Guest guest Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 Hello, I've not been able to read all the gallstone questions lately, but if someone's having acid reflux, I can admit that this was the first sign of my gallstone problems. As a matter of fact, that's exactly how my problems started out. After about 6 months of having these reflux problems, then one night I had an attack that was acid reflux plus pain in the upper right area of my abdomen, which I started then thinking was gallstones. Turns out I was right. Sometimes acid reflux proceeds a gallstone attack in some people or comes around shorthly thereafter. I think that if I had known early on enough and that this was MY first sign of gallstone trouble, then I might still have my gallbladder because I could have started my cleanses early on. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 >>>... if someone's having acid reflux, I can admit that this was the first sign of my gallstone problems.<<< Same here. That, then nausea, then supposedly IBS. None of which I have now. I suffered with those problems for approximately 13 years before I had my first attack, which for me wasn't passing a stone from my gallbladder, for some strange reason I seem to pass them from my gallbladder quite easily, but they then have a slow trip through my bile duct, sometimes getting stuck for a few hours causing severe liver pain before I feel them 'pop' through. The pain then disappears instantaneously. My liver enzymes will be elevated for 7 - 10 days afterwards. During that time I take extra milk thistle. Mama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Same with me. I had acid reflux (burping acid up to my throat) for about a year before my first attack. This preceded my GB attack and went away with the flushes and other GB care. ~S > Hello, >I can admit that this was the first sign of my > gallstone problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 sounds like we are both pretty much on the same page! I also stopped eating red meats and the accompanying fats. No animal fats other than the litle that comes with fowl and fish, but take at least 1 tbsp a day of pure virgin olive oil; include some acidophilis if and as needed, DGL, and vegetable enzymes (or eat a half a cup of crushed pineapple instead of the enzyes) if happen to get a bit of animal fat. I am doing qite well after several years of shear agony. I also use no sugar ( or at least minimal)as, I too, use Stevia in anything i want sweet. respectfully, Lee (the old granny) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 ,I have diverticula, but not diverticulitis. Diverticulitis is when infection sets in, and that is very bad... sort of autotoxin or self poisoning.It is best not to eat food with tiny seeds such as tomatoes and peppers as wel as other fine seeds that do not digest well but get caught in the diverticulas. I think if you changed your eating habits to pretty well conform to Anns agenda, you would find a great improvement. I am doing very well ow except for RA and have hard tie typing as ingers wot do what i think they are doing and hav to spend a lot of time filling in characters! forgive the missingones! incidently, i got a computer program that let me trac my food and by knowing what i am eatig (read the labels) and eating about like Ann, I have been loosing abut 1 1/2 lb a week!!! that was my goal and it is working !! I also exercise 5 days a week for about 45 minutes each, 3 sessions are water exercises due to the RA. at >76 years i can still lay on my back and touch the floor abov my head with my feet if i choose. It is one of my old yoga exercises and got my herniated disk relieved. Lee (the granny one) -- In health , Reilly <setlikeflint@y...> wrote: > That is interesting. I have IBS with diverticulosis, and pain in my chest where my gall bladder used to be. The " Dr. " thinks it is acid. I think it is clogged and backed up intestines. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 I wonder if you had acid reflux that improved after your villii healed. H.**************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp & icid=aolcom40vanity & ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 hello all,i meant to post about this topic months ago, but never got around to it. after i was diagnosed with celiac (about 7 years ago, at the age of 20), i still had persisting symptoms. so about six months after, my doctor ordered a barium test (where they make you drink liquid barium and observe your organs as they become coated with the substance). for anyone who has done this test, you know how unpalatable the liquid barium is, so i almost threw up a few times during the process. the tests showed that i had acid reflux. at the time, i asked the technician who told me about the acid reflux whether the fact that i had been almost throwing up could have showed stomach acid in my esophagus and thus resulted in a false acid reflux diagnosis. he said no, and my doctor prescribed prevacid. i should mention that at the time i had no acid reflux symptoms- no heart burn, chest pain, etc. i was on 15 mg of prevacid daily for about 5 years. after 5 years i started having severe chest pains and heartburn, and my GI doubled my prevacid dose to 30 mg daily. it had always disturbed me that as someone in their early twenties, who drank no caffeine, didn't eat spicy foods, or lots of fried food, i was taking daily medication. so this summer i decided to start tapering off of the prevacid. the first few days i still had symptoms, but then after about a week, i was fine. now, i know that i may just be bitter towards doctors for my many ridiculous pre and post-celiac interactions with many clueless doctors (like the one celiac specialist who i will not name that accused me of "sneaking" bread when i told him i was still feeling sick after going GF), but through this whole experience i get the feeling that i never had acid reflux, but that i developed a dependence on prevacid after taking it for so long. anyway, just thought i would share my story. has anyone had similar acid reflux experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Oh wow, that's awful!! I was on Protonix for acid stomach for about 6 months, but after my first week of a food allergy elimination diet I no longer felt nauseated if I didn't take it, so stopped and told my doctor. I never had any issues after that (unless I somehow get glutened without knowing it--Wellshire Farms!). But I wonder if that's b/c I was only on it for a short time. --- In , maya s <mayaglutenfree@...> wrote: > > hello all, > > i meant to post about this topic months ago, but never got around to it. after i was diagnosed with celiac (about 7 years ago, at the age of 20), i still had persisting symptoms. so about six months after, my doctor ordered a barium test (where they make you drink liquid barium and observe your organs as they become coated with the substance). for anyone who has done this test, you know how unpalatable the liquid barium is, so i almost threw up a few times during the process. the tests showed that i had acid reflux. at the time, i asked the technician who told me about the acid reflux whether the fact that i had been almost throwing up could have showed stomach acid in my esophagus and thus resulted in a false acid reflux diagnosis. he said no, and my doctor prescribed prevacid. i should mention that at the time i had no acid reflux symptoms- no heart burn, chest pain, etc. i was on 15 mg of prevacid daily for about 5 years. after 5 years i started > having severe chest pains and heartburn, and my GI doubled my prevacid dose to 30 mg daily. > > it had always disturbed me that as someone in their early twenties, who drank no caffeine, didn't eat spicy foods, or lots of fried food, i was taking daily medication. so this summer i decided to start tapering off of the prevacid. the first few days i still had symptoms, but then after about a week, i was fine. now, i know that i may just be bitter towards doctors for my many ridiculous pre and post-celiac interactions with many clueless doctors (like the one celiac specialist who i will not name that accused me of " sneaking " bread when i told him i was still feeling sick after going GF), but through this whole experience i get the feeling that i never had acid reflux, but that i developed a dependence on prevacid after taking it for so long. > > anyway, just thought i would share my story. has anyone had similar acid reflux experiences? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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