I don't understand why our doctors don't try to counsel us about diet. Mine has never changed my diet or given me any advice. I've had to learn about food right here from other patients.

only fruit i can eat is pomegranate but not without medicines.omeprazole does not suit me.i took pantaprazole for a long time but eventually it started to give even more acid build up all of a sudden.i changed the medicines and switched to rabeprazole.i think some medicines stop working when taken for a long time.Now i take rantidine 300 mg twice or sometimes thrice daily.it works best for me.i think you should try some other medicine and eating vegetables instead of fruits.

Yeah I hardly ever eat fruit anymore. I mostly eat vegetables instead now. Plus, I eat lots of popcorn which I think actually absorbs some of the acid.

Make sure you get a scope done if you havent had one recently. I hope you have had scopes done over the years?

It could be a concern when a certain med stops working and you need a stronger one. Doctors tend to be too complacent about chronic heartburn/reflux.

If you only have acid reflux/heartburn, I cant see popcorn being good for that. It is not an easily digested food. Papaya is good for most people who have heartburn and reflux. If you have gastritis as well then the rules on what you can eat are very different. I find people who only have heartburn can eat and not eat all the same things but with gastritis it is harder. So popcorn may work for gastritis but isnt good for heartburn and reflux. Any corn is usually bad. Apples are bad for most people with heartburn as well. Bananas tend to be good for people who only have reflux and heartburn not gastritis sometimes though. Many vegetables are on the no list for heartburn too. Like red and green peppers, broccoli and cauliflower as well. Leafy green stuff is good. As well as sweet potatoes, white potatoes and celery.

A food journal is a very helpful idea. Or do the elimination thing. They both work but take time. There are a lot of things you shouldnt eat for heartburn/reflux. there are a lot of good threads on it here. Very plain and boring is the key and checking the ingredients in everything you eat. Black pepper is the number 1 no no!

If the source of your reflux is gastritis it is much more complicated but the food journal works for it as well.

If you only have heartburn and reflux and no gastritis then this can be managed with diet alone. It takes a lot of discipline to get to this point though. I had regular heartburn for a year. I have a small hiatal hernia. That has caused my heartburn and makes it more challenging to eliminate the heartburn but with determination and hard work I got myself to the place of no symptoms and rarely had to take meds. it can be done but it takes major determination and and a no anxiety personality.

If you only have heartburn and reflux, you can pmessage me for more help with the diet part. if you have gastritis as well, go to their site to get more help. it is a more complex issue.

Good Luck

Lesley

corn is acidic! it might be giving you immediate relief but it actually increases the problem in long run.milk gives me immediate relief so i used to drink milk whenever i felt symptoms but my doc told me that i was actually worsening the problem by doing that and when i left drinking milk, i felt the difference within one week.we should not eat acidic foods even if they provide immediate relief.

Well that sucks because I love popcorn. I eat it every night.

No I have never had a scope down my throat. I did have a stigmoidescopy done for my irritable bowel syndrome though.

I can cut out the black pepper.

I don't think i've ever tried papaya. Maybe i'll see if the store has that when we go shopping this week. We'll see.

yes just buy a ripe papaya. it has to have yellow in the skin.

Just keep working at the diet part.

If you have had heartburn/reflux for a long time you need to have a scope done. Ask your doctor for one.

I started taking a papaya supplement today. I really hope that will help. I keep seeing on this site about people taking papaya supplements for digestive issues, so it should help.

I hope it works for you!

Throwing up is not a typical acid reflux or heartburn symptom. Do you have gastritis? People tend to get really nauseas with gastritis and throw up.

when was your last scope mjones?

Actually i've never had a scope done. I don't know. Is it painful? When I had a stigmoidescopy done for my Irritable Bowel Syndrome, it was extremely painful. That's kind of why I haven't gotten a scope done.

mjones..an endoscope is not painful at all. Even if you are awake for it. It only lasts about 5 minutes and they usually knock you out anyway.

If you have had chronic bad heartburn for years you must get a scope done!

Has the doctor never said to have one done?? That is bad if so.

Just do it. It is a concern when meds stop working and you have to up it to a higher med.

You need to have your esophagus looked at. Doctors can be way too laid back about heartburn.

There is a good chance it is fine but you want to make sure you are not damaging the lining and you can develop Barretts esophagus with chronic heartburn.

please get it checked.

Yeah you're probably right. I will ask about it, but I will insist that they knock me out. But I can only get it done if it's covered by insurance. I will have to check on that. Actually the doctor I use to have in River Falls did ask me if I would be willing to get one done and I said no because I thought it would be painful. I was just too scared. But I will ask if they can knock me out.

good.. I hope you are covered!!

You must be in the states!!!! No universal health care!

It is not scary at all! it is so quick! Try not to worry about it.

Yeah. I'm in Wisconsin. Actually i'm very close to the Minnesota border. I will call the doctor tomorrow to make an appointment and talk to him about getting a scope done. I hope it's covered.