doctor prescribe me Nexium

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

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.

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.

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.   

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.   

Have you spoken to a surgeon to discuss about surgical option of hiatal hernia repair plus fundoplication?

basically all the specialist doctor out there will just say the same..am gerd patient here too. have it almost 5 years. keep coming on and off. Seen alot of specialist and most of them just like you mentioned, "never care". They just cant understand how suffering this is to us. I cant eat, cant sleep nicely. And they can just easily say its not serious, just eat your medicine. Everytime when they say this to me, the moment i walk out their room, i pray to god hope that they get GERD just like me... So that they understand the feeling of "not serious" that they said to me..    

My case is definitely too much acid.

Last time I was on Nexium 40mg, but the medicine gave me severe headache. Then later on i changed to dexilant 60mg. Works good for me without any side effect. Have been keeping this medicine with me all the time in case GERD attacks again. As for supplement, I'm taking Nuvapine A320 daily. can see some improvement. Also, I've totally cut off all spicy food. Spicy food is the biggest enemy to us GERD patient. so dont take it. i miss nasi lemak   

My advice:
1. If taking PPIs long term, please monitor your renal function and creatinine regularly as incidences of acute interstitial nephritis have been reported

2. I've encountered a case with painful gynaecomastia after prolonged intake of PPIs.

3. Food to avoid (on top of all that's been suggested) - alcohol, caffeine, "lemak" food, and smoking. Eat frequent small meals.

4. Lose the tummy (if present) and / or tight jeans - they cause increased intra abdominal pressure which may delay gastric emptying and cause more reflux.

5. Focus when eating - the gastrointestinal tract is lined with smooth muscles. Smooth muscles are controlled by the autonomic nervous system, which is beyond our control. But what's on our mind affects the motility of the stomach and the intestines.
I.e when you're munching on something while rushing through your work, your body is in sympathetic overdrive which slows the gastric motility, but the gastric needs to work to digest the food you're munching, so, go figure.

6. De-stress - Similar to No.5, stress hormones put your body in a sympathetic state. Even a short walk does wonders. I find a lot of people who are under stress do not know that they are in fact stressed.

I'm also 26 years old : ). Dont whop a whole lot of food at one time. its not good. you need to practice to eat small and frequent meals. especially at night time.

You gotta be really patient with GERD. you're only having it for 6 months. Many of us have it for years. the longer you have it, the better you know how to cope with it, the non medication way. It requires a strict discipline on food intake and some lifestyle changes.
+1.

totally agree. I took my dexilant PPI only when necessary. like once or sometimes twice a week.

the fact that gaining weight will only worsen the situation, i've then started working out just to make sure i dont get fat. 

I had this pain for the past three weeks and due to my low tolerance of pain, I went to see a gastroenterologist and went for an upper endoscopy procedure today. Negative for h. pylori but positive for hernia and GERD. Will have to visit the doctor again next week for further consultation, which I think will most probably be useless.

I feel as if I am losing it soon, eating bland soupy stuff for the past three weeks.

Tried similar to everyone here, famotidine, zantac, nexium. Nexium seemed to me the best but also very expensive. It was good though, for a while when j was taking it about once a week. Then sometimes one per day.

Also tried probiotics, different types but I found it had little effect.

Dietry changes proved more difficult and not always easy to figure out.

Recently read that many gerd sufferers had low levels of cacium and vit D, started taking a supplement and not had a tablet since. I read some calcium types can make gerd worse so look into it. 

It seems there may be a link between acid reflux and these mineral ions being low. Am willing to continue to try a supplement if it easea my symptoms and stops me needing the pills.

Positive effects so far. Type calcium and gerd into Google, lots of articles

I'm taking caltrate 600 plus I think it is calcium citrate. This is the one referred to in the articles. There is some concern that it would make the reflux worse but the key with calcium is to have it in the evening and straight after a heavy meal.

Only been trying a month but I was popping either nexium 20mg/40mg or famotidine on a daily/regular basis.

My doctor was OK up to a point, told me to cut out coffee and she was convinced dairy was a major cause of reflux especially cheese. I tried but I do enjoy a cup of coffee. Cheese was easier to give up.

I'm not convinced about the calcium yet but it seems to make sense and like I say give it a go. Just stick to the dose as calcium is also a problem for kidney stones in this heat.

I have Gerd too since Sept last year (about 5 horrible months). Went to see a Gastro specialist and was scheduled for endoscopy and colonoscopy at the same time in late Oct. Results came back as positive for Gerd but negative for everything else thank god.

The doctor then prescribed Dexilant 60mg for about 1 month with Ganaton and then lowered down to Dexilant 30mg with Ganaton for 2months. Even with these PPIs, I still consume Gaviscon Advance twice every single day (after lunch and before bed).

I just saw my doctor last week and was given Dexilant 60mg again but this time he told me to take it only when I need it instead.

Due to me feeling like crap, loss weight and being weak, I felt I may need to find another solution. Googling these past few days lead me to the concept that I may be having low acid instead.

So johnseamus, have you tried the low acid healing methods yet?

Don't waste money on prescription medicine. I used to have terrible GERD. I started consuming Apple cider vinegar. Mix it with lukewarm water and honey and drink it every morning. Now its gone.

Thanks for the advice John. I think its high time I give the Betaine HCL and ACV a try since nothing else works. Even my gastro doctor tells me he's perplexed about my condition cause he said I am perfectly healthy.

Should I wean off this PPI first before starting on Betaine HCL + ACV regime?

Thanks guys..  Guess the question now is where do you guys purchase the HCL?

Ok just to update, I stopped my PPIs for since Wed and drank a warm cup of ACV with a bit of honey in the evenings. Cap that off with Gaviscon at bedtime. Hoping to continue this till Monday and see how it goes.

Will consider HCL from iHerb next week. Thanks for the recommendation John!

Did anyone here stop dexilant or nexium after sometime get acid rebound for the first few weeks?

How long it took you?

I been on zero PPI for 7 days.. feeling better but still too much acid at night