My husband had bad GERD and an ulcerated esophagus. He also has a hiatal hernia and found walking made his symptoms worse. He was on heavy PPI and Prilosec for 4 months to calm down the esophagus (worked per second endoscopy) and tapered off half the PPI. That is a drag, rebound.

Do you take Famotidine? It’s the only alternative for me to taking PPIs like Prilosec but not as effective, AND it stopped working well for me even twice daily on prescription dose (40 mg I think).

I take it twice daily, before breakfast dnd dinner but i can only eat within 3-4 hours of taking dose otherwise breakthrough heartburn. So I’ve stopped eating lunch.

And yes coffee sometimes causes mild heartburn even within the 3 hour window, but I’m addicted to caffeine and need it to function.

Anonymous wrote:You may have a new trigger food. Mine are alcohol (anything except beer) and chocolate.

You’re the second person to mention new food sensitivities. It’s possible. Ugh, I have so much travel planned this year with little control over meals.

Thanks!

Anonymous wrote:Do you drink coffee? If so, stop drinking coffee for a week or two and see if that makes a difference. Whenever I get a flair up, I stop drinking coffee for a couple of weeks to a month and let things settle down. Then gradually go back to drinking coffee.

No coffee, but about 2-4 cups of black tea a day. I’ll try cutting it out.

Thanks!

Anonymous wrote:For me stress and middle age hormonal changes brough GERD back. (I had it during pregnancy too). Here's what helps me:

1.) Stop eating at least 3 hours before bed.

2.) Eat a small/light dinner. (I eat a big breakfast, big lunch and a nice size lunch each day, so the small dinner is more than enough). There's research about how digestion works better during daylight hours or something and my doctor suggested it.

2.) Avoid high acid foods, fatty foods and spicey foods.

3.)

Thanks. I am in menopause and on hormones. Maybe that’s superpowering this bout.

Anonymous wrote:Are you going through a stressful time? My gastric issues flare up hard when I am stressed. I've also developed sensitivities to certain foods in the last year - for example, I really cannot have tomatoes and I need to limit my coffee. I asked my doctor about this and was told it's a food sensitivity and not an allergy, and that it's common at my age (late 40s).

Ironically, this is the lowest my stress has been in years. However, I am working every weekend due to a situation that I think will end this month.

Anonymous wrote:Have you tried taking Prilosec for a couple of weeks?

In the past, that has worked for less severe flares. This one is much more intense. I’m calling my gastroenterologist on Monday, but his availability is not great for GERD.

You may have a new trigger food. Mine are alcohol (anything except beer) and chocolate.

Do you drink coffee? If so, stop drinking coffee for a week or two and see if that makes a difference. Whenever I get a flair up, I stop drinking coffee for a couple of weeks to a month and let things settle down. Then gradually go back to drinking coffee.

For me stress and middle age hormonal changes brough GERD back. (I had it during pregnancy too). Here's what helps me:

1.) Stop eating at least 3 hours before bed.

2.) Eat a small/light dinner. (I eat a big breakfast, big lunch and a nice size lunch each day, so the small dinner is more than enough). There's research about how digestion works better during daylight hours or something and my doctor suggested it.

2.) Avoid high acid foods, fatty foods and spicey foods.

3.)

Are you going through a stressful time? My gastric issues flare up hard when I am stressed. I've also developed sensitivities to certain foods in the last year - for example, I really cannot have tomatoes and I need to limit my coffee. I asked my doctor about this and was told it's a food sensitivity and not an allergy, and that it's common at my age (late 40s).

Have you tried taking Prilosec for a couple of weeks?

Just walking 4-5x a week for 90 min to 2 hours. I do not wear compression leggings.

Just acid is creeping up. 24/7.

What kind of movement? Crunches? Hanging upside down? Do you have a hiatal hernia? Do you reflux food or just acid?

I gained 3 lbs over the summer which pushed me from the upper end of normal weight into overweight. I’ve worked for the past month and shed 2 lbs. However, I am now having a huge flare up of GERD.

It’s kicking my butt. And I don’t know why this happening. I didn’t even change the foods I eat. I just eat less and move more.

Please share if you’ve experienced the same.