Aspartame and GERD

[Kels1974]

I suffer with gastric reflux and take lansaprazole.I started to avoid drinks with aspartame in and since then I don't suffer with it.

[Hidden]

Hi

It's brilliant that you've found this has really helped you. I had to have an op called fundoplication for my gerd but it did work!! Please take care Lynne

[Kels1974 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you I hope your operation went well.I take 30mg lansozaprole and was having to take 2 a day and other antacids,but now only take 1 now I don't have drinks containing aspartame in.

[Hidden in reply to Kels1974]

Yes, the op was a success, thank you xxxx

[cyberbarn]

I am really glad that worked for you, but are you sure it was the aspartame and not something else? Were the drinks fizzy as well?

I don't drink anything that has aspartame in it so I guess it wouldn't work for me. We are all different!

[Kels1974 in reply to cyberbarn]

They were juices with no added sugar

[cyberbarn in reply to Kels1974]

what did you replace them with?

[Kels1974 in reply to cyberbarn]

Ones containing sucralose etc instead of apartame.

[cyberbarn in reply to Kels1974]

I am surprised it isn't the acid in the fruit juices that are causing the problem, as that often aggravates reflux. Best drink is plain water.

[greekqueen]

I don’t touch aspartame either, I don’t drink any fizzy drinks and haven’t for 15 years, nothing diet either. I have severe reflux controlled by taking one omeprazole in the morning and one at night.

Are you sure it wasn’t coincidence and something else stopped the reflux? Like a change in your eating and drinking habits or a change in meds? Maybe what kind of fruit was in the juice? Or the types of acid in the drink?

I use Sucralose sweeteners once a day in tea, (and have done for 20 years as a diabetic) but drink 50% fruit juice, watered down and find apple is the best for reflux.