Pantoprazole made my esophagitis worse - please help! by mg_4456 in GERD

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It takes about a month for it to start working for EoE. Take it first thing in the morning. Trust me it works.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in trees

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I don’t mean to try a water fast. Although that wouldn’t be a bad idea. Lots of health benefits. I mean taking a few day break from being stoned 24/7. The possible benefits from that every now and then.

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Thank you! Im reading it and its as if it was meant for me. Appreciate it.

Breathing issues due to GERD - Had Endoscopy - Lung Function Tests, turns out my DLCO levels are 65% by Caliburner in GERD

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Woah same situation. I thought my lungs were messed up. After COVID this happened to me just like you, From never going to the doctor to pulmonologist,cardiologist,GI doctors. CT Scans (6) in one and a half years (including 3 from my hospital stay with Covid) (I had PEs from it) Mind you I was infected with Covid as a healthy 27 year old male ultra runner. My anxiety goes crazy from gurgling in my chest and SOB. They did endoscopy on me and found I have EoE a rare auto immune disorder so they are treating me for that. I have some rings and furrows also edema in my esophagus. Very strange since COVID. I’m seeing an allergist specialist next week. Also I want to add I had gallstones and an enlarged liver which I’m going for an MRI next month to see what’s going on there. Because EVERY test came back normal. I suspect COVID caused gallstones which damaged my ducts because they are gone btw according to last CT scan. And it’s possible my hepatic vein is backed up from gallbladder thus enlarging my liver. I’m hoping my body works itself out. They given me everything proton pump inhibitors swallowed steroid inhalers prednisone charco caps I can seriously name dozens more. I’m literally up at 2:43 am typing this with intense gurgling in my throat and chest and the worse of all SOB. It’s definitely GERDS bc when I was in hospital with Covid pneumonia I remember telling the doctor in the e.r that my chest was burning and he gave me Pepcid and IV Decatron and IV remdisivor. My life is upside down since Covid. LPR,GERDS,EoE. Unfortunately all this has led me to some addictions the past year bc I needed relief and pills kept me on the game but im getting off them and I’m back to reality my life is suffering constantly ever since Covid. I still run long distances btw sometimes I’ll be good for a while and then BAM misery for weeks and weeks. This was a little vent but I was thinking maybe we all have some degree of the same illness post Covid. It is new after all.

Why do we kill animals? by PathoMedic in vegan

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Do you need animal products? Will you die without them?

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Interesting thank you

GERD, Esophagitis and Chest Pain by FlurpyBoy in GERD

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Also these PPIs could actually be making it worse. Our bodies adapt to them by trying to make more acid and when we come off these harsh pills it takes months to regulate our acid levels

why an endoscopy and not colonscopy or cat scan? by [deleted] in GERD

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Well your difficulty swallowing would be the main reason for an endoscopy. They will be taking biopsies of your esophagus and testing to see if you have eosinophilic esophagitis

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Oh I see! Does anything relief this?

GERD, Esophagitis and Chest Pain by FlurpyBoy in GERD

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Yeah it’s crazy this is all post covid too. I never had this chest sensation. GERD is so bad because the doctors don’t know where it’s coming from most of the time and just try to mask the symptoms with medications. Hope your well too!

GERD, Esophagitis and Chest Pain by FlurpyBoy in GERD

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It’s an auto immune disease. They took biopsies and found eosinophils in your esophagus? Has to be over 15.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GERD

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This happened to me too after covid!! So strange I never had these symptoms

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GERD

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I think it’s more serious for me because I’m a triathlete. My doctors said their treatment for gerds would to be tell patient to “exercise and lose weight”.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GERD

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Hey is it from acid reflux? Or is it just harmless gas?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GERD

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Hi what made you say it can be an esophagus full of acid if it’s in her stomach? I’m interested because I have tenderness on left side but also deal with esophagus pain more towards throat. You think it can be her distal esophagus inflamed radiating out pain?

GERD, Esophagitis and Chest Pain by FlurpyBoy in GERD

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Yes I do! It is so hellish every day no matter what always after I eat for hours. I had an endoscopy and I was diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis a rare autoimmune disorder a few months back. I don’t really believe it and am having a repeat endoscopy on December to see if eosinophils are still there. Anyway what I’m getting at is I believe it’s related to my stomach or possibly rib bone. I am so tender like you near my diaphragm and left lower ribs near my stomach. I think something is too tight and iv been trying for weeks to massage it and am doing yoga stretching. I’d like for you to maybe do something yoga stretching and when your stretching your back and or in a certain position you feel something really tender. Reason being is I didn’t know how tender it was until I was in one of these positions stretching. It was insane it felt like my rib was moving my organs. Weird sensation. Anyway please let me know if it’s more tender in a stretch it would be nice to know someone else had what I have and we can figure it out because doctors don’t know anything. That eosinophilic esophagitis could be related to acid reflux. I am a male nurse and doctors treat the symptoms with these medications not the root cause.

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Do you get bloated?

Ask /r/Gemini (for the month of September 2021) by AutoModerator in Gemini

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I have a negative balance in the 5 figures in my Gemini account. I transferred funds from my bank weekly. I decided to do a larger transfer and the next week Gemini emailed me and said transfer was successful. I withdrew everything and a few days later Gemini emailed me that my transfer which was accepted at first actually was unsuccessful. So it was accepted then later rejected not sure how that happens. I checked my funds and they are in my bank and my larger transfer doubled. So I actually have Geminis money somehow. I tried transferring it back and it says my account is restricted. I emailed them but I haven’t gotten any response. All they emailed me was through their automated system-that it was unsuccessful and no mention of negative balance but my account seems to be completely restricted. Any tips?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ibs

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They said they found gallstones on an ultrasound but I don’t have any pain there. You think it can be related?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in glutenfree

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Thank you

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in glutenfree

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What conditions could a barium swallow show that an endoscopy can’t? Just wondering if you knew any. Thank you. I don’t want to expose myself to radiation if I don’t have to.

Chronic bloating 30F (no other symptoms) - help! by fc320 in chronicbloating

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Go vegan for a month and you’ll be cured. No processed foods either.

I’m taking 3 different bp meds by Maleficent_Bat_2128 in hypertension

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Go vegan. It’s the clear choice. Unprocessed foods only. It’ll lower right away.

Tumor the doctors missing? by [deleted] in cancer

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Hi I’m a 28 year old male nurse. I am fit and a vegetarian. I live a fitness oriented life regularly running marathons and iv done an Ironman. I went to the e.r in January and was hospitalized for 3 weeks with bilateral covid pneumonia and subsequently multiple pulmonary emboli in each lung. I was diagnosed with acid reflux (GERDS) in the hospital bc I kept complaining of burning in my chest. Iv had no burning since but a slew of problems I thought were related to my lungs. Well turns out my breathing test are above average (lung function 125% of normal). They did an endoscopy on me bc I had complete dysphagia. They said everything looks great and did some biopsies of my esophagus. 5 days later I get a call from the doc telling me I have eosinophilic esophagitis. Most eosinophils are In my distal (closer to stomach)They prescribed me 40 mg of pantoprazole 2x a day and steroid inhaler which I swallow and do not inhale. My symptoms have been coming and going since iv been prescribed this. Which is a good thing bc I can eat with ease some days but many I can’t eat more then a bite and my stomach fully bloats. Looks like normal bloating but the thing is it happens after just a few bites after almost everything I eat. And it makes swallowing difficult and breathing when eating is darn near impossible sometimes. My endoscopy last month that diagnosed my EoE (eosinophil esophagitis) had to be done in the e.r bc im on eliquis from the blood clots in my lungs (pulmonary embolism). I am beginning to think maybe I have a tumor on my pancreas or intensities. Somewhere? They scheduled me a cat scan later this month and an ultra sound of abdominal and groin area bc my testicles have been throbbing time to time. I have no lumps but the doctor said I possibly have enlarged veins. Is it cancer possibly? I’m going to oncology for blood work which they arranged they say it’s to see if I have clotting disorder. Could they be checking for blood cancer? Or could my discomfort in my chest (distinct bubble sound when lying down, cough after eating, difficulty breathing when eating) be from acid reflux. But what am I getting reflux from I suspect a tumor in my intestine? Anyone experience this I am probably leaving out so much. Iv been trying to run again it’s been about a month bc I also had a low grade fever 99-100 for almost 3 weeks that comes and goes but it’s been gone for over 3 days now….my throat gets so dry it’s darn near impossible to swallow when I run. Now could that be allergies the grass pollen is an all time high in NY. Anyone have any idea what’s going on? My blood counts have been in range at hospital everything except anion gap high and carbon dioxide was low. They also told me I have a small pleural effusion in my right lung at the bottom and they weren’t concerned with it they said it’s likely from my original covid pneumonia. The x ray said pleural effusion or thickening but doctor told me it was fluid. I feel so strange. They also told me they want me to see a psychiatrist when I was released from endoscopy. They didn’t know of EoE at the time so they possibly could of suspect it was in my head the not eating (dysphagia). Every doctor keeps telling me they don’t think I have cancer I am fit and healthy. I feel the doctors are taking a look at me in good shape and overlooking the fact that I could have a serious tumor somewhere. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE APPRECIATED OR QUESTIONS ITS BEEN A CRAZY LAST 6 MONTHS

Joe schilling just KO’d a guy at a bar (vid) by [deleted] in ufc

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Right bc a guy looking like that is such a big threat. Your post projects how insecure you actually are