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Hi, just wondering if GERD and Barrett's oesophagus are all related to IBS. With my IBS I'm in the toilet for over an hour sometimes before BM. It also seems to be a regular pattern with visits at the same time each day. Has anyone the same experience and would lyrica be to blame for any of this I'm on 75g@day

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More like to be bile related....do you have gallstones?This can cause both reflux and constipation.Try using apple juice to ease the gallbladder spasms....and use a probiotic with digestive enzymes to improve BM.Then if you are still getting bile reflux...opt for a livercare supplement which has milkthistle...i use the product livercare from amazon...this restores both liver and gallbladder function thus reduces bile reflux caused by congestions and stones.

Once you deal with the lower part then you can address the stomach and esophagus...use dgl licorice and slippery elm bark which also improve the flow from top to bottom.

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Thank you, what you said is something I never even considered I'm also on 30 mg ppi for acid for a number of years now and not really helping. Thanks again.

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If you have Barretts then you must adhere to the ppi regime until you can figure out the cause of why your LES is not closing properly...it is often caused by low level of melatonin which happens as we age....research foods that are rich in melatonin...like walnuts....As for Barretts i have heard the tocotrienols help repair the altered state of the mucosa ...this has not been confirmed as no one has run any double blind trials as yet.

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i too have ibs my gallbladder has been removed i still suffer hiatus hernia and reflux and a number of other things i dont go out much because of the ibs but i guess we still carry on regardless if ibs could be cured i guess it would be a miracle its the onset of the ongoing diarrhea!.which is the most embarassing of the lot.

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Maureen1958 in reply to poshette

Have you heard of BAM (Bile Acid Malabsorption). You can get this after having gallbladder removed. Check out GUTS (UK).

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poshette in reply to Maureen1958

yes i found this out a while ago doctors looked at me gone out?

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In my case: yes. I’m 67 and have infant onset systemic lupus + hypermobile Ehlers Danlos syndrome as well as all the typical secondaries include multusystem conditiins all of which adversely affect every part of my GI tract. So I agree with Jomico:

For years doctors suspected I just had GERD + hiatus hernia + functional dyspepsia + IBS...turned out they were wrong. Basically, several years ago, my lead clinics figured out my GI issues are caused by my Lupus + hEDS + also immunology diagnosed the primary immunodeficiency disease panhypogammaglobulinaemia which has proven also to be part of the issues causing my GI probs.

My secondaries include mouth to exit slow transit dysmotility & visceral hypersensitivity + sjogrens dry mouth syndrome + chronic oesophagitis + barretts + chronic gastritis + SIBO + the rarest type of organ failure: chronic intestinal failure (my small intestine can no longer digest anything, so am on gastroenterology’s prescrip predigested amino acids aka Elemental Nutrition) + chronic intestinal pseudo obstruction - and all that reflects the progressively debilitating neuropathies that my immune dysfunction & connective tissue disorder primary illnesses are causing.

Fortunately for me, the meds I take for the main underlying illnesses causing my GI probs are helping manage these probs a lot, so I was able to come off PPIs which are not great for us long term, but really did help me daily for the 6 years I had to take them while my medics figured everything out

Hope something in there is helpful 🍀❤️ Coco

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Grish in reply to Barnclown

Thank you

Hi Grish, I also have Barrett’s and I have diverticulosis and having a bad flare up. I am having a colonoscopy next Monday and an endoscopy at the same time to check on my Barrett’s I take 40mg of Omeprazole daily. Do you have your Barrett’s checked if so how often.

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Grish in reply to Wonderfullifeandmore

Hi, I have my Barrett's checked every two years or so through endescopy

Thanks Grish.

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