- disappointing endoscopy
i had my first ever endoscopy this morning and came out of it extremely disappointed. i’ve been dealing with symptoms like shortness of breath, daily painful bloating, heart palpitations, nausea,...
74 points70 comments5 d ago
- I HATE DOCTORS NOT TAKING MY ISSUES SERIOUSLY
I have had reflux since birth and im 22F. The doctors always tell me its anxiety. I only have reflux at night while I am sleeping and wake up with massive amounts of chest pain and not being able...
56 points49 comments2 d ago
- Did Anyone Develop GERD After a Traumatic Life Event?
Was just curious since something significant happened in my life last year that spawned this a few weeks after. It actually crept up on me slowly, but I am now seeing a therapist. I have...
56 points88 comments3 d ago
- Anxiety medication cured my gerd symptoms
Without any medication I was a mess. Gerd from anxiety, anxiety from gerd etc. A vicious cycle. Took 40mg esomeprazole and it helped not suffer all day but I still had to be careful with what I...
46 points70 comments6 d ago
- Healed
Hello everyone! I haven’t been on here for about a year but I came to tell everyone that it’s possible to heal. I was diagnosed with mild chronic gastritis in June of 2024. I was constantly...
45 points29 comments5 d ago
- LPR/GERD improving for a surprising reason
I’ve suffered from LPR/GERD for about 15 years. I’ve never been able to identify obvious triggers and medicine has not helped in any significant way. I began experiencing symptoms during a period...
38 points9 comments4 d ago
- Long term PPI users
How long will you be on the drug or have you been on it? I feel like I'm one of the only ones, who started taking it at 29 years old and now am 34. So it's been 5 years. I cannot get off because...
35 points78 comments5 d ago
- What do people with anxiety take for acid reflux?
All the main stream meds I see have anxiety as a side effect and I’m really not willing to take them. I just want relief from my pill induced esophagitis, but I absolutely hate side effects and I...
33 points39 comments6 d ago
- Turns out I was celiac all along
Stopped taking the tablets I was proscribed about a month ago. Completely cut out gluten and I’m fine. Doctors never did any follow up and I figured this out myself (well my gf figured it out) I...
28 points28 comments3 d ago
- Does anyone else randomly cry/breakdown because of gerd/lpr
ive had lpr for a year and the last a couple of days my symptoms specifically dysphagia has been bad. i was starving today and i attempted to eat lunch just plain chicken and rice and was...
24 points6 comments5 d ago