Re: Hello All- New Here (Take A PPI or No?)

[Guest guest]

Hi Ray, thanks for your reply. My doctor prescribed Nexium as well. After the

EGD he said its not really acid,its more saliva although I do have a little acid

as well. I have only taken one pill and I always bring it back up. Was going to

start taking it today by pouring out the contents. Is it worth it to take it? I

was worried about the side effects and the fact that it doesnt help with

digestion. Being I am not digesting well as it is, I didnt want to lower my

chances altogether. I really think I am not getting enough nutrients which is

frustrating.

Glad you are doing so well on your own, that is awesome! I am into

homeopathic/natural remedies and view medicine as a last resort. I believe in

the bodies natural ability to heal and think modern medicince sometimes hinders

more than it helps.

How does the coke and butter help? Any food recommendations?

Would love to find out how to clean my esophagus before bed, please share.

Thanks for your input!

> >

> > Hello everyone, I am Auri, I'm 30 yrs old and live in VA. I haven't

officially been DX with Achalasia but all signs are pointing that way. Out of

the blue I lost my appetite, was very weak, had chest pain and started having

tremors (which I believe was due to low blood sugar from not eating) a few weeks

ago. After several emergency room trips, pnenumonia, heart and blood clot

scares, the ER doc said it appeared my esophagus was dilated with salvia and air

and recommended I see a GI doc. Had a GED done on last Friday and had the ballon

dilation. Thank God I didnt know about it until after I came to or I would have

freaked out lol. Since then I am able to eat and keep food down, but still not

much of an appetite, so not eating much. Eating more out of obligation which

stinks cause I love to eat. I have since lost 10 lbs which normally I wouldnt

mind but under the circumstances thats not a good thing. Scheduled to have a

barium swallow test in a few weeks. I have unfortunately dealt with a variety of

health issues off/on over the years but this by far is the most challenging,

frustration and at times scary. But with the grace of God, I am making it

through. I have had GERD and dysphagia off/on since I was a teenager. I guess I

was genetically predisposed to this condition or I was wondering if the years of

acid reflux caused it? Who knows, all I know its a beast to deal with. But

praying that it will soon get better.

> >

> > Look forward to getting to know everyone.

> >

> > Blessings :-)

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I was taking Prilosec, Pepcid Complete and Zantac 150 to deal with the acid

reflux issues. Then I meet with my surgeon and he asked how do taking

those meds make you feel and suggested trying not taking them and just

flushing my E before bed and see if that helped. So I followed his advise

and will not go back to those meds again unless after surgery I start

having reflux again. The main issue is that PPI are only effective when

they get into your stomach. If your LES does not allow them into your

stomach then you are wasting your time taking them. So on to how to flush

your E, drink at least 16 oz. of water one hour or less before bed and then

allow the regurgitation to take place. Sometimes drinking that much fluid

will stretch the LES to allow the fluid into your stomach. I have learned

that when ever you regurgitate you need to expel that out of your body. I

carry an empty Gatorade bottle around with me so I always have something to

spit into. It also allows me to record how much is coming back up. It can

gross out people who don't understand what you are going through but it

gives opportunity to educate others about the disease.

Geoffrey

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 4:08 AM, Auri <prosperousauri@...> wrote:

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>

>

> Hi Ray, thanks for your reply. My doctor prescribed Nexium as well. After

> the EGD he said its not really acid,its more saliva although I do have a

> little acid as well. I have only taken one pill and I always bring it back

> up. Was going to start taking it today by pouring out the contents. Is it

> worth it to take it? I was worried about the side effects and the fact that

> it doesnt help with digestion. Being I am not digesting well as it is, I

> didnt want to lower my chances altogether. I really think I am not getting

> enough nutrients which is frustrating.

>

> Glad you are doing so well on your own, that is awesome! I am into

> homeopathic/natural remedies and view medicine as a last resort. I believe

> in the bodies natural ability to heal and think modern medicince sometimes

> hinders more than it helps.

>

> How does the coke and butter help? Any food recommendations?

>

> Would love to find out how to clean my esophagus before bed, please share.

>

> Thanks for your input!

>

>

> > >

> > > Hello everyone, I am Auri, I'm 30 yrs old and live in VA. I haven't

> officially been DX with Achalasia but all signs are pointing that way. Out

> of the blue I lost my appetite, was very weak, had chest pain and started

> having tremors (which I believe was due to low blood sugar from not eating)

> a few weeks ago. After several emergency room trips, pnenumonia, heart and

> blood clot scares, the ER doc said it appeared my esophagus was dilated

> with salvia and air and recommended I see a GI doc. Had a GED done on last

> Friday and had the ballon dilation. Thank God I didnt know about it until

> after I came to or I would have freaked out lol. Since then I am able to

> eat and keep food down, but still not much of an appetite, so not eating

> much. Eating more out of obligation which stinks cause I love to eat. I

> have since lost 10 lbs which normally I wouldnt mind but under the

> circumstances thats not a good thing. Scheduled to have a barium swallow

> test in a few weeks. I have unfortunately dealt with a variety of health

> issues off/on over the years but this by far is the most challenging,

> frustration and at times scary. But with the grace of God, I am making it

> through. I have had GERD and dysphagia off/on since I was a teenager. I

> guess I was genetically predisposed to this condition or I was wondering if

> the years of acid reflux caused it? Who knows, all I know its a beast to

> deal with. But praying that it will soon get better.

> > >

> > > Look forward to getting to know everyone.

> > >

> > > Blessings :-)

> > >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Great info, thank you so much Geoffrey!

> > > >

> > > > Hello everyone, I am Auri, I'm 30 yrs old and live in VA. I haven't

> > officially been DX with Achalasia but all signs are pointing that way. Out

> > of the blue I lost my appetite, was very weak, had chest pain and started

> > having tremors (which I believe was due to low blood sugar from not eating)

> > a few weeks ago. After several emergency room trips, pnenumonia, heart and

> > blood clot scares, the ER doc said it appeared my esophagus was dilated

> > with salvia and air and recommended I see a GI doc. Had a GED done on last

> > Friday and had the ballon dilation. Thank God I didnt know about it until

> > after I came to or I would have freaked out lol. Since then I am able to

> > eat and keep food down, but still not much of an appetite, so not eating

> > much. Eating more out of obligation which stinks cause I love to eat. I

> > have since lost 10 lbs which normally I wouldnt mind but under the

> > circumstances thats not a good thing. Scheduled to have a barium swallow

> > test in a few weeks. I have unfortunately dealt with a variety of health

> > issues off/on over the years but this by far is the most challenging,

> > frustration and at times scary. But with the grace of God, I am making it

> > through. I have had GERD and dysphagia off/on since I was a teenager. I

> > guess I was genetically predisposed to this condition or I was wondering if

> > the years of acid reflux caused it? Who knows, all I know its a beast to

> > deal with. But praying that it will soon get better.

> > > >

> > > > Look forward to getting to know everyone.

> > > >

> > > > Blessings :-)

> > > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

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