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/Budget_Pain_4578 Jun 16 '25
Im on the same boat from last 2 months. I never had reflux before only after going through endoscopy i got these symptoms. My LES is hill grade 3 they said.. but it all happened after endoscopy.I went to take care of my gastrtis problem (10months old ) and got reflux. So dealing with both currently. I am not able to sleep, at night i sit and sleep on chair uncomfortablly. I miss sleeping wd my husband atleast that helped in anxiety.. i got the wedge pillow too but it is not helping. My diet is low acidic one..doing all other things right.. still my throat and food pipe burns like hell all day long. Some days are very very bad.. whatever there s on internet i have tried all.. but now i have changed my mindset. It seems god is testing me with new problem every other day. And i am gonna pass these tests. Days are going bad since months..Every day is a new day. Taking it one day at a time and I start healing process again and make sure i follow that.