I have a hiatus hernia and over time have symptoms that come and go. Recently I started to feel phlegm build up in throat and therefore clearing throat, especially in mornings and after eating(mainly after afternoon/evening meal) I have been on x2 Lansoprazole morning/evening. For three weeks now. I feel the phelgm and throat clearing isn't as bad but I still get throat twitches /pressure in neck after eating (only seems to be later in day) I also get throat tightness at night , anyone else get these symptoms at all? I also just wondered how long it takes to calm down totally.
Hiatus hernia /silent reflux - Acid Reflux Support
Hiatus hernia /silent reflux
I have acid reflux for 7 years now, also have hiatus hernia and gallstones for 34 years. I also get phlegm that's your body protecting your throat from acid.
That must be horrible having it so long , I should be used to it over the time having gastritis and esophagitis but I don't ,it's awful condition
Same symptoms as yourself which come and go. I have recently started Famotidine which, it seems for now, has stopped the build up of phlegm.
I have tried to cut back fat and other triggers, at first I didn't but wasn't getting anywhere, the phlegm still comes but doesn't seem as bad , it seems to be more on my right side of throat ,the soreness that is .
Mines on the right side too!
Strange how it is just on one side ,sometimes my ear can hurt too
Yes, I get earache too and an ache on the back tooth on the same side.
Yes my teeth occasionally hurt too!
Nightmare isn't it ? 🫣
Yes it is but this forum helps a lot , it comes on very gradually and then lingers for ages , I haven't really had problems for a while , I had Covid in December and wonder if it stirred things up again . I'm currently using the IQoro,on week three ,be interesting to see if it helps!
I'd be interested to know how you get on with IQoro.
Hi I have been using the IQoro for over a year. Religiously 3 times a day without fail. After 6 months I didn't see much improvement but now I'm loads better. I will carry on using it for life. It doesn't mean I can go back to eating whatever I want but with the mixture of IQoro and being careful I'm symptom free 95% of the time. Stick with it
Oh thanks for the information, I am glad you feel loads better, I have been doing it as they say ,it is early days still . The phelgm build up and throat clearing has subsided and pressure in neck and chest too , I know that I am on Lansoprazole but I'm hoping the IQoro is helping too, I plan to keep using it as well .
Thats good feedback on Iquoro. Recently diagnosed with hiatus hernia, on top dose of Lansoprazole which I'd like to reduce or stop. Currently working out which foods aggravate the reflux.Did you manage to get Iquoro on prescription?
I didn't try for it on prescription as I thought that I wouldn't be able to ,so purchased one ,it will be money well spent if it works !
No unfortunately not I had to buy it but money well spent
How long have you been using it for and have you noticed a difference?
Is the IQoro good for hiatus hernia please? I have seen it advertised, but it does seem very expensive and there are mixed messages as to it's effectiveness on various forums.
thanks
I've just change from Lansoprazole to that too and seems to be helping even although I've only taken two.
What is Famotidine please ? I have a lot of phegm as well
Yep had this a lot off and on, especially in the last 2 years. I have seen various specialists. One advised taking Gaviscon Advanced at night ( in addition to the omeprazole I take) which seemed to help a bit. It wears off but not completely. My main effort is to lose 2 or 3 stone which I'm told may help.
Have you tried Gaviscon after meals, and before bed. If you feel it more in your throat, I was told Gaviscon is more likely to work. It sits on top of the food in the stomach and stops the reflux.
Hi there, i was diagnosed with a hiatus hernia yesterday (following a gastroscopy procedure). Have been coping with loss of voice (muscle tension dysphonia) and all manner of reflux related symptoms that appeared out of the blue last 3 months (i posted on this a few weeks ago), including feeling of a volcano erupting in my throat, oesophagus and stomach, sensation of a lump in my throat after eating, repeated throat clearing after eating, occasional swallowing hesitancy. Thought I had Laryngopharyngeal reflux, and still not convinced I don’t have that based on all my symptoms. I did the PPI twice daily, low acid diet, sleeping on a sloped bed, Gaviscon Advance after every meal and ladt thing at night. All in all, I felt very very unwell whilst trying to maintain thst regimen (lost nearly a stone in 6 weeks). So I dumped most of it about two weeks ago and feel slightly better. I slso came across and purchased the IQoro device and have been using it as prescribed last three weeks. Don’t know if it works or not but will persist with it for as long as possible. Not sure what next steps are. I’m also awaiting the biopsy results from yesterday’s gastroscopy.
Sorry to hear you are going through this too, I am on the tail end of prescribed ppi's, although some symptoms seem to have subsided ,I still have ongoing issues. My throat clearing seems to have subsided but normally after my main meal later in day I get some discomfort,pressure neck area and ear in right sometimes feels full. I am on week six of IQoro, I believe it takes some time to take effect . I don't want to continue with ppi's longer than I have to but they don't seem to totally clear the problem. I took have a hiatus hernia and only rarely have I had flare ups . I didn't have the throat issues before the ppi's just a bit discomfort around diaphragm area but since on tablets the throat issues arose !
I had Gastroscopy a few weeks back as I have hiatus hernia and gastritis. but they also queried if I had Barretts oesophageus which is in the family Biopsies came back to say not thank goodness but the hernia and reflux ongoing. What dosage of ppi are you on pleas? I am on esomeprazole 20mg. At one point the doctor had me on 40mg twice a day !! but I have cut back to what is manageable 2 x 20mg. and I also use Gaviscon advance.