and 12 stomach ulcers, acid reflux, GERD, and gastritis due to a botched gall bladder removal in 2005. I’ve been experiencing these symptoms for years, especially gastritis and bile reflux. I also have suffered from gastroparesis (delayed stomach emptying, which just makes everything worse).

During the endoscopy, he said he took biopsies of my stomach and ulcers and could not find cancer, just very severe gastritis. I’ve been dealing with this every day for 6 years (no doctor other than this one could diagnose it so it was all without treatment). My family has an history of cancer, but not digestive cancer.

Although this doctor was the one who (after 25 doctors/specialists) finally diagnosed it bile reflux and gastritis, I found him googling my problem and feel like I need to find a new doctor. He said my symptoms would be gone in 3 days and I should be healed in 6 weeks, but I haven’t noticed much of a change in the pain level and I still suffer from excess bile in my stomach.

Hardly any doctors know anything about this. So, in addition, if you have any personal experience with bile reflux, or can find a support forum for it, that would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

it all started a year ago when I took a slimming pill. I started to feel weird symptoms after few days, including tightening of the throat, dry mouth, insomnia, etc.
After the first week, the drying of the mouth seemed a LOT. I continued but after hitting the second week, I felt my mouth burning!!!!!!!!! I went to see what was it and saw it was cracked, red, and swollen, and white coated. I stopped the pills then went to see a doc and told me I had GERD. Took treatment but turned out wasnt GERD. Now a year later I still have this tongue issue I dont know what could be. Can someone help me. I feel so miserable.

Days aren’t getting better. Healthcare isn’t going to stay too long. Jobs are declining. I feel so bad, because I have these diseases that can kill me someday. I don’t want my parents to carry me as a burden to them because they are growing old. My parents wanted me to take care of them when they become old, but since I am very ill I cannot take care of them anymore. I feel so bad for my parents. But I am leaving my brother to take care of my parents. I have RA and GERD and NPR. I have these chronic inflammations inside my nose, esophagus, throat, stomach which was caused by silent acid reflux which burns still and I might have cancer someday. I am scared of what will happen to me. I feel like suicidal sometimes, but just cannot do it. I am on Proton Pump Inhibitors forever and doesn’t seem to be helping me. I am scared that I might need to go through surgery someday down the road. I cannot imagine going through all these pain inside me. I know taking these medicines will cause other health problems as well. If I don’t take it I might have esphogeal cancer or barrets esophagus. I am 23 years old female and still young. I am thinking of moving to Canada because of better healthcare, but it’s freezing and I have RA which makes it worst for my symptoms, but I can always wear extra layers and gloves to keep me warm. I will be graduating college with my bachelor’s degree this year. These diseases have no mercy. I am a US citizen and planning to apply for Canada citizenship someday. I am planning to take my Bachelor’s degree to apply for jobs in Canada. I know my RA and GERD will get worst as I age because it is chronic. I have blisters and my skin turns blue when the weather is cold. I have red bumps inflammation everywhere and my vocal cord is inflamed due to acid reflux burnt. My grandparents are in their 80s now, but they don’t seem to have that much health problems like me. I am scared I won’t live a long life. I wish there was a quick and easy death without going through the pain if I have cancer someday. I don’t want to marry either or have children because of these diseases that I have now. I know the recession is everywhere right now. I think overall, the most fearful thing for me to think about is the pain i might need to go through in the future. I wish to die from a heart failure instead or maybe carbon monoxide poisoning or hang myself or jumping off a high building. But I want a successful suicide, and not just break a leg. When I was very young I wanted to commit suicide, because my parents were abusive towards me. When I am in school i was being bullied a lot. I do have depression and mental issues. I was watching a movie where there were many times people would try to commit suicide by hanging themselves. I did try hanging myself once when I was young when my parents made me cry and for rebellion, but I fell down. I did climb a fence and jump down from there, but never had injury. What I am saying is many of these moves lead to suicide for solutions. If you were in my shoes right now what would you do? What if you developed throat cancer and makes it hard to breathe and is in severe pain, was there anyway to ask the doctor to help you pull the plug? If I have mental and depression issues, I might not marry or have children because of it right? I am just being realistic. I don’t want to die either because my parents and grandparents has taken care of me so many years and I have not returned them the favor. I just don’t want to bother my parents to take care of me when my health gets very bad. I was thinking of buying life insurance someday. If I have these life threatening diseases, there is also a chance the guy will run away from you before marriage or after marriage because they don’t want to be a caretaker or pay your high medical bills because they don’t want to deal with it since the person might have to go through chemotherapy for cancer treatments. A dog is easy when they die without feeling pain, but for human it’s harder. I think pain will be something that I could never avoid ever in my life. It is really sad I think. Please be honest, because I am young and hopeless now.