Hi guys ,Hope you guys can help me out , if not share your experience here too.

I have been suffering from GERD for about 6 months now. Started in mid april this yr and still ongoing till today. Experience heartburn on daily basis (if i dont take a ppi). So my story is, since april i've started to get mild heartburn then went to see gp and got some ppi which helped but the heartburn keeps come back after i stop the drug.

So in july i went to do gastroscope, revealed GERD and small hiatal hernia. Doc said nothing serious but it makes me feel like crap though. Done blood test in april for h pylori and the scope did check for the bacteria , both negative.

So far i have tried : pantoprazole , nexium , omeprazole and famotidine. Omeprazole works best for the heartburn. one pill down and never worry for 1 day but lately it's been giving me side effects (i think?) like muscle pain and mild joint pains. The other drugs do not work as good as omeprazole. Have also tried supplements like calcium magnesium, apple cider vinegar etc.

Any other gerd sufferer here? would like to hear you guys experience too for this 'not serious' but feels like dying condition.

doctor prescribe me Nexium

How long have you been taking it? Any side effects?

I tried nexium 20mg for 5 days and my stomach area feels painful..

I have suffering from GERD for a year now, only 1st 3 months doctor prescribed me the antacid, but after that they stop it n I'm not on any medication right now.

Doctors also didn't try to diagnose the root cause of my GERD, they only done the endoscopy to confirmed it.

Now, I don't know what to do except drin Rooibos Tea everyday and live with it.

doctor give me 1 month supply , after that i stopped taking it .. now ok already

How are u feeling now that u are not on drugs? Is rooibos tea helping the burn n pain?

You must be the lucky ones. I'm tried to stop drugs but the pain is just too much.

Stop having any heavy/spicy/oily/ food, eat more porridge & drink more water, keep it like for 2 weeks & of course rest more! I used to took gaviscon when have heartburn, when i feel stable i took Omesec with empty sotmach.

I have most of the GERD symtom ... frequent heartburn, burning sensation on tongue, tooth became sensitive due to enamel erosion, ears sometime feel itchy n sometime pain, throat constantly feel there's something there n sometime feel pain as well.

Rooibos tea helped with my symtoms for very short time, but i hope in long run, it can improve my GERD condition.

How about consuming a lot of high quality probiotics. Dont care the mlm but get omx hq in subang

hiatal hernia does predispose to GERD.

so.........just keep taking the medication for GERD.

eat smaller meals.
don't lie down for at least 30 min from meal, especially at night.

I have most of the symstoms you mentioned. Having stomach pain and gastric lately. Taking omeprazole 20mg moring and evening after meal. Its has subsided but still having mild pain. My ENT doc advice me only go to bed 3 hours after dinner. It did help to reduce the reflux. Taking too much spicy food also aggravated the symtoms.

This post has been edited by DaydreamV2: Nov 13 2015, 02:56 PM

Already tried fixing the diet but not much help. Gaviscon works , for like 2hrs then continue burning lol
I think if you have frequent symptoms better see doc again because esophagus damage can come on and become serious over time

How long you have been taking omeprazole ? From what I read, we shouldn't take PPI for long term basis, hence the doctor stop prescribing it after 3 months.

U're right, normally i will wait for 3 hours after dinner before go to bed. Beside that, i'll drink few cups of rooibos tea before go to bed too.

Glad to hear that ur symptom has subsided. Mine too but it's far from feeling comfortable.

i just endure it..live healthy..and keep working out..

I have taken around 1 year and stop for quite sometime then taking as and when required. I have found out that taking spicy and sour foods will make it worst.

40mg per day for a year ? It didnt caused any side effect ? Or make ur stomach over rely on it to get ur GERD under control ?

Yeah, avoid spicy n sour food, n for me cheese n chocolate too ( painful lesson for me).

This post has been edited by stormaker: Nov 13 2015, 03:18 PM

Wow one yr already. Do you notice any side effects? Doc warned me will have calcium loss hence recommended calcium supplements .

Sure have side effects. Also gain weight as need to eat more meals to prevent stomach discomfort. Also, 3 in 1 coffee mix is too acidic for me.

Haha i gained weight too, eating too many meals.

Do you experience muscle ache or joint pain when taking the omeprazole?

40mg daily is quite strong i think..im taking 20mg daily

Ya. some pain here and there. Another problem I am having now is short breath severe cough. According to GP its due the reflux went into my lung.

This post has been edited by DaydreamV2: Nov 13 2015, 04:21 PM