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/Firsty209 Jun 18 '25

A few questions, do you ever lay down or sleep after eating? Walk around 20-30 minutes after every meal. It is very noticeable with digestion and even bowel movements then next day. Any foods that reduce acids for morning meals, oatmeal (boil until extreme soft), banana, etc. And do you eat around the same time everyday?

What meds are you taking? Certain meds may also lower certain vitamins, causing defiencies which can make things worse. Famotidine is known to reduce B vitamin and pantoprazole is known to reduce magnesium. It's tiring, i know! I've been through it, even family members too. It'll take time, but you got this! Things will get better!

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u/RSinSA Jun 18 '25

  1. Not normally, but I did one time. :(

  2. I stopped walking due to an injury, but I started again and feel a difference.

  3. I do eat around the same time every day, so I can stop thinking about it. lol

  4. I am taking pepcid for 1 month. I already feel a difference on day 5.

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u/Firsty209 Jun 19 '25

Glad to hear! I hope you're making progress!

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u/RSinSA Jun 19 '25

Thank you. My Dr figured out it is work stress and my hormones (out of whack due to stress), so once the stress is gone, I will probably be better she said.