Acid Refux is kickin my a$$, some help please!!!

[Expat]

Ok, I have lost my voice to Acid reflux (got it back now) and have had a chronic cough for over a year now. Anybody have a cure or anything that has worked for them, please share it as I can not get a decent night sleep as I cough all night. Here is what I have tried so far. It is so bad I am having to do 2-3 products at night to make it go away. I am also taking cough pills that fake your brain to think you don't need to cough. And I still have break-thru coughing/gagging. I am taking way to many meds for this. I am having an endoscopy/colonoscopy next week. please anybody have any suggestions!!!!

Zegerid
Nexium(prescription)
prylosec (OTC)
baking soda and water
over the counter acid reducers
organic apple cider vinegar
chewing gum
Mastic Gum

[Red Ketchup]

For me it's Rolaids and Zantac.... I buy them by the bucket

Red

[AnabolicAndre]

My dad used to swear by a warm glass of milk at night before bed.

I got bad acid reflux when I started drinking, not that I drink heavily or anything, but for me the beer does it.

[big L 17]

ya that has happend to me when i drink alote,eat grease food,or lemonde makes u have it realy bad,go to the doc and get some nexuima works good for me

[AleX-69]

some suggestions:

1) Change your diet (no heavy meat, stick to chicken, veal and fish, no citrus juices, no milk [only in tea], no spicy or marinated stuff, no fried stuff - cook and steam. Avoid execissive carb intake.

2) Eat small frequent meals.

3) Drink Mint-tea with honey.

[Hard Head]

Expat, I had this problem and here is your salvation:

• No Coffee
• No Alcohol
• No Tomatos or peppers
• If you can get a prescription for Nexium, your problem is solved, if not, you will want to start on the Prilosec OTC 2x a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
• NO SMOKING!!!!

Here is the deal, you NEED to do several things to get yourself in line. Start the Prilosec right away. Take the medicine 1 hour before your meal as food interferes with the absorption of the med. Avoid coffee, alcohol, spicy foods, fatty foods, and indigestible foods (tomato, peppers, corn all have a skin that is not digestable by humans and are irritants), for at least 30 days. Take the Prilosec twice a day, every day, don't skip any. Within 4 days to 1 week you should be cool and reflux free. Watch your diet. Quit smoking (yeah, I know, do it anyway)

You probably have erosive damage to your esophagus so really, it's good that you are getting to the Gastroenterologist for the endoscopy, the sig is a pain in the butt for the prep but it's worth it, once in a while anyway. The endoscopy is basically a scope down your throat to inspect the esophegeal sphincter. It's no big deal as it is done under a light anesthesia so there is no feeling anything, just a nap. You might have lesions, Barretts (pre cancerous, like me), ulcers, etc. The doc will or should give you a prescription for Nexium so your insurance pays but there is really no need to wait to start the Prilosec. I have been taking Nexium for several years and before that Prilosec. Basically nonstop for at least 4 years.

Thank me later, get on the Prilosec today, right now, just go down to the drug store or grocery (or even better Costco/Sams), and get to it. Every hour you waste is another lost op to fix the problem, every day you wait is another shitty nights sleep and more damage to your esophagus +++.

Good luck.

[Expat]

Thank you all for your input, my list of meds was in my first post and believe me I am doing several of them at once just to calm it down. I was unaware of needing to change my eating habits, but I may have no other choice. I am coughing as i type now, and i cough so much I have bloodshot eyes most of the time. I am now willing to do anything, I can't deal with this much longer, it is wearing me down. Thanks again ya'll for your advice>>wish me luck next week on my procedure!!

Expat, I had this problem and here is your salvation:

• No Coffee
• No Alcohol
• No Tomatos or peppers
• If you can get a prescription for Nexium, your problem is solved, if not, you will want to start on the Prilosec OTC 2x a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
• NO SMOKING!!!!

Here is the deal, you NEED to do several things to get yourself in line. Start the Prilosec right away. Take the medicine 1 hour before your meal as food interferes with the absorption of the med. Avoid coffee, alcohol, spicy foods, fatty foods, and indigestible foods (tomato, peppers, corn all have a skin that is not digestable by humans and are irritants), for at least 30 days. Take the Prilosec twice a day, every day, don't skip any. Within 4 days to 1 week you should be cool and reflux free. Watch your diet. Quit smoking (yeah, I know, do it anyway)

You probably have erosive damage to your esophagus so really, it's good that you are getting to the Gastroenterologist for the endoscopy, the sig is a pain in the butt for the prep but it's worth it, once in a while anyway. The endoscopy is basically a scope down your throat to inspect the esophegeal sphincter. It's no big deal as it is done under a light anesthesia so there is no feeling anything, just a nap. You might have lesions, Barretts (pre cancerous, like me), ulcers, etc. The doc will or should give you a prescription for Nexium so your insurance pays but there is really no need to wait to start the Prilosec. I have been taking Nexium for several years and before that Prilosec. Basically nonstop for at least 4 years.

Thank me later, get on the Prilosec today, right now, just go down to the drug store or grocery (or even better Costco/Sams), and get to it. Every hour you waste is another lost op to fix the problem, every day you wait is another shitty nights sleep and more damage to your esophagus +++.

Good luck.