Im actually posting this as a msg for my
bf who is hardheaded and doesnt seem to
want to try anything for this prob.
My boyfriend is under 30 and has what i
consider severe acid reflux. he eats once
a day and that usually comes up within
several hours of him eating. he wont go
to the doc and i dont know what to tell
him considering he has been dealing with
this for over 10 years now and had a heart
attack several years ago.
any advice on what to do would be
appreciated.
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bigJerm
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 5 Location: so cal
Posted: 06-24-07 16:13pm
yeah ive got the same thing.....you go to
the doctors they put you on these pills
like nexium or protonix and most likely
will also order a procedure called an
"EGD" in which they insert a camera into
your esophogus to check it out. basically
you end up on these pills that make it 90
percent better, although dont be fooled,
you never can stop taking them. its like
miracle medication but as soon as you stop
its worse than you can imagine. the only
surgical option from what ive learned
doest really work most of the time. GERD
is becoming really common and
unfortunately there is no cure. there is
a surgery they have developed in europ
that isnt available in the u.s yet,
although it looks very promising. its
called the esophy ELF, you can check there
website out at endogastric solutions.com
ok thats been my experience
good luck with your bf
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Richard Day Gore
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Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 49
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Posted: 07-01-07 05:54am
There is life after Nexium, at least for
me. My stomach is continually stirred up
because of thyroid medications I take;
nothing I can do about that. GERD got
really bad; had all the procedures, got
Nexium, which helped a great deal. But
it's too expensive even with my insurance
(surprise) so some months I have to do
without. Prilosec does almost as well, but
with one caveat: I have to be extra
careful what I eat and drink. The main
culprit is caffeine. As long as I commit
to having just ONE cup of coffee a day in
the early morning, I'm fine. Coffee is
indeed my main enemy--I am amazed at how
one cup too many can trigger symptoms that
last well into the night. It's a matter of
discipline. So much GERD is due to our
eating and drinking habits. And those we
can break without having to enslave
ourselves to Big Pharma.
Regards,
Richard Day Gore
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bigJerm
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 5 Location: so cal
Posted: 07-02-07 15:12pm
big pharma for sure, a big conspiracy were
doomed to be enslaved to.
i cant believe how happy all these docs
are to throw around samples of these pills
that make addicts out of unweary
sufferers. 2 week therapy it says on the
packaging, yeah right. doctors are just
like pushers nowadays, giving away the
first hit.
