GERD & Heartburn Support Group

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is defined as chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus. This is commonly due to transient or permanent changes in the barrier between the esophagus and the stomach. If you are afflicted with GERD or heartburn, join the group and find support.

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Before your throat starts feeling a lil better. Mine is feeling irrated alot and burns abit which seems to affect me mainly at night time for some reason but less so when i lay down in bed. I take two 150mg Ranitidine tablets, 1 in morning and 1 at night and i feel no heartburn at all. Yet my throat still seems to annoy me from the collar bone upwards.
deleted_user
deleted_user
"irritated" spelling mistake my bad! lol
deleted_user
deleted_user
That is the exact way I feel also. I was diagnosed with GERD through symptoms and endoscopy. I was put on aciphex 40 mg a day. It didnt help so now I most likely will have to have the GERD surgery. I also have asthma and I know that the GERD is making it worse. I here a guggle sound than feel a bubble sensation come up to my throat. Worsened Shortness of breath always follows.
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I also suffer with Asthma and feel the GERD makes it worse.
Marah
Marah
My doctor told me the GERD was making my asthma worse.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My throat is actually feeling kinda better now, No longer feels tight and the burning sensation is not as noticable. Got a repeat prescription on my tablets and the Doctor has left a note with them sayin "See the doctor next time for ur prescription" Guess he's gonna start going on expecting everything to be fine now seen as he has not even diagnozed me with GERD when i blatently have it.

My asthma is kinda terrible right now aswell im using my inhaler like 6 times a day and im worried cuz i have 9 tokes left on it and can't get my repeat prescription till tuesday!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Ahhh this damn throat thing is unpredictable. I was feeling good a week ago regularly taking tablets and not noticing any problems in my throat. Now ive developed a bad cough this past week and my throat is burning like crazy again. Im also taking gaviscon aswell with my tablets now. How annoying can it be! My Doctor has probably got pissed me we getting repeat prescriptions as he has requested to see me next time.
rambocat74
rambocat74
I started with an ENT in the process of trying to figure out my problem. Because I was losing my voice from the constant throat-clearing and hacking, one of the docs he sent me to was a vocal therapist.

The vocal therapist gave me a GERD "help" list, and two of the things on it really helped my throat/voice.

First, she told me to take a drink of water whenever I wanted to clear my throat. In addition, she said a person should drink half an ounce of water for each pound that they weigh. (I weigh 120 lbs, so I need to drink 60 oz.)

Second, she told me to use a saline nasal spray twice a day. That helps a lot, too.

Lately, I have been really focused on work and haven't been drinking my 60 oz. of water per day, and sometimes I forget the nasal spray. The throat-clearing is getting worse and my throat is sore again.

Don't know if these will work for you, but they work for me.

I know if I start those two things again, it will help IMMENSELY. It does not take care of the problem completely, but it takes care of 90% of the throat-clearing and gets my voice back to normal.
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