i have suffered with acid reflux for around 6years.
last night I suffered the worst reflux I've ever had & has scared me immensely.
From around 1am it woke me,couldn't breath & the burning in my throat was choking & all I could describe was a sizzling noise in my throat.
Even now I have the burning sensation in my throat & the taste of blood.
I take 20mg of Omperazol an hour before breakfast & another 20mg an hour before my evening meal.
This has scared me,can acid reflux be dangerous ?
Hi Bell
Cut all vinegar (hidden in some foods) fat and yogurts out of your diet. Wear loose fitting clothes around your waist and no tight bras. If you could manage to do this for 2 weeks I feel sure you'll see a difference. I've cured myself this way. Once your stomach is better you can have the ones you've omitted once in a while. Though I've never forgiven vinegar or yogurts.
Jean
Thankyou for your comment, much appreciated x
Certain foods will be toxic to your system, (much as Jean found out by the process of elimination) depending on your SPECIFIC blood type. It’s the lectins (proteins) in these foods that can cause any number of health problems (including acid reflux) as your body/blood type is unable to process them appropriately. Check out: Eat Right 4 Your Blood Type; Dr Peter D’Adamo.
Hello 
I have always be prone to Indigestion and anything can upset me including certain meds
I have found most of my trigger foods by elimination which can take a while to do but once you have worth it so maybe keeping a food dairy and see if certain foods make it worse could help
A few months ago though out the blue I started getting really bad indigestion and reflux so bad I would wake in the night coughing and I would be sick with acid yes it frightened me to
I spoke with the Doctor I take Lanzopral can never spell it and we were going to change it
But I started making my cut of time in an evening to when I stopped drinking or eating and so far things have settled
Maybe talk with your Doctor sometimes it can be as simple as looking at what we are eating changing the med but worrying makes indigestion worse to so make that call and see what they suggest and let us know how you get on x
Thankyou for your comments much appreciated x
Stop eating scratchings 😂 Oh, how I miss my scratchings 😠
On a serious note, i find fatty foods cause reflux and try to avoid them, or I take a nexium before I indulge. Curry BeKind 😊
I also have acid reflux, so you have my sympathy. It is caused by the valve at the inlet to the stomach being weakened in some way, which allows the acidic stomach contents to pass back into the oesophagus and basically burns it, I had suffered from 'indigestion' for many years then about 15 years ago had a major relapse, and the outcome of that was an endoscopy followed by a prescription for max dose Nexium (esemoprazole). I have been taking PPIs ever since. For me it a is a for life thing.
I have found there are trigger foods that can cause upsets/relapses , and so over time, I have found out what to avoid. With this 'management plan' and the PPIs I now rarely get a relapse, and if I do its back to basics. Its simple bland food for 10/14 days or so to give my oesophagus time to heal. No alcohol, no spicy foods etc.
So try to find out what you trigger foods are, Certainly spirits will be included, which you should avoid anyway . Try cutting down on coffee, chocolate, no citrus, tomatoes, fatty foods. Onions too. One of my triggers are green peppers , although I can eat red peppers plus hot curries. In time you will learn what you can tolerate.
Other non food tips are lie on your left side not your right side when in bed (inlet to the stomach is on the right if you lie on your right side gravity is not your friend), leave at least three hours between your last meal and when you go to bed, and don't eat lots at one sitting.
And the other thing to be aware of is a hiatus hernia (look it up including symptoms) which will give you similar symptoms . I have had relapses caused by bending over by decorating ,
Finally reflux disease can be serious if it occurs over a long period. Barrett's disease (where the cells change; I know all about that) or worse oesophageal cancer can result. But with the help of PPIs and a management plan you will cope well, as I have found out.
But if you symptoms persist make sure you talk to your GP, perhaps the PPIs need to be changed, perhaps an endoscopy is needed.
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Thankyou so much,your tips are very much appreciated.
Looking through your original post it seems to me that there would have been something that caused your recent problem, and it would be beneficial to identify what it is. Think back to what you did and what you ate and drank in say the 24 hours before. If you can't remember perhaps a food diary might be useful going forward. As for your omeprazole, you are not on the recommended max dose (see NICE recommendations here...
nice.org.uk/guidance/cg184/... ). If your symptoms persist you should talk to your GP about upping the dose. I was on the max dose of esomeprazole for nearly two years as |I recall but when my condition got stabilised I asked to progressively reduce the dose under the guidance of the GP and when I got to the stage of my symptoms returning I stepped back up again and have been on that dose ever since.
I stupidly had a handful of peanuts,I'm usually really good at watching what I eat & went to bed 2 hrs later.🤦♀️I suffered a majority of the next day too.
Thankyou for your message,very much appreciated
You may have your answer. I also find peanuts are quite indigestible no matter how much you chew them. So they are on my avoid list. And also on my avoid list is citrus in quantity. I haven't had an orange or orange juice in over 15 years.
I used to have it terribly I cut all white flour bread pastry biscuits and no more acid reflux . I had the same tablets as you even had a ECG over it . Try at least the above as it done the job for me
Hi Bell7I have suffered from acid reflux for many years. I am also taking Lansoprazole. If I get a bad attack, I take Gaviscon and this is OK if there is a two hour gap between that and the PPI. Have you tried raising the head of your bed by about four inches or sleeping on a wedge pillow? This has helped me.
Yes I have 2 big pillows,I never lie flat.I take omperazol 1st thing in morning before breakfast & another one before my evening meal,my cut off time for food is 6.30.
Hopefully being more strict with myself will help alot.
Thankyou for your message its very much appreciated.
Having your bed head raised or using a wedge pillow has a different effect from lying on lots of pillows, as it will slope the top half of your body from the waist to stop the acid from rising upwards from stomach to chest/throat. I hope this helps and the best of luck..
Oh I see,much appreciated thankyou
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