I'm so glad you posted this because it made me realize that this is what is happening to me. It's relentless. I wish I knew a remedy as well.

The only thing my ENT told me to avoid is alcohol, chocolate and coffee. But as I researched more on the internet, I found that it is better to avoid acidic food like citrus fruits and sodas. I have been experimenting by avoiding dairy and gluten as well. Also my last blood test showed an elevated creatinine level which could be an indication that I have too much protein in my diet. I am anemic and thought i needed to eat more beef, but i think this is also making my condition worse. So i am avoiding meat at the moment as they can also be acidic. But i think sea food should be okay on the stomach. I am eating more greens as well at the moment. I find miso soup helps as well. I have been feeling better since yesterday. Hopefully I am also adjusting to my decreasing hormone levels or at least they are in balance.

I also had a burning tongue sensation just in the back close to the throat. I realize now that it might have been also caused by the acid reflux. Because it is a gaseous type of reflux, it goes all the way up to your larynx and pharynx. Sometimes I feel like tiny bubbles bursting in my nose and throat area.

Good luck to you and hope you feel better.

Ps. I am taking Gaviscon at night and pantomed in the morning which prescribed by my ENT doctor.

I also have silent reflux! Didn't know until my gastroscopy and colonoscopy was performed. My doctor found some mild erosion in my stomach and intestine. It was causing me some random dry cough due to irritation which we now know why it was happening. Luckily my GP referred me for gastric check up and we found this. I try to avoid the turps and caffeine but its so hard not to have morning coffee so I have cut down morning shot to half and the other half at around 10 keeps me going till arvo. I can't enjoy my fav spicy food unfortunately until I take some zantac afterwards. I use calcium chews every now and then as antacid which gives me extra calciun for bones tok :) I am trying to avoid stronger medicines for reflux due to long term side effects. So so far changing and trying lifestyle interventions. Also I was advised by the specialist to take folic acid for 3 months for my stomach lining to heal.

I definitely would need the calcium as I am off dairy for a while to see if this helps my reflux. I was prescribed magnesium and B complex for 21 days along with my Gaviscon and Pantomed as I believe the other meds interfere with the absorption of B12. Isn't one of the B vitamins is folic acid?

What has helped recently is eating apples. I have read that the pectin in apples helps with the reflux. When I went to the vitamin shop, they didn't have apple pectin supplement in store, but I was recommended apple cider vinegar. I will give this a try as well.

Definitely avoid any oily fatty food. I had a slice of pizza and didn't feel well after. Almost immediately I would feel pain in my ears.

Thank you for all your comments.

True. Here is another option. Yoru digestive system is getting used to a lower volume of calcium unless you are taking it and also the levels of necessary enzymes are dropping. Avoid certain foods is wise as we keep making sweeteners that are unhealthy for us. A crash course in nutrition is my suggestion if you have Amazon prime. Go into the video section and you will find lots of documentaries on GMOs, Sugar, unhealthy eating and the right way to eat, which is fresh and low sugar, non high fructose corn syrup, which hangs out in your liver.

The other thing is the dropping of necessary digestive enzymes like papain, bromelian, and probiotics. If you have an affinity for fresh tropical fruits, then make pineapple and papaya part of your daily diet. There is yogurt for the probiotics. If you don't like fresh tropical fruits (the canned don't work for this), then purchase a digestive supplement from any vitamin section or again, Amazon. This will help get your food digesting better and the calcium into your bones where it belongs.

Great alternatives for coffee are chickory or dandelion. There are a number of coffee alternatives like maya nut. Do a search on coffee substitutes and you will find the list. Get ready to miss the caffeine though if you are a Java lover.

Thank you, GardenLass. I just bought some probiotics to see if this would help with the reflux and bloatingp, etc. The one that I bought also has enzymes to help with digesting lactose, protein and carbohydrates.
I will let you know if this is helping. I was prescribed Gaviscon and pantomed for six weeks and the six weeks have gone by. So hoping the probiotic will work and of course, continue to be careful of my diet.

Curious to know though, for those who has acquired this condition because they have reached middle age and heading towards menopause, if HRT has helped. I have also been taking soy milk and miso soup and found that it to be helpful.

Many thanks for all the feedbacks.

Yes I can’t decide if it’s digestive issues or the perimenoupause it seems to co-exist. It’s hard when drs just refer you out and you are left self diagnosing. I think it’s the hormones that interrupt the digestive process as I have 9 out of 10 perimenoupause symptoms. I heard bone broth heals the stomach lining and to drink it throughout the day:)

I have heard many good things about bone broth, especially for the joints because it increases collagen. But at the time when I posted about my LPR, my symptoms were at their worst. I had to cut out animal protein in my diet, basically going vegetarian. I was eating a lot of tofu and drinking soy milk to maintain estrogen level. Also I did not eat citrus fruits and avoided onions and garlic., milk products, and wheat (gluten).. Doing these things have helped tremendously. I am feeling much better these days, but still trying to avoid the above mentioned. Definitely when I do eat those things now, like bread, I can feel the LPR acting up. I haven't eaten a lot of beef lately because I am afraid of the reflux. But now that you mentioned bone broth, I will try to add this back to my diet because it is good for you. Hopefully my reflux won't act up.

Will let you know what happens. I am happy that I haven't need to take medication for the LPR anymore (was on some for six weeks but didn't seem to help). But supplements like probiotics with digestive enzymes may be a good idea.

Thanks for posting.

I think there is a bone broth powder supplement. I will also try your diet advice. I will definitely check into this forum from time to time because I’ve found with topics such as pre- meno, has tic issues it’s a lot of experimenting and drs mean we’ll but all they have are palliative treatment options. I like to figure out cause abs reversal rather than just taking pills
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Stomach issues not tic I meant

Hey all,

Is anyone active on this thread any more?
How are you all doing with Silent Reflux/LPR?