During my endoscopy, pieces of my stomach / esophagus were taken for biopsy and the report revealed (i) occasional H. pylori seen and (ii) moderate chronic gastritis although these two (2) weren't spotted by the doctor performing the endoscopy back then.

I was put on KLACID HP for 2 weeks and just finished the entire course last Sunday, went to follow up yesterday and the doctor basically just asked how i felt over the course and i said i felt better (not sure whether it was due to the medicine or the strict diet that i have been adhering to) but i still sometimes feel the occasional mild burning sensation around the stomach region and so far very rarely any episodes of heartburn except when i eat insufficiently (i think and suspected).

I also get this menthol / minty feeling in my mouth usually after sometime i had a light meal but they tend to go away after i eat (not sure what is that all about).

I asked her whether my symptoms (heartburn etc.) were typical of H.pylori / Gastritits and she said yes so i'm now banking on that fact to move on.

I am scheduled for the urea breath test (UBT) on 27/05/2024 to determine whether the H.pylori has been completely eradicated or not but in the meantime, i think i will focus on healing my gastritis first - the doctor is still quite reluctant to confirm to me what caused my symptoms

... before she sent me on my way yesterday, she put me on a further 2 weeks of Dexilant (dexlansoprazole) 30mg to help manage my stomach acid before stopping all medicine/antacids.

I hope i will get better.

This post has been edited by shaniandras2787: Apr 23 2024, 10:27 AM

Believe it or not, if you're suffering from GERD, it is NOT because you have too much acid in your stomach.

Rather, you do not have enough acidity. The esophageal sphincter that prevents the reflux going up your throat, is triggered by lower ph in the stomach source.

Antacids will typically make the reflux worse as you progress over time. I used to have some minor heartburns which went away after I changed my diet and removed carbs and vegetable oils, i.e keto diet. You can try and see if it helps.

HOWEVER, I suggest you try it for at least 14-21 days to see a difference. Don't expect change over night because you didn't get GERD overnight either. Note the frequency of how often you get the reflux now, and again after you change the diet. If you see the reflux frequency reduce after 14-21 days, you can consider that it helped, and can choose to continue leaving carbs and vegetable oils out of your diet. If there is no change then it probably didn't help.

Hi,

Me too having GERD. First symptom was when I was on shopping with my wife and out of sudden, my palm sweats a lot , dizziness and almost fainted. Rush to the ER in KPJ and was told that my ecg was normal. Maybe panic attack or gastric. After that incident where I don’t have palpitations, I keep on burping. That time I doesn’t know GERD yet.

After few weeks, symptoms came back and I feel really suffer and dying . Went to Medivron and quickly have my heart tested. Went out gastric as told by Dr.

And I keep facing the same issue again and again. I decided to go to hospital for scope. After check specialist say everything’s okay which is more weird for me. Just fatty liver ask me to do some exercise.

Till today, I can’t lie straight on bed otherwise I’ll choke and feel unable to breathe along with heart palpitations. I wonder when can i recover from this to be honest

i'm GERD member since 2014. commonly Gerd package together with anxiety and panic attack. try to be calm and relax when the attack come.

1st thing 1st, do endoscopy, and then cardiologyst to make sure not heart related since the symptom almost the same.

gastric, fell bloated, stomach hard.. dizzy.. want to vomit.. me and my wife do have this similarity..

one of the cause by miss taking food on time - breakfast, lunch, or dinner. meaning must take at something to alas perut..

while travelling, or on a travel trip.. lagi bahaya.. always miss to take food on time. then gastic attack..

not a solution, but prevention, we spare this call Alucid pill / chew .. can buy straight in pharmacy rack. it a gastric relieve or helper.. take before meals.. such a relieve..

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hey TS shaniandras2787, how are you lately? did you get it diagnosed and getting better now? hope you are recovering now

Me too. My symptoms were chronic cough , sore throat, constant burping, bloated and hoarse voice. I'm on the 3rd week taking Dexilant 60mg

On low acid diet, you can read Acid watchers book for more detail. Hopefully can wean of Dexilant soon as I read long term it has side effects

Avoiding the following food

1. Carbonated Soda
2. Alcohol
3. Caffeine
4. Citrus fruit
5. Chocolate
6. Tomato
7. Garlic & Onion
8. Oily Food
9. Spicy Food

hey! hope your bakery is doing well!

the food you mentioned are inflammatory, hence it causes discomfort and best to avoid them



these are the food you want to consume more



what works for me will be ginger tea and celery

Citrus fruits , tomato , chocolate are on the avoid list

I can relate to how overwhelming it feels when you're hit with potential GERD symptoms. A couple of years ago, I started having what I thought was just occasional heartburn, but it got worse and turned out to be GERD. Keeping track of what I ate really helped me spot my triggers, like spicy foods and coffee, which I had to cut back on. I also found that propping myself up a bit while sleeping made a big difference. It's tough, but you can manage it with some adjustments.

those that suffer from GERD, gastritis, do you have persistent bad breath problem?

Dont eat too much seasoning before going to bed

I once stop eating anything that has flour in it (bread, biscuit, cookies etc) and spicy food. I had no symptoms at all. After like 2 months into this diet i started eating spicy food again and gets a reaction out of it.

Few weeks ago i ate bread and instantly felt like throwing up. Perhaps can give this a try by cutting out flour and spicy foods