Hey everyone, I wanted to share a quick guide on 5 foods to avoid if you're managing GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease). These can trigger acid reflux and make your symptoms worse, so it’s important to be mindful of them in your diet.

1. Spicy Foods 🌶️

Spicy foods are often a major trigger for acid reflux. While they may taste delicious, the heat from peppers and spices can irritate your esophagus, causing that uncomfortable burning sensation. Opt for milder seasonings instead!

2. Citrus Fruits 🍊

Citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruits, and lemons are highly acidic and can cause your stomach to produce more acid. If you're craving fruit, try non-citrus options like bananas or melons, which are gentler on the stomach.

3. Chocolate 🍫

I know it's tough, but chocolate contains caffeine and other compounds that can relax the lower esophageal sphincter, allowing stomach acid to flow back up. While it's a tasty treat, it’s better to avoid it if you're prone to GERD symptoms.

4.Carbonated Drinks 🥤 Soda and other fizzy drinks can cause bloating and increase the pressure in your stomach, which can lead to reflux. Try switching to still water or herbal teas, which are much gentler on your digestive system.

5. High-Fat Foods 🍔

Greasy foods like fried chicken, burgers, and other fatty meals can delay stomach emptying and increase the chance of acid reflux. Opt for lean proteins and healthier fats like those found in fish and avocados instead.

By cutting out or reducing these foods, you might notice a huge improvement in your GERD symptoms. Let me know if you have any other tips for managing GERD!

I have been on Pantoprazole 20mg twice a day for three month and felt zero improvement from it. My GI had me switched to Dexlansoprazole (Dexilant) 60mg once daily, which provided some relief initially, but now I have been on it for over four months now and its benefits have diminished significantly with time.

Is PPI resistance/tolerance a thing? Can you develop tolerance to PPIs like you do with narcotics? Should I switch to another PPI like esomeprazole? There's not many left for me to try and I though Dexlansoprazole was supposed to be the best of all.

So I havent posted on here in a long time. I felt like my (silent) GERD had lessened, meds didn't work anymore and I tried lessening them and continue to eat healthy. I felt a lot better. I feel my GERD only acts up during times of stress and especially lack of sleep. Too much dairy and other crappy foods. I also get a lot of m indigestion in my bowel. My bowel has a weird loop because it's stuck to my uterus due to adhesions (because of stage 4 endometriosis) and eating unhealthy causes inflammation and food getting stuck in the loop when I don't drink enough liquids. According to colorectal surgeon it's not harmful, but it needs to be kept an eye on. Making sure endometriosis won't infiltrate into the bowel.

So here In Europe where I live we've had some festive celebrations. And I couldn't help myself and ate crap. All of a sudden I got severe neck tightness, throat tightness and hoarse voice, shoulder pain and extreme bloating and side pain. I do recognize it cause I've endured this before. And thought it was indigestion. But this time the shoulder and neck tightness are very extreme. I keep burping the entire day, the bloat and pressure on my small intestine is insane. Had diarrhea all day (had lactose while being intolerant) so I'm a mess. It's my own fault though but I felt great again so didn't think it could do harm. I was SO wrong!

I looked up indigestion and Gerd and it does mention that some ppl get the neck jaw and shoulder tightness with theirs. It would explain everything for me.

Breathing becomes harder cause the bloat is unreal. I can't massage the neck tightness away. Even throat issues after eating and jaw pains. I thought it was my tmjd.

I do not have acid reflux or a sour taste in my mouth. I was diagnosed with chronic stomach upset after taking NSAIDS for years. But when I stopped them and changed my diet I improved. Imaging and endoscopy was planned but I chickened out because of the throat tightness.

I feel I have some sort of vocal chord dysfunction where I can go completely hoarse and throat closes off. Been to the ER several times thinking I has an allergic reaction or pneumonia cause I feel short of breath. But they couldn't find anything. Sucralfate at the ER did seem to help somewhat.

I've been eating unhealthy for a couple of days and I'm scared I'm suffering an ulcer now. But I'm hoping eating clean again from now on will help.

But because I don't have sour taste, acid reflux or worsening symptoms after eating I couldnt connect the dots until I learned about silent GERD.

Can anyone relate? I wish I could fart and burp for the next 30 mins. That's somehow my wish at the moment. The pressure is unreal.

My partner has been struggling with this since he was 17 and now is 28 and it’s getting worse. Even water is causing discomfort for him. He’s always throwing up and he even avoids eating so he doesn’t have to deal with it. I really need advice on what to cook or even some remedies that help you all. He’s really suffering and I just want to give him a better quality of life. I hate that he is always miserable.

I feel lost. I've got a pretty nasty case of gastritis. Pepcid helps a ton but makes me dizzy and gives me insomnia and anxiety. Tried 3 different Ppis last time and they all gave me similar side effects. Insomnia, dizzy, anxiety. I just feel so trapped. I need one to get better my stomach is in such pain but I feel like I'm trapped. Sucks. 😔 This is my 5th round of gastritis in the last 3 years. Never had it before that. Endoscopy was negative.

After Thanksgiving, I have had horrendous GERD. I used to have it but I felt like it calmed down for awhile and I didn't really notice it. Now I have this awful pain in the center or my back, having trouble swallowing (and feeling like food is sticking in my throat), and just general headache, fatigue due to sleep loss, nausea, and can't eat a lot. Anyone

Does anyone have advice?

I’ve been dealing with pretty severe reflux for about two months now. Not sure if it’s GERD, but I know that my dad has it. I’m starting to reach my breaking point - I can’t eat anything without feeling like there’s something stuck in my throat for the rest of the day. I’m almost entirely on a liquid diet right now, and it still happens. I’ve been throwing up tiny amounts of bile and food everytime I try to eat something solid.

For context, I have also been newly diagnosed with OCD, and the adjustment to my medication means I barely have an appetite in the first place. The reflux takes any remaining desire I have to eat away. I avoided eating as much as possible until I learned that that actually makes it worse. I can barely eat when I’m alone because I’m so scared of choking. There are times I can barely drink water because I feel like I’m going to drown. So it’s been a lot.

It has made taking pills extremely difficult. I was perscribed 40mg of famotidine to take at bedtime over the course of 14 days. That was two weeks ago and I’ve only been able to take it on two days. I take medication in the morning that can interact with it, so I have to take it at night.

I’m so hungry and tired. I don’t usually keep track of my weight due to a history with eating disorders, so I’m not sure if it’s be affected. Even if I did lose weight because of it, I’m already very overweight so people just celebrate. I found out at my last doctors appointment that I’ve already lost 45 lbs this year because I’ve been so stressed I can’t eat. It’s never been this bad, though, and I’m scared of what’s going to happen if this doesn’t go away.

I guess I’m just asking for advice on how to move past this and actually take the damn famotidine.

I am at the end of day 2 of the Bravo study. Slight pain, no real issues there.

I’ve been on omeperzole for over 2 decades (I’d get heartburn even on the meds). Got off the meds the last 6 months. Been getting heartburn during this time. A lot less cuz I went on a carnivore diet. Still got a bit of heartburn with the diet. Enough to talk to a different doctor. New doctor wanted a bravo study.

Bizzare situation, I completely stopped having heartburn after this device was installed. I’ve been eating like shit. My stomach hurts cuz of my shitty eating. 3 beers, chips, a bunch of dips, a few coffees, and more shit. I’m overly full. No heartburn though.

Anyone else had their heartburn stop after this bravo procedure? Any other ideas why my heartburn would suddenly stop?

I had my endoscopy done, and all clear. Anyone out there with anxiety. Read these words - get in there and check. My anxiety is gone, I feel like a new person today. I faced my issue head on knowing I could get bad news (but I didn’t). So if you’re out there suffering from anxiety, just follow through if you have the means. Put your anxiety to rest.

So I just realized what this feeling in the back of my throat that occasionally [[TMI GROSS]] produces yellow/green/clear phlegm/sputum if I can clear it.

Is globus sensation anything serious like BE ? My egds usually come back “mild gastritis” & In diagnosed with just GERD so:….looking for insight while I wait months for a doctor.

(28f) I have faced LPR for 3 and a half months. What has been some of your trigger foods? Do you have triggers that you find you cannot avoid and you need to consume them for certain reasons(maintain/gain weight, gaining muscle, etc)? Do you take supplements to combat the reflux?

Been on famotidine (pepcid) for 2 years, symptoms undercontrol for the most part. But recently my medication hasn’t been working very well. But I’ve had a different brand of famotidine. Can that happen that different brands of the same medicine not work the same? Can’t get hold of the Doctors so can’t contact them

So I thought I’d try Indian for the first time since I was a kid two nights ago because I feel so bad that I can’t eat it when my partner eats it and it was a big night for him celebrating and he wanted Indian, so I tried a simple dish - aloo gobi, rice and plain naan! Anyway, I woke up a couple hours after sleeping with my throat burning, actually burning it was so bad. I would have thought it was a cold but I had just recovered from rhinovirus only a month before so the likelihood of me getting sick again was pretty low compared to me having severe reflux. It was so bad I thought maybe I was having an allergic reaction. Anyway I took some gavison, antihistamine and basically slept sitting up The next day I was so unwell, super sore burning throat, and fatigue. I slept for ten hours that day.

Now it’s next day and I feel fine so that makes me think it’s not Covid or flu so again more likely gerd or something but has anyone ever experienced this?

I’m worried if it wasn’t a cold and was gerd, this one was a bit scary with how painful it was.

Also had alt yellow/pale stools but I have that regularly and doctor has never been able to find a reason for it (endoscopy and colonoscopy all good, not celiac) - I’ve just gotten IBS, BAM etc

I have an appointment with a GI, but the problem being that it about a month and a half out. I'm looking to try some otc options until that point. There's some medication interaction as well (Prozac), but I'd discuss that with the pharmacist at the store just to make sure I'm good to take it.

From personal experience, which of the two have worked better for managing gas/lpr/acid reflux (not entirely sure yet since I haven't seen a GI)? I'm aware of otc ppis, but I guess I'd be moderately concerned of the interaction between Prozac and the ppis as it's a more intense treatment and may introduce more risk of side effects.

If you have any other recommendations of other antacids, I'd appreciate it. Thank you

I noticed a couple of people mentioned Zinc L-Carnosine in a previous post and after doing a little Googling it sounds like it could possibly help.

I had a severe flare up after 1 dose of ibuprofen that lasted over a month. PPIs (80mg) didn't help at all, the only thing it did do was give me constant hunger pangs and a gnawing feeling in my stomach.

So PPIs don't work for me regardless of dose or type (Pantoprazole, Esomeprazole, Omeprazole)

What have you find helpful when PPIs don't work?

I'll start by saying the past 3 months have been the most stressful of my life, and that I had a bad post-nasal drip issue for 2 weeks right around halloween.

I went out drinking with my buddies on November 15-16. Woke up the 17th with a minor issue swallowing. It felt like there was thick mucus in my throat and that food wasnt going down quickly. I also had some very minor heartburn. I took tums for a few days and by the 20th I was fully back to normal with no issues.

I completely forgot about it and went out again on the wednesday before thanksgiving (27th). I had about 6 beers and a taco when I got home. [this is something I've done plenty of times in the past with no issues]. When I woke up on thanksgiving day I could barely swallow food, but water was fine. By dinner I couldnt swallow anything and felt like I was choking on my own spit. I ended up going to the ER at 2am because I was so scared of choking while sleeping. The doctor gave me a GI cocktail to help swelling that she believed happened from reflux (I'll also mention that I had no heartburn at all this time). She also gave me a 14 day 40mg omeprazole prescription.

Since then I've been able to drink water with no issue and have slowly recovered with food, but something just feels off. Food still feels like its getting stuck going down, and I especially have this weird feeling where my esophagus meets my stomach. It feels like I need to burp to get it down (even though it went down), but I cant always burp. I have a globus sensation right at the base of my neck (this has been slowly getting better). I also get this really thick mucus at the back of my throat when I'm eating.

All of these symptoms seem to get a lot worse when I'm anxious about them. It scared the hell out of me every time I eat because it feels like its going to get stuck. There have been a few instances where I was somewhat distracted while eating, and the symptoms subside a decent amount, but definitely not fully.

I'm waiting to get an appointment with my PCP, because the ER doctor told me to get a referral to a GI. I just want these symptoms to go away. I'm scared to eat all day, and when I'm not Im just worrying about this damn globus that won't go away.

My symptoms are mainly excessive gas and bloating once every 2 weeks and some mild acid reflux … i think stress and gerd and H pylori have overlapping symptoms!

Im not sure what to do should i get tested anyway?

What are your experiences?

Hi has anyone had throat clearing, I am 5 weeks post op and after I eat anything it doesn’t matter what it is I have to still constantly clear my throat , will this ever go away ? My doctor said it can take 6 months but I feel like that is a bit to long , for the first week after surgery it was gone now it’s been back since 2 weeks post op and doesn’t seem to get any better I am also waking up in the morning and coughing a little bit … I just want to know if this is normal and if it gets better ? Thanks

Hi all,

I’m a 17-year-old male struggling with LPR (Laryngopharyngeal Reflux) symptoms, and it’s really starting to take a toll on my mental health. My main symptoms are: • A LOT of mucus in my throat, especially after eating • Occasional wheezing • Globus sensation (feeling like there’s a lump in my throat)

I’m honestly scared about what this might mean for my future health. I keep worrying that if I don’t manage it properly, I’ll develop worse complications later on, like cancer or other serious conditions, that could affect my life expectancy.

I know I’m overweight, and I’m working on losing weight. I’ve also been under a lot of stress recently and want to work on reducing that too. I wanted to ask: • How likely is it that I can completely cure LPR by losing weight and reducing stress? • Have any of you managed to resolve your symptoms through lifestyle changes? • Are there long-term risks even if I address it now?

Please be honest—I’d rather know the full truth than keep stressing about what might happen.

Thanks in advance for any advice or experiences you can share.

I used to love trying new restaurants, new cuisines, and cooking new recipes. I feel like that’s all out the window now. Such a big part of who I am is gone. And the worst part is working in the food industry and watching other people enjoy food and drink. I’d do anything to have freedom again. The low acid diet doesn’t even fully solve the problem. Who knows if it works at all. I’m devastated. Truly depressed over this

20s male with diagnosed hiatal hernia and LPR symptoms, negative h pylori. I previously had recurring jock itch, foot fungus and treated them mostly externally before I even suspected I have LPR/HH.I currently have bloating and gas, especially when eating carbs. I suspect the fungus has been in the GI tract the entire time. The hiatal hernia and my current low acid diet and alginate must be creating a good environment for fungus and bad bacteria to overgrow. I'm going to get the LOEHDE surgery soon. If I try to treat the fungus/bacteria before the surgery I still haven't fixed the root causes and I could get disbiosis and worse issues at the worst possible time. If I leave it for after the surgery the fungus/bacteria/treatments could hinder recovery.

I’ve been dealing with SOB from LPR/ acid. The ENT check my nose, throat and ears and said everything looked good. He said see the GI doctor to see if they can help me and I’ve already seen the GI doctor and nothing. I cried so hard, I am grateful everything looked good. I’m frustrated that I don’t have a resolution to this issue I’ve been having since June. I don’t know what to do anymore. I start seeing a therapist soon because I am just lost.

I'd given up caffeine for 2 months, but since I have a lot of work deadlines coming up I started indulging in an oat latte a day for the past week.

They have been going down well and make me *so* happy and productive, but later in the day I get a lot of pain in my chest - that awful 'stuck' feeling after eating - and breathlessness which doesn't go away for many hours. I can only guess it's due to the caffeine.

I'm going to have to give it up again; it was fun while it lasted.

Are there any drinks that give you a boost? I have tried a bunch of caffeine free teas but they don't energise me or help me focus. Maybe a sweet drink would work. Any ideas??

Hi!

Got back from my upper endoscopy, they saw nothing. I have suffered from upper abdominal pains this whole year, nausea and chest pressure this fall. Heavy meals make me wake up the next day with terrible nausea that continues for weeks. Omeprazol helped a while ago, and I have eaten only rice and chicken for 8 weeks, so last 2 weeks have been better. Still – NOTHING?! 😄

This has been done:

• Both endoscopies
• CT with contrast
• Ultrasound
• Blood panel
• H. Pylori
• SIBO (awaiting results)

Thinking of parasite test, osteopathy and HIDA scan next. Or then maybe there is just reflux that has now calmed down in the past weeks so that there is no inflammation.

My GI wants me to start trialing this next after my bravo results came back as DeMeester of 58.7. Insurance coverage is iffy on this med since it's so new, and it's the last step before manometry/surgical discussions for me which i'm not sure I want to do. Not the cheapest med but I'll pay anything for GERD to stop me from living my life. Anyone have success with Voquezna after PPIs only help just a little bit? I can't find a ton on this med. I've been on pantoprazole for almost 1.5 years now after esomeprazole and omperazole stopped working after a few months.

Been reading through the threads in here. I hope you all find the relief you are searching for. This shit is intense and it sucks. What are our bodies trying to do to us?

...I think I mostly need to vent as my wife doesnt need to hear it, and my journal doesnt read itself. Please pardon the short rant.

For the last 2+ years, Ive been dealing with random extreme chest pains that show up, wreak havoc, then disappear. Been to the ER now 6 times over 2.5 years. They kept telling me my heart was great, my numbers look good. Had the full cardiac workup, blood tests, stress test, ct scans, imaging, etc... which is great to hear that my heart is healthy, but goddamit, the whole time: "WHAT TF IS IT?" and on the 4th ER visit earlier this year is when my PCP follow up finally referred me to a gastro. After a 15 minute talk via telehealth with the gastro PA (i would love an MD), he prescribed rabeprazole for 8 weeks. He didnt want to talk about an endoscopy or anything yet, which is fine for now I suppose. Almost 2 weeks on the PPI and still having spasms and pains. I have some messages in for the issues despite the rabeprazole, mostly concerned with the weird spasmy/slight chest/stomach/esophageal pains in the early morning before I take the ppi, and gas building and the pains not going away after breakfast.

About a month ago, I got labs back for high cholesterol/triglycerides and started a vegan diet that day. In that time, the gerd started flaring up, I hope because of anxiety, but the problem now is that I am losing weight too fast. I started at 5'7" 256lbs and from November 11th till now (Dec 4th), I am down to 234. I realize I have extra pounds to lose, and I realize that its normal to lose weight with gerd, and I realize that I intentionally limited intake, but I did not reduce my calories that much. To add insult to injury, my resting heart rate fell from 42/44 (which was my low/sleeping normal), and started getting to 38 a couple nights this last week, which I went to the ER for on the recommendation of a cardiology nurse. They again said my rythms look good, go get a sleep study and a holter monitor, then sent me packing.

SO WTAF? rapid weight loss, bradycardia, gerd, anxiety, and the icing is that the PCP wants me to take effexor for the anxiety. FUCK RIGHT OFF PLEASE AND THANK YOU. I have had a couple weeks of heightened anxiety problems related to known body issues and you want to light me up with some shit that you KNOW I will have to take for the rest of my life?

I just ate a 750 calorie bowl of oatmeal with flax and chia seeds, and hemp hearts and vegan protein powder and peanut butter and had a tablespoon of evoo. I do have a food/supplement/medication journal as well. Im super frustrated and sit in mediation for a lot of the day, to the detriment of work, so I can keep the anxiety spiral at bay. I know that anxiety feeds gerd which feeds anxiety. I can only do so much breath work. Im only good for 30-45 minutes of exercise a day and I am afraid to lose more weight because of it.

Im not a religious person, but I have started to consider praying. Fuck ALL this shit. I used to be a very fit guy. I used to run 3-8 miles a day, surf every morning, mountain bike and climb weekly, hike, backpack, lift, ruck, and just move. Now Im worrying about god damn stomach pains, stomach acid, gas, and digestion. What the hell did I do to myself? How did I let my health get this bad?

I know there are people that have it worse. Im so sorry they have to go through it. I know this is coming from a selfish place, but I hope you all get some relief, preferably permanently. Fuck gerd

Anybody else get a really bad flare up whenever you get sick that makes your throat hurt even worse? Ive always gotten bad flare ups everytime Ive gotten sick. It actually really sucks and I don’t know of any kind of remedy for it

Hey guy,

For years i have a problem with hoarsness that lasted for some time after mea, but recently i started having it constantly. I was diagnozed with Acid Reflux 2 years ago, being on and off PPIs but with no improvement. I would like to hear you experiences. How did you cure your hoarseness?

Thank you.

To women here have Gerd and taking pills it's okay to take pills like Yaz

I'm on my one week taking Omeprazole sachet every morning

And I'm planning to consult and open for colonoscopy and endoscopy. I'm just waiting to my laboratory results and( Philippines) whole abdomen result ( GERD increase my hypochondriac)

I took this vitamin

. Vitamin a,d,e, Probiotics ( Erceflora,Floracap,OMX)

I appreciated your suggestions.

i’m an 18 year old who has had gerd for about a year and a half now. i got it after a really bad stomach infection where i couldn’t eat much food, i never vomited but i held it down since i had a deathly phobia. after the infection went GERD stayed. i also have ARFID and IBS as another issue from the infection. i have been on an anti depressant called mirtazapine, it is an appetite stimulant and helps with sleep too. the good part of it being an appetite stimulant is ARFID makes me want to avoid food. anyways, i’ve struggled with anxiety and depression for ten ish years, aswell as being hyper vigilant and have some other issues. i hopped off my mirtazapine maybe a month ago, and since then reflux has been so so bad, no appetite and i want to vomit 24/7, before i went off it mu GERD was manageable. i just wanted to know if anxiety and gerd are related, and if the way im feeling would be because i’ve hopped off my antidepressants. thank you for listening guys