Samantha asked:


I have been to see a doctor, and they keep telling me I am having an allergic reaction to something, and that I ALSO have acid reflux. Both things started happening at the same time. The allergic reaction type symptoms will often show up as little welts, in one spot. Not always the same spot, but usually warmer areas, like my stomach or my thighs. I have also had wierd things where my eyes, or my lip swells up. Almost looks like I got punched in the face, however there are no welts. These dont cause any problems with breathing or anything like that, only on the surface. It gets a bit embarrasing when it happens to me when I am in public. It comes and goes, sometimes several times a day, and lasting for several hours or more (last night went to bed with a swollen eye lid, and woke up with it still swollen). I also started having sever chest pains at roughly the same time. (within a few days of eachother). I went to the doctors, and they did an endoscopy down my esophagus, and into my stomach. They told me I had an H. pylori infection, however I took antibiotics to get rid of the bacteria. Its gone now, but the pain is still there. I have gone through 4 or 5 different medicines to try and help the pain, and only this most recent one seems to help at all, but it doesnt stop it, it is sucralfate. I have tried all of the other ones I can get my hands on, from generic zantac, tums, prilosec, milk of magnesia, pepto etc…nothing else does anything for it. I am starting to wonder if there is maybe a condition that could have both of these symptoms, or if maybe its not really acid reflux, maybe there is something else wrong, like the gastroesophageal sphincter might not be opening or closing like it should. Any advice would be much appreciated! Im at a loss of what to do. I am only 24, and these sudden medical issues are really starting to get me worried. I have watched everything from what I eat, to how I sleep. Even different perfumes and soaps etc. I cant figure out what is going on, and it’s been happening for almost 3 months now!!!

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He takes one Nexium pill a day but it just doesn’t seem to be working anymore. The type of symptoms he’s experiencing is trouble swallowing, lower back pain, burning sensation, difficulty breathing etc. What he do for some relief? Is there any home remedies that work? At this point he’s ready to try anything. He’s been under a lot of stress lately.

A diet for GERD relief must begin by understanding what it is we want to relieve. What is GERD? Technically speaking, GERD is an irritation or inflammation of the esophagus. It is believed that the condition is due to stomach acid flowing back up into the esophagus. The esophagus is the pipe that carries swallowed food from your mouth to your stomach. Where they meet, a ring of muscle called a sphincter separates the stomach and esophagus. This lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxes to let food into the stomach, and tightens to keep stomach acids from flowing back, and coming into contact with the sensitive lining of the esophagus.

GERD is an acronym, created for quicker, easier pronunciation and use of the term “gastroesophageal reflux disease.”

* Gastro refers to stomach.

* Esophageal refers to esophagus.

* Reflux means to flow backward

* Disease is the illness.

A diet for GERD relief must recognize that the problem is muscular. The LES is not functioning properly. If this is somehow caused by food, the issue must be addressed in diet. Let’s look at some possibilities.

Meal Times

A diet for GERD relief can help with GERD that occurs during sleep. How? Rather than change the type of food in the diet, the GERD sufferer should leave more time between the evening meal and bedtime. If you suffer from GERD, acid reflux, or heartburn, you may be going to bed too soon after your evening meal.

Researchers in Japan found that a shorter interval between dinner and bed is associated with an increased risk of GERD. Reporting on a 2005 study, researchers said that they saw a significant connection between shorter dinner-to-bed time and GERD.

Japanese researchers used 147 patients who had experienced GERD symptoms during the previous year and 294 matched “control” patients who had not experienced GERD symptoms during the previous year. Each was given a questionnaire to evaluate the normal time between finishing dinner and going to bed.

Study participants who went to be bed within three hours after the evening meal were 7.45 times more likely to suffer heartburn as those who waited four or more hours.

Dr. Yasuhiro Fujiwara and his colleagues from Osaka City University state in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, “It is generally recommended that patients with GERD refrain from eating within three hours of going to sleep”.

A diet for GERD relief will, therefore, include early evening meals.

In addition, GERD treatment calls for smaller meals, reducing the amount of food in the stomach at any given time. This permits the stomach to work more efficiently, and reduces the amount of pressure placed on the LES.

Foods You May Want to Avoid

As stated, GERD is a muscular disorder. The LES is relaxing too much. This relaxation can be caused, for some people, by certain foods.

A diet for GERD relief should test this theory be avoiding certain foods to determine if they are at fault. The following are thought to aggravate GERD. They may or may not aggravate your symptoms.

1. chocolate

2. creamed foods

3. fast foods (most)

4. fatty foods

5. milk

6. oils

7. peppermint

If you have GERD, with inflamed lower esophagus, you may want to avoid, or at least limit, caffeinated drinks such as coffee, soft drinks, and tea. These are thought to irritate the inflammation. Citrus fruits and their juices may also irritate.

Aside from these limits, you should be able to eat other foods.

Helpful Tip

People differ. Foods that may aggravate or irritate one person may have little or no effect on another. Conduct your own, honest experiments, expecting the best. You may be able to eat most of these foods.

CAUTION: The author is not a medical professional and presents the above information for educational purposes only. Please seek the advice of a physician if heartburn, acid reflux, or GERD persist.

By: Anna Hart

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RRKS69 asked:

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Most acid reflux sufferers who work to keep their symptoms under control generally have fewer problems, but there are some exceptions. When you suffer from chronic acid reflux, which has been left untreated, you may end up with acid reflux breathing problems that can be serious if you continue to ignore them.

Many people don’t realize that when they sleep, acid can seep up into the lungs. This does not generally occur when reflux is controlled, but it does happen more often than people think. The esophagus can sustain damage from refluxed acid, but if the condition is treated either with medication, through lifestyle changes or a combination of both, that damage can be repaired.

However, the tissues in the lungs are very vulnerable, and when they are damaged by refluxed acid complications can occur and much of the damage can be permanent. This can lead to breathing problems that may be with you for the rest of your life.

When the tissues in the lungs are damaged, they simply cannot work as they used to. The tissues can not stand up to the erosive properties of the acid and it starts to alter. This new, tougher type of tissue that lungs produce to protect themselves from a continuing assault from stomach acid simply does not function as well as healthy lung tissue does. This means your lungs cannot draw in oxygen or filter impurities and toxins as they used to and it may cause shortness of breath. Another complication can be the development or worsening of existing asthma. When this occurs it is not easily reversed, and can seriously impact on your quality of life.

In order to help prevent acid from reaching your lungs some modifications are required in the way you eat and how you sleep.

Firstly, avoiding heavy meals, and eating your last meal at least 3 hours before going to bed can have a positive impact on symptoms. Also, eating smaller meals with the additions of snacks throughout the day rather than 3 large meals will keep your digestive system moving and avoid a build up of acid in the stomach. Eating large meals puts your stomach under pressure to digest the food eaten, which means more stomach acid is produced and the lower esophageal sphincter muscle at the top of the stomach can be placed under pressure, weaken and open, allowing acid to escape into the esophagus.

The position you sleep in can also have an impact on whether acid can aspirate into the lungs. When sleeping you should elevate your upper body, either by placing a wedge under your mattress or pillow that lifts your head at least six inches higher than your waist and hips, or by placing blocks under the head end of the bed. Sleeping in this elevated position can reduce the risk of acid refluxing and being aspirated into your lungs while you sleep.

If you suspect that you have developed acid reflux breathing problems, you should contact your doctor at once. Suffering from related breathing complications is an indication that your acid reflux is not under control, and that you may be at risk for even bigger health problems in the future. Your breathing difficulties may not be acid-reflux related, but you should always find out what is causing your breathing problems so that the suitable treatment can be sought.

By: Kathryn Whittaker

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