Guest guest Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Hi Everyone, I hope you all had a good Christmas. Steph, I know things have been rough this last week for you, and I hope things improve soon for you all. The reason I'm writing is that for some months now Jazzie has had night time gulping and loud swallowing at night, which her GI says is reflux. She was on omeprazole and domperidone, which slightly improved things, but not much. I stopped the omeprazole without noticing any worsening of her condition. She was facing a nissen fundo op if things didn't improve. I noticed the last few nights that her gulping had stopped and mentioned it to DH, who replied " Oh that's the ginger you are giving her in her pancake " . (SCD). He had spoken to his mam the other day (she has been diagnosed with a hiatus hernia and was also on omeprazole). She bought herself an alternative treatment book, and had started taking ginger after reading it should help, in a drink. She has not taken the PPI for a week now, and has had no heartburn. Coincidence? If anyone is interested, I could post the pancake recipe. I have also started giving Jasmine ginger in her diluted orange drink. I warm it up and call it her " Christmas Special Juice " . She also likes it cool, again with orange juice, and topped up with fizzy water - Orange and Ginger beer! With us though, it took a few weeks for it to work. MIL says it worked after a couple of days for her. HTH Glynis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Dear Glynis This is so good. Ginger is supposed to be quite anti-inflammatory too isnt it? Is Jazzie still doing OK on solid food? I so hope the good results continue. Hugs Caroline xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Hi all I've had reflux-like symptoms for a few months - a definite feeling of fullness high in the stomach/throat like something needs gulping down that isn't really there. Antacids seemed to worsen things for me so we quickly figured it was possibly due to low stomach acid (rather than excessive acid). Top three remedies that worked for me were: - Ginger (again!) - Small amount of lemon juice 10 mins before a meal (around 1-2 tsp). (Jean's tip for stimulating stomach acid) - A herbal concoction called Iberogast (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberogast for a nice little summary) We haven't found a UK supplier for Iberogast and got it through eVitamins (quite expensive with customs charges). It definitely seems to have helped, though, and I think has reduced my need for lemon juice. Reflux symptoms are currently all-but gone. It's definitely worth considering, especially if you can find a cheaper supplier! Best wishes and happy new year Tim > > Hi Everyone, > > I hope you all had a good Christmas. Steph, I know things have been > rough this last week for you, and I hope things improve soon for you > all. > > The reason I'm writing is that for some months now Jazzie has had > night time gulping and loud swallowing at night, which her GI says is > reflux. She was on omeprazole and domperidone, which slightly > improved things, but not much. I stopped the omeprazole without > noticing any worsening of her condition. She was facing a nissen > fundo op if things didn't improve. > > I noticed the last few nights that her gulping had stopped and > mentioned it to DH, who replied " Oh that's the ginger you are giving > her in her pancake " . (SCD). He had spoken to his mam the other day > (she has been diagnosed with a hiatus hernia and was also on > omeprazole). She bought herself an alternative treatment book, and > had started taking ginger after reading it should help, in a drink. > She has not taken the PPI for a week now, and has had no heartburn. > Coincidence? > > If anyone is interested, I could post the pancake recipe. I have > also started giving Jasmine ginger in her diluted orange drink. I > warm it up and call it her " Christmas Special Juice " . She also > likes it cool, again with orange juice, and topped up with fizzy > water - Orange and Ginger beer! > > With us though, it took a few weeks for it to work. MIL says it > worked after a couple of days for her. > > HTH > > Glynis > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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