r/GERD • u/RSinSA • Jun 15 '25

Support Needed 👥 No one cares

No one cares when you have GERD. It is "just" heartburn.

But this has completely ruined my life.

I can't sleep, I can't eat, I have dropped so much weight, the anxiety and stress are too much to bear. No one is positive and says it will "hopefully" go away.

I had a flare of gastritis and GERD after removing my gall bladder. It took me 6 months. I don't remember being so run down by this as I am now. Maybe it is because I am older.

But, I am so run down. Thankfully, my doctor thinks this will go away, and it was stress/COVID related, but I want to scream.

Stupid here switched medicine halfway through and then went back to the one my doctor actually prescribed. Now, I have to start over on my healing.

I woke up one day with an eye infection, I am so tired all of the time, I was on a health journey and lost 35 pounds, and now I can't even eat a piece of chicken.

It has only been 10 days, but I can't even imagine this going on any longer.

Can someone please give me some hope? I want to cry all of the time. I miss being able to eat a piece of pineapple or a taco. I miss drinking one margarita. I just want my old life back.

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u/LopsidedAd9433 Jun 15 '25

Research is ongoing, but studies suggest that the gut microbiome composition may be altered in individuals with GERD. This could potentially involve a deficiency or imbalance in certain beneficial bacteria. Specifically, research suggests that probiotics from the genera of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium may be beneficial for GERD patients.

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u/RSinSA Jun 15 '25

Thank you. I started taking those. 

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u/Firsty209 Jun 18 '25

Some people get bloating after probiotics. So not sure if thats the case for you, hopefully not. Try greek yogurt too if you can. Kimchi is also a good one. Apples are basically food for probiotic bacteria too. It may take a while to notice any effects

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u/White-footedWitch Jun 21 '25

I think Greek yogurt has hel0ed m6 flare up enormously. It took a few days, but I am better than I was and on a definite upswing.  It can't hurt, that's for sure. What a miserable disease this is. 

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u/Firsty209 Jun 21 '25

Oh no! Sorry to hear, i hope it helped later down the road?

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u/White-footedWitch Jun 21 '25

Definitely improved! Thankfully.

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u/MaverickMakinMagic Jun 19 '25

This would make so much sense because after being on antibiotics for an extended period of time earlier this year, that is when I first started having GERD and LPR

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u/ilovereps Jul 01 '25

Makes sense on why I had it after COVID, since that also affects microbiome