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Yes, It's LPR! (Just as I suspected)

I wrote on the forum a couple of days ago, and some of you were kind enough to reply. I saw an ENT privately today, and he listened to me (a good thing) and...

I wrote on the forum a couple of days ago, and some of you were kind enough to r...

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slippery elm for gastritis

I had tried slippery elm before but I was only doing one a day along with other stuff so I guess that’s why I didn’t notice the value of it. I have been having...

I had tried slippery elm before but I was only doing one a day along with other ...

•6 days ago

does anybody else experience this?

I’ve been having digestive problems for over a year now and I am finally getting an endoscopy in 6-8 weeks time however I had another ‘attack’ last night and...

I’ve been having digestive problems for over a year now and I am finally getting...

•1 day ago

gastritis

anyone ever had gastritis not caused by h pylori? Mine seems to be lingering and it’s getting me down. I have been switched from Omeprazole to lansprazole and...

anyone ever had gastritis not caused by h pylori? Mine seems to be lingering and...

•16 days ago

Border line Anaemia

Can anyone help me please? I have just been diagnosed with border line anaemia. I had a message from my surgery that a prescription had been left at the...

Can anyone help me please? I have just been diagnosed with border line anaemia....

•1 month ago

Symtoms of gastritis

Hi Can everyone let me know what their symptoms of gastritis were/are?

Hi Can everyone let me know what their symptoms of gastritis were/are?

•14 days ago

Famotidine

Has anyone had side effects from this drug? I have recently been prescribed this drug and my skin is itching. Just wondered if anyone has had this. Thanks.

Has anyone had side effects from this drug? I have recently been prescribed thi...

•21 days ago

Haitus hernia

hi everyone, I’ve posted in this group a few times, with regards to the same issue. I am a 28 years old female, and have recently been diagnosed with a 3cm...

hi everyone, I’ve posted in this group a few times, with regards to the same i...

•3 hours ago

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constant dry cough

hi everyone I have LPR which I have been managing with Rennies and Gaviscon Advance since coming off PPIs However I have now developed constant tickle in the...

hi everyone I have LPR which I have been managing with Rennies and Gaviscon Adva...

•9 hours ago

Hiatus hernia

Hi have a hiatus hernia awaiting endoscopy as symptoms not settling with my PPI. My main symptom is now pain in top of back. Anyone have this?

Hi have a hiatus hernia awaiting endoscopy as symptoms not settling with my PPI....

•5 days ago

Tips for taking tablets

Anyone got any good tips for taking tablets? I've got to take some that are quite big and I struggle with big tablets. I'm not allowed to cut them up or...

Anyone got any good tips for taking tablets? I've got to take some that are qu...

•20 days ago

iqoro

had anyone had much success for their haitus hernia with the Iqoro? I’ve seen they can be available through the NHS which gives me more hope!

had anyone had much success for their haitus hernia with the Iqoro? I’ve seen th...

•15 days ago

New Here Need advice

Hi All I hope someone on here has experienced similar to what am going through. I have been on Lanzoprozole 15mg for many year about 2 months again I started...

Hi All I hope someone on here has experienced similar to what am going through....

•1 month ago

swallowing/throat sensation

hi everyone, I’ve been battling on and off with acid reflux for two years, with two recent endoscopies ruling out anything sinister, a 3cm sliding haitus...

hi everyone, I’ve been battling on and off with acid reflux for two years, wit...

•1 month ago

full sensation below right rib cage

for about 4 years now I’ve had this feeling below right ribs it’s a full/swollen feeling when I sit down I notice it more and if I’m running it feels like I’m...

for about 4 years now I’ve had this feeling below right ribs it’s a full/swollen...

•14 days ago

Irregular z line

Anyone had this on their endoscopy report? I was told I had mild gastitis,I have a small hiatus hernia although they didn't mention that, said that esophagus...

Anyone had this on their endoscopy report? I was told I had mild gastitis,I have...

•22 days ago

lansoprazole

Can lansoprazole make you feel sick? I am on day 3 after a switch from Omeprazole and I feel really sicky. Is this a side effect? Or my gastritis getting...

Can lansoprazole make you feel sick? I am on day 3 after a switch from Omeprazol...

•16 days ago

Reflux and anxiety

Can anxiety cause reflux.

Can anxiety cause reflux.

•1 month ago

Unrequested lansoprazole

Hi, without any visits to a doctor, both my wife and I have been put on Lansoprazole. As far as I can see from the web this is a sort of indigestion/acid...

Hi, without any visits to a doctor, both my wife and I have been put on Lansopra...

•23 days ago

Betaine HCL for low stomach acid

Anyone in the UK taking Betaine HCL who can recommend any SMALL tablets or capsules?

Anyone in the UK taking Betaine HCL who can recommend any SMALL tablets or capsu...

•10 days ago

hello

hello fellow sufferers. I started getting reflux at 47 years of age. Every year it gets worse. I am now 64. This has been a long, tough battle. Glad to have...

hello fellow sufferers. I started getting reflux at 47 years of age. Every year ...

•8 days ago

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Tablet/pill cutter

Hi, I just cut them in half and take the two smaller ones together. You can also purchase a pill cutter from Amazon - for only a few pounds and that is a...

Hi, I just cut them in half and take the two smaller ones together. You can al...

•14 days ago

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Anyone had this?

A bit of background….. from a young child my teeth have always been easy to decay, chest type infections growing up, lots of sore throats, (back of my throat...

A bit of background….. from a young child my teeth have always been easy to deca...

•16 days ago

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Turns out may have been gallstones but after gallbladder removal could have been both !

Hi all, hope you are keeping as well as is possible. so after ph test ( unpleasant) and established I had 2 gallstones after ultrasound I thought I had it...

Hi all, hope you are keeping as well as is possible. so after ph test ( unple...

•1 month ago

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