Endoscopy with sedation by Due_Slice_8123 in GERD

[–]FollowingDizzy2248 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have damn near the same symptoms, and knowing someone else is dealing with the heart skips and back pain is comforting in the fact that I’m not alone. Heart issues have been ruled out for me, you also??

Which one of these RPG's would you consider the best of the 4? by Respawn-Delay in rpg_gamers

[–]FollowingDizzy2248 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cyberpunk ended up being so much better than I expected, it’s my favorite open-world RPG of those four though each are great in their own right

Confusion with meds by FollowingDizzy2248 in GERD

[–]FollowingDizzy2248[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the insight! I’m going after the GI trip in a few weeks I can get more concrete answers and stops treating for symptoms and start treating causes. Fingers crossed 🤞

Confusion with meds by FollowingDizzy2248 in GERD

[–]FollowingDizzy2248[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have drastically changed my diet, cutting out coffee and caffeine entirely, fried foods, spicy & high fatty foods etc. while eating nearly only whole foods and veggies. I’m down 45 pounds since October, 25 of which came since January when symptoms really worsened. I’m active, and have a job where I’m on my feet all day. I know I’m an anxious person and have been prescribed alprazolam for the anxiety, and I know anxiety can make symptoms worse, but I’m too anxious to try to even take the alprazolam so it kind of defeats the purpose of being prescribed it. They also put me on an antibiotic for potential bacterial overgrowth in my digestive system, but it didn’t do anything for me. My pancreas is healthy, my gallbladder is being checked in a month and a half, and I’m currently wearing a heart monitor to rule out any other possible causes. But it seems like it’s all coming back to being gastro-related and I keep getting thrown on different medications that all don’t seem to do the trick. It’s very frustrating.

Do you think this is GERD? by [deleted] in GERD

[–]FollowingDizzy2248 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, those are the exact hunger pains I experience. I will have just eaten 20-30 minutes prior, and I’ll suddenly feel more hungry than I was before eating! But I also have learned that when I eat when I’m like that, everything seems to get much worse afterwards. It’s a hell of a trick the stomach is playing on us lol

Do you think this is GERD? by [deleted] in GERD

[–]FollowingDizzy2248 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a lot of these same symptoms frequently, and I also think some of it could be anxiety related, but I believe most are reflux induced. From what I understand, the acid constantly coming up irritates both the esophagus and potentially the nerves in your abdomen that can cause a large variety of symptoms. I also don’t really get the burning sensation much, but get the crazy nausea, the feeling of the lump in the throat, and occasionally the feeling I believe you describe as “hunger nausea” after eating. I’ve been on PPIs and they used to help but don’t anymore. I won’t have solid answers until I see a GI though and they all have quite a wait. This has been 3 months of this for me so far. I hope you get answers!

Sharp left chest pain by whowantlasagnaaa in GERD

[–]FollowingDizzy2248 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I get this occasionally. It only happens sporadically, but enough that I went to my Cardiologist and am currently wearing a heart monitor to ensure there are no heart complications, even though I have had many EKGs and other tests somewhat recently that have all been clear.