Anyone suffers from GERD/Acid Reflex?

[Dillon]

Hi, so I am curious if anyone has experienced or currently has problems with GERD (Gastrointestinal reflex disease)? I’ve been having problems in keeping foods and liquids down since the beginning of October. At first I thought I was maybe dehydrated and thought maybe increasing my water intake will settle my acid reflex symptoms but apparently it has not been working out. I don’t eat a high fat diet nor any greasy foods and I also stay away from sodas the majority of the time.
I haven’t had any acid reflex problems in more than 10 years when I had my gallbladder taken out as a kid and now suddenly it’s been progressing to the fact over the past couple weeks I’ve been losing my appetite. I am also have bone pain in my legs as of the last few days that have been coinciding with my GERD symptoms which I think is just strange.
I am on zofran as of two weeks ago which that’s what my primary care doctor prescribed me but I am finding that now having very little affect in helping my GERD symptoms.
I hear that GERD is common for those on the spectrum but it’s find it werid in this instance as it is apparently coming back after all these years along with extreme fatigue for some reason.

I do see a gastroenterologist on Monday to see what the deal is and hopefully it can all get figured out.

 

[Judge]

Since 1993.

 

[Dillon]

Since 1993.

I’m sorry to hear that. What helps you if you don’t mind me asking?

 

[Judge]

I’m sorry to hear that. What helps you if you don’t mind me asking?

Most of all to remain both knowledgeable and vigilant over what I call "trigger foods".

However it doesn't always work out that way. Sometimes I just simply forget or misunderstand about something heavy in animal fats and grease, and I pay for it. And to accept how precarious it can be just to eat at a mainstream restaurant, where the odds are that fat is increased for flavoring purposes. Pleasant for most customers, but death to people you or I.

Just another reason I finally bowed out of celebrating Thanksgiving altogether. That with the average turkey dinner with all the trimmings, I'm likely to get ill eating any number of such foods.

Though if I really have a desire to set aside one day of the year and risk eating a trigger food I miss so much, I'll go on Nexium's 14-day regimen that can sometimes allow me to eat such foods in moderation without too much pain.

 

[Jumpinbare]

GERD for decades. Actually got aspiration pneumonia after waking up choking on my stomach juice. It was sort of like drowning, and my trachea was so irritated I was coughing for the next hour. When I woke in the morning, I had a high fever. Since it was still early, my doctor worked me in right away and sent me home with an antibiotic prescription with orders to to not sleep flat for a while, and to get a lot of rest. I currently take omeprazol. If I miss it more than one day, the GERD hits. Otherwise, I'm good.

Do take the GERD seriously.