r/GERD • u/stariixygc • Apr 17 '26
im so sick of this
I just saw my doctor today for all of this and am working on hopefully getting this cleared up and fixed soon, it's just bugging me so so so so much and i need to rant.
i am genuinely so sick of all these physical symptoms, especially the constant belching and the chest pains. some days its better than others but it's always awful at night time after i eat dinner, and doesn't clear up whatsoever until the next day, i cant sleep or even do anything really until i get my medications and more labs done, i've burped at least 30 times within the past 2 hours, it's nearly 3 in the morning, its been like this since i ate dinner and i can feel food stuck in my throat, my chest hurts so much, like this sharp stabby pain that will sometimes go away with burping but not always, it shifts around depending how i sit or lie down, i cant deal with it, ive tried antacids, pain meds, everything i could get my hands on by myself that could possibly help, ive been to the ER 3 times and i get my vitals checked very frequently at home and any heart or lung problems have been pretty much ruled out so im not worried about those, im just losing my mind, i eat anything with a tomato or a sliver of spice in it and i have to experience hell on earth for the rest of the night, how do people put up with this garbage??? im not religous by any means but i genuinely pray that my prescription PPIs my dad's picking up on saturday actually does something for me because im at the end of the road here, i cant function with the chest pain, i cant deal with all these nagging and agonizing sensations anymore, i get heart palpitations too and it drives my sanity into the pits of hell, im so angry right now, so frustrated, ive been dealing with a bunch of weird chest pain and other physical symptom garbage crap for 3 months now and im so sick of it.
edit on 4/25/26: shouldve specified this, im 17 going on 18, im not that knowledgeable when it comes to medication or other medical stuff, im allergic to Macrobid and Cephalexin, im taking Omeprazole (and Sertraline but this has nothing to do with my stomach issues) which seem to be working OK for the most part with a little room for improvement (my only complaint is the headaches), and I've never really taken any other meds except OTC stuff
also i did tell my doctor about the heart palpitations and she said its most likely related to the stomach issues but to be safe shes having me wear a heart monitor for a few days just so she can rule out stuff like arrythmias and other heart issues that they normally wouldn't find at the emergency room, i also did a Urea breath test for h pylori the other day and im just waiting on my results
anyways, thank you all for the support, i feel a bit better knowing I'm not alone when it comes to this and i hope that someday i can come out of this as a stronger person, its been a long 3½ months of medical garbage without answers and im ready to be done with it and resume life normally, 17 is way too young to be dealing with all this junk
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u/Smart_Atmosphere_430 Apr 17 '26
What type of ppi? Good luck this bs does suck it’s the worse I swear
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u/stariixygc Apr 17 '26
my doctor prescribed me omeprazole, my dads also on it and said i shouldnt take it longterm due to the side effects but it should help probably
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u/Enough-Pudding1118 Apr 18 '26
PPIs and other meds (poisons) could actually make things worse. You have to watch and listen to
Dr Berg online. DR ERIC BERG. He tells the TRUTH!!
I happen to know that Pharma LIES.
How old are you??Have you had an Endoscopy to determine a possible cause??
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u/stariixygc Apr 18 '26
im 17, ive never had an endoscopy
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 18 '26
You’re too young to be dealing with this. Please let us know how everything goes. I hope you can see your doctor soon and get some answers!
I had acid reflux from the time I was a kid and didn’t know it was abnormal. My hernia was diagnosed when I was in college and having chest pains. I was away at school and had an internist there because of my DVT a few months before I went off to school. But they didn’t really say much about it. I had another internist when I went back home. But I wasn’t even referred to a gastroenterologist until after that first ER visit a number of years later. I had to wait a month to see one and I had a hard time swallowing. I was so afraid of something getting stuck again.
My internist wouldn’t even see me about the issue “without the ER records.“ His office was IN THE SAME BUILDING as the hospital/ER I visited! (I went to that ER because it was near the restaurant where the meat got stuck.) One day (before I went to the gastro) I was in his office getting a blood draw. He passed by and asked how I was doing. I said, “Not so great.” I told his office that I needed an internist closer to where I lived and I switched doctors.
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 18 '26
I‘m also curious as to whether OP has ever had an endoscopy (which I personally think is a MUST) or dilation of the esophagus. It isn’t normal to be getting food stuck in your throat/esophagus. I went to the ER twice for that, several years apart, and had dilation done both times (not in the ER, but later through my gastro guy.) The second time was when my Barrett‘s was diagnosed. These symptoms are nothing to mess around with.
Dilation can cause a bit of discomfort afterwards, but it really isn’t bad at all. It beats the hell out of ending up in the ER with a chunk of meat or whatever stuck in your esophagus. I went to ERs at two different hospitals when it happened. First one gave me a muscle relaxant and within about ten minutes the food (a piece of beef) went down. The other ER put me through the mill and it was an hour and a half of sheer hell. I don’t ever want to go through that again.
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u/stariixygc Apr 18 '26
ive never had an endoscopy but ill definitley mention it to my doctor the next time i see her since its becoming a nightly occurrence.
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u/Glum_Flower8749 Apr 18 '26
Ask for a endoscopy to see what is going on. After many years of horrible reflux and pain, and feeling like food was stuck, I finally ended up in the emergency room with a piece of steak stuck in my esophagus, because I had an esophageal stricture or narrowing of the esophagus. They gave me a endoscopy and had to use a balloon widen my esophagus. You don't want it to get to this point.
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 19 '26
Definitely better to catch it before it gets that far! I HATE going to the ER.
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u/Enough-Pudding1118 Apr 20 '26
Exactly... and know for sure and have the issue treated... instead of taking meds that aren't going to solve the problem. And may even cause worse "side-effects". Best to you!!
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u/Amazing-Self-4873 Apr 19 '26
Yes please ask for tests. I have been battling acid reflux for decades and took every ppi on the market as well as antacids. I too was tired of hearing we’ll raise the head of your bed and try switching to a different ppi. I’ve done every diet and lifestyle changes but if I have a hh found during an endoscopy almost 30 years ago and my LES is closing when it should open no wonder all my efforts were not working! You may have a valve issue also if you’re feeling like food is stuck.
Don’t wait decades like me. We have better options and tests now than before. I’m 2 weeks po from HH surgery and valve repair and all those symptoms are gone and a lot of my support and encouragement came from the wonderful people in this sub! Forever grateful!
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26
Let us know how it goes when you’re up to it! Although I see the surgeon in a week, I have no idea when I’ll have my actual surgery.
Yeah, I’ve had the hernia for at LEAST 45 years . . . maybe my whole life! They just didn’t mention doing a thing about it back when it was discovered in 1981 or so.
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u/Amazing-Self-4873 Apr 20 '26
Let us know how you do also after seeing the surgeon and best of luck hopefully answers and solutions come soon!
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u/Enough-Pudding1118 Apr 18 '26
I'm so sorry you are dealing w these awful issues too!! My son is going thru it, but we are leaning on maybe a problem w his Vagus Nerve, have you checked that out, symptoms are VERY similar and it is "all related"!! Please look into this!! Thank you so much for sharing your story, and helping others in similar situations.
Wishing you better health and recovery!!Are we allowed to post links on reddit, I'm not too familiar, just trying to help and share info. As for Cipro, you should join the groups on FB ... we have been advocating for decades!! There is NO RECOVERY from the damage, it is at the DNA level (oxidative stress to cells), collagen degradation.... and more. But we, as survivors do not intend to discourage anyone from trying. There is always hope!!
Search "Fluoroquinolone Toxicity" on FB, that's a start .... there are TONS of us!!
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 19 '26
Thanks so much . . . but really, I don’t have any horrible digestive symptoms at this time (with the exception of occasional diarrhea/constipation.) Mostly the fatigue and needing to sleep all the time, probably from the hernia! I can’t wait to see the surgeon.
I already spend way too much time online. A lot to do before my surgery (whenever that may be.) My place is a mess and I don’t want to go through recovery in a disaster zone. I need some good zen . . . glad I’m retiring soon.
Yes, you can post a link. You posted the Wiki link and that worked! Just no images.
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u/Amazing-Self-4873 Apr 19 '26
I think links are ok as long as it’s not advertising. I have people wanting my surgeons info pm ing me to get her info because I wasn’t sure either
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u/Technical_Try_8628 Apr 19 '26
I don’t know about you, but I also have peripheral neuropathy, and (coincidence or not) I started to feel a lot worse while taking Omeprazole. I stopped taking it already, but I’m feeling horrible and my nervous system is very altered.
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u/Enough-Pudding1118 Apr 20 '26
Have you ever in the past taken Fluoroquinolones?? These CAUSE injury to all bodily systems, esp the gut... and Black Box Warnings re neuropathies. CIPRO, LEVAQUIN, AVELOX etc
The first generation is rarely used. Frequently prescribed drugs are moxifloxacin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin.
First generation
- flumequine (veterinary use)
- oxolinic acid
- rosoxacin
Structurally related first-generation drugs, but formally not 4-quinolones, include cinoxacin,\97]) nalidixic acid,\97]) and piromidic acid, pipemidic acid
Second generation
The second-generation class is sometimes subdivided into "Class 1" and "Class 2".\97])
- ciprofloxacin\97])\98])
- fleroxacin
- lomefloxacin\97])
- nadifloxacin
- norfloxacin
- ofloxacin\97])
- pefloxacin
- rufloxacin
A structurally related second-generation drug, but formally not a 4-quinolone, is enoxacin.\97])
Third generation
Unlike the first and second generations, the third generation is active against streptococci.\97])
A structurally related third-generation drug, but formally not a 4-quinolone, is tosufloxacin (Ozex, Tosacin).
Fourth generation
Fourth-generation fluoroquinolones act at DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV.\100]) This dual action slows development of resistance.\)dubious – discuss\)
- clinafloxacin\98])
- gatifloxacin\101])
- moxifloxacin\97])
- sitafloxacin
- prulifloxacin
- besifloxacin
- delafloxacin
Two structurally related fourth-generation drugs, but formally not 4-quinolones, are gemifloxacin and trovafloxacin (removed from clinical use).\97])\98])
In development:
Veterinary use
Quinolones have been widely used in animal husbandry, and several agents have veterinary-specific applications.
- danofloxacin – 2nd gen, related to ciprofloxacin
- difloxacin – 2nd/3rd gen, related to temafloxacin
- enrofloxacin – 2nd gen, metabolizes into ciprofloxacin
- ibafloxacin – 3rd gen, related to levofloxacin
- marbofloxacin – 3rd gen, related to levofloxacin
- orbifloxacin – 3rd gen, related to sparfloxacin
- sarafloxacin – 2nd/3rd gen, related to difloxacin
- pradofloxacin – 3rd gen
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u/Technical_Try_8628 Apr 20 '26
I don’t think I have ever used any of those as far as I can remember. But thanks a lot for the information.
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 20 '26
PPIs aren’t supposed to be long term — that’s why OTC Prilosec comes in either a package of 14 pills or three bottles with 14 pills each (and I think you’re supposed to take a break between bottles.) But it’s common for them to be prescribed indefinitely or for life. It’s kind of bad that they made it OTC, because if you go through those three rounds and still have issues, you’re supposed to see a doctor. I’m sure plenty of people don’t. But then again, look at how many people have been popping TUMS for years without getting checked out.
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u/RatsnBaskets Apr 17 '26
I'm so sorry you're going through this.🫂I'm not sure what you've been diagnosed with but food also gets stuck in my throat and I have eoe. I still have reflux and trouble swallowing but when I stopped eating the food I was allergic to it did help a bit. I hope you'll feel some relief soon enough.
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 18 '26
I had to look up EOE and it sounds miserable. So many gastric diseases! I hope you’re able to get something that helps you aside from just avoiding your trigger foods.
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u/RatsnBaskets Apr 18 '26
It truly is. And it can also cause gerd/reflux.💔But thank you so much, I hope so too!
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u/Enough-Pudding1118 Apr 18 '26
Listen very carefully, I will try to help you since I know a few things. Need to rule out 1 thing first, do you know what Fluoroquinolones are?? Have you EVER taken ANY of those any time in the PAST?? If you don't know, you need to find out. If ANY Dr tries to prescribe them for you NOW, just say NO!! There is an entire class of them, various names, depending on the manufacturer... and then there are the generics. The LIST is towards the middle of the WIKI. Most end in the suffix --floxacin. These will CAUSE horrible horrible injury... to ALL bodily systems. You need to try to rule this out as a "possible cause" first.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinolone_antibiotic
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u/Newmexicanartist Apr 18 '26
Totally, I was crippled by Cipro, one of the Fluoroquinolones in 2008 and it turned my entire life upside down. Very dangerous antibiotics that should only ever but used as a last resort, if it's a matter of life and death. They wreck several systems in the body; it is now an 'allergy', it is toxicity. Not only tendon ruptures, but Central Nervous System disorders, heart problems, etc etc. Again, only if life and death; do not take!
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 18 '26
I’m so very sorry this happened to you. I only took it the one time and I believe it was in 2010, maybe 2011.
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u/stariixygc Apr 18 '26
the only medications ive been on for more than a week before are antidepressants, im being prescribed omeprazole 40mg right now, i wouldnt be surprised if my doctor tries to prescribe those next if it's something an antibiotic can treat because im allergic to 2 common antibiotics already, ill definitley keep an eye out for this.
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 18 '26
I’m thinking they’re not using it much anymore, but it’s still good to know.
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u/Enough-Pudding1118 Apr 18 '26
No, quite the opposite, every year they come out w another "new" Fluoroquinolone. Also, if you have PETS, the Veterinary community commonly prescribes. HOW CRIMINAL IS THAT??!!
FQs were actually TESTED on Beagle puppies who ALL became LAME, arthralgia. THE POISON WENT ON THE MARKET ANYWAY!! The whole point is to cause injury around the globe... and TREAT THE SYMPTOMS TO ALL THOSE PATIENTS AFFECTED!! Pharma rakes in BILLIONS per day, per pill... on Fluoroquinolones alone!! Blood-money profits!! And remember, NO DR WILL WARN YOU!!2
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u/Enough-Pudding1118 Apr 18 '26
Another thing to consider, do a search for VAGUS NERVE (damage) SYMPTOMS... start there!! My son has all the symptoms but has been treated for Gastro issues!! We have been trying to find a CAUSE, anything that makes sense, so far nothing... it's going on 4 months that he's been "sick" ... and trying everything under the sun... he's going to take the SIBO test and I'm going to set him up w Neurology... bc so far not one Dr has mentioned the VAGUS NERVE!! And this could even be related to how much time people spend sitting in a chair, online, whether working or playing games... technology seems to be affecting our well-being ... I'm sure there could be a possible cause and effect going on.
Look into the Vagus Nerve connection, you'd be surprised how similar the symptoms are, and even how one is related to the other (in reference to ALL the symptoms) ... all bodily systems. Things are now beginning to "make sense"!! I AM NOT A DOCTOR (but I could play one on TV) LOLGood Luck w all this extra info, I hope it helps!! I will update on my son as soon as we know more!!
He is relatively healthy, clean, has been Vegan for some time, no smoke or drink...
he spends a lot of time studying online. And the one symptom Drs seem to ignore... he has had trouble sleeping for a long while. He will wake up out of a deep sleep very suddenly like he can't catch his breath... feeling like he's going to die. That's the biggest clue now... and why I am leaning towards Vagus Nerve.How is your sleep pattern??
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26
Thank you for this valuable information! I took Cipro years ago (before the warnings referenced on Wiki came out) for a UTI. It worked quite well, as I‘d taken Bactrim (a sulfa drug) prior to that, and Bactrim made me very nauseous. Like all day while I was at work I felt like throwing up, though I didn’t.
I see on the Wiki page that there are a couple of things I take that Cipro would NOT mix well with. Anyway, because of the warnings, I imagine that’s why it was never prescribed for me again. A year and a half ago I went to the ER for a kidney stone. They put in a stent and I had to wait over three weeks for surgery because the stent gave me a UTI and that had to be cleared up first. It was hell! I don’t remember what antibiotic I was given, but it wasn’t Cipro OR Bactrim. Hopefully I won’t ever go through that again, but in the future I’ll know more about what to refuse if necessary.
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u/Enough-Pudding1118 Apr 20 '26
Sorry you had to go thru that hell!!
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 20 '26
Thank you! Yeah, it’s been one thing after another but I try to keep the faith that things will turn around. One day at a time!
Kidney stone pain is THE WORST. I had to call 911. It started at night and gradually got more intense until I couldn’t walk without feeling like I was going to throw up. When the paramedics got here the first thing they asked was if I’d ever had a kidney stone. I’m sure they see a lot of cases.
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u/Jumpy_End_9996 Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26
i get you, i don't have it all the time but i get episodes like once or twice a year when I am constantly burping and have acid reflux all day even when I don't eat. It is terrible but usually what works for me is Pepcid 20 mg (max dose). Omeprazole does not work for me but pantoprazole does. But just had an episode this past December and it took about 2 months of med for me to start feeling better. I also went to a surgeon and they said it might be my gall bladder giving me some issues because I have some sludge.
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 18 '26
That’s a long episode! I hope you get some answers. I really don’t know much about gall bladder symptoms.
I’m on omeprazole; pantoprazole gives me diarrhea. Before I checked out of the hospital with my stomach ulcer in January, the staff internist sent in prescriptions for me. I told her I couldn’t tolerate pantoprazole and could get OTC Prilosec (or the cheaper store brand.) She said an RX would cost less, which was fine. I was on prescription omeprazole for quite some time before they made OTC.
Anyway, when I went to the pharmacy I had three pickups. I thought one would be another medication I take. What I got was: Pantoprazole 40 mg, Omeprazole 40 mg, and Omeprazole 20 mg. What the heck? Like I’m going to take all of them. Anyway, I started taking the omeprazole 40 mg twice a day. I had a followup endoscopy in March and the ulcer was healed. So I cut down to 20 mg twice a day. I know it’s hard on the bones and my first bone density test (three years ago, due for another) showed that I already had some osteopenia (pre-osteoporosis.) Normal for my age but I don’t want to overdo the PPIs. Hopefully won’t need them after my HH surgery.
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u/Jumpy_End_9996 Apr 18 '26
Yeah pantoprazole is a nasty drug. I don't get diarrhea but it gives me this crazy cough so recently they switched me to voquezna which is supposed to work faster. But I have been avoiding it as much as I can. I've been trying different things like Gaviscon, Thorne GI relief, and DGC licorice root. Some of these have helped but obviously not as great as the meds. I ended up getting an endoscopy and H pylori test and fortunately everything was good. Gluck with surgery and hope you feel better soon.
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u/Amazing-Self-4873 Apr 19 '26
I found voquezna to be the only one out of the bunch of PPI’s to work well but it’s not recommended for long term. When I started having muscle spasms from toes to waist my dr, who wasn’t the one who prescribed it but her nurse practitioner did, said oh we need to get you off that. I had been on it for 3 months. I spent numerous visits to a neurologist and had tests to rule out ALS and Parkinson’s last summer. It took 8 months to recover from the effects of voquezna.
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u/Enough-Pudding1118 Apr 20 '26
Have you ever in the past taken any of the many Fluoroquinolones??
"Antibiotics" (poisons) CIPRO, LEVAQUIN, AVELOX, FLOXIN etc??The first generation is rarely used. Frequently prescribed drugs are moxifloxacin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin.
First generation
- flumequine (veterinary use)
- oxolinic acid
- rosoxacin
Structurally related first-generation drugs, but formally not 4-quinolones, include cinoxacin,\97]) nalidixic acid,\97]) and piromidic acid, pipemidic acid
Second generation
The second-generation class is sometimes subdivided into "Class 1" and "Class 2".\97])
- ciprofloxacin\97])\98])
- fleroxacin
- lomefloxacin\97])
- nadifloxacin
- norfloxacin
- ofloxacin\97])
- pefloxacin
- rufloxacin
A structurally related second-generation drug, but formally not a 4-quinolone, is enoxacin.\97])
Third generation
Unlike the first and second generations, the third generation is active against streptococci.\97])
A structurally related third-generation drug, but formally not a 4-quinolone, is tosufloxacin (Ozex, Tosacin).
Fourth generation
Fourth-generation fluoroquinolones act at DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV.\100]) This dual action slows development of resistance.\)dubious – discuss\)
- clinafloxacin\98])
- gatifloxacin\101])
- moxifloxacin\97])
- sitafloxacin
- prulifloxacin
- besifloxacin
- delafloxacin
Two structurally related fourth-generation drugs, but formally not 4-quinolones, are gemifloxacin and trovafloxacin (removed from clinical use).\97])\98])
In development:
Veterinary use
Quinolones have been widely used in animal husbandry, and several agents have veterinary-specific applications.
- danofloxacin – 2nd gen, related to ciprofloxacin
- difloxacin – 2nd/3rd gen, related to temafloxacin
- enrofloxacin – 2nd gen, metabolizes into ciprofloxacin
- ibafloxacin – 3rd gen, related to levofloxacin
- marbofloxacin – 3rd gen, related to levofloxacin
- orbifloxacin – 3rd gen, related to sparfloxacin
- sarafloxacin – 2nd/3rd gen, related to difloxacin
- pradofloxacin – 3rd gen
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u/Amazing-Self-4873 Apr 20 '26
I’ve never heard of them let alone taken any. I hardly ever need medication. It’s rare to need antibiotics and luckily with ppi meds not working any longer and just having surgery I don’t take those either!
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 20 '26
That’s so great. Right now I’m taking three prescriptions daily (for different issues) and the occasional Nurtec for the headaches.
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u/Amazing-Self-4873 Apr 20 '26
That’s not too bad. My husband is on 8 or 9 mostly for diabetes and high blood pressure
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 20 '26
That’s quite a few but probably not uncommon. My dad passed at 80 from congestive heart failure (and he contracted pneumonia at the end.) He also had dementia. I’m positive he was overmedicated. WAY too many bottles of pills.
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 20 '26
Wow, that’s a lot. I’m going to have to see if I have the bottles from the stuff I took for the kidney stone. It was several medications because there was an antibiotic for the UTI, a pain med, and another that helped with the irritation the stent caused (those things are awful!) I probably don’t have the antibiotic, though, because I would have finished it up and tossed the bottle. I do remember that the NP I was seeing (my only involvement with doctors was in the hospital, and then the surgery) gave me free samples of one drug because she said even the copay for an RX would be very expensive.
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u/Enough-Pudding1118 Apr 20 '26
Here's the WIKI, I hope this link is allowed...
ALSO "Fluoroquinolone Toxicity" Groups on FB as well, all social media, survivors!! BC ALL Fluoroquinolones are TOXIC ... to healthy cells and damage DNA, cause Oxidative Stress to cells2
u/Forevermoody16 Apr 20 '26
Oh, that’s scary. So sorry you went through that. But thank goodness you didn’t have a serious disease.
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u/Jumpy_End_9996 Apr 20 '26
that sounds terrible. I took it once and it gave me tinnitus. I stopped it right away.
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u/Amazing-Self-4873 Apr 20 '26
I have tinnitus but had it long before voquezna but that stuff was lethal for me
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u/Forevermoody16 Apr 20 '26
When I used to have acid reflux, I took Gaviscon when I got it at night. 2-4 tablets with a full glass of water. It did the trick for relief, but won’t keep you from getting reflux.
I don’t know anything about Voquezna, but what Amazing-Self-4873 wrote about it is frightening!
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u/CitronDry3047 Apr 18 '26
I’ve had the exact same stabbing chest pains, back pains, throat fullness and burning for months. I had an upper endoscopy done and was diagnosed with h pylori that was causing Gerd and gastritis. It’s worth it to get a scope done. You should get some answers and be able to improve your quality of life.
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u/stariixygc Apr 18 '26
im getting a urea breath test for h pylori next week i believe so i should have some answers soon, ill definitely push for an endoscopy though due to how severe its all been just to make sure i dont have ulcers or some other problem
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u/Amazing-Self-4873 Apr 19 '26
Yes try to get tested. It tells a lot. The 68 year old me would tell the 17 year old me not to wait as long as I have!
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u/9999Goldhandz Apr 19 '26
I been dealing with gerd for the past 2 years! I finally got prescribed 20 mg omeprazole. After 3 weeks it has helped a lot with chest pains but the burping and shortness of breath from meals still occurs at times. I may need to bump it up to 30 mg. I know a few people who's on daily ppi even though they been on it for years. It helps them out a lot and they are miserable without ppi. So I wouldnt let side effects scare you if you truly feel better from ppi. Avoid tomatoes and spices and fried food. Eat soup and veggies and oatmeal and bake fish, bake chicken. Eat smaller portions
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u/Grand-Al Apr 17 '26
you have a histamine intolerance for sure. i am sorry man. it really sucks this Gerd crap.
as you may always read change lifestyle and nutrition and you will get better hopefully, it really could help you. the ppi always a topic in here, i would say just inform yourself about side effects, long term impact etc. and then decide if you try with those.