I think you may be referring to “SIBO” or small bacterial intestinal overgrowth. Hopefully it works for ya!
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I think you may be referring to “SIBO” or small bacterial intestinal overgrowth. Hopefully it works for ya!
Alright, so at the end of this month I’m going to attempt the first procedure and see how it goes. My surgeon reported great success with Stretta so that will be the first plan of attack! Will update to let y’all know how it goes.
Had the Stretta this morning and the doctor said everything went amazing! The sphincter wasn’t all the way open and I just had transient LES relaxations. After two weeks the swelling will subside and will notice a big improvement in 8-12 weeks with full benefit in 6 months.
Are any of you burping like crazy for extended periods of time? I'm not sure if I have some kind of GERD or if I'm growing out of my lactose tolerance. I can eat cheeses but milk and greek yogurt is making me burp like crazy. Whenever I get bloated both top and bottom, I have 0 appetite. I've lost 15 pounds so far since July.
Constant burping, hiccups, etc, can all be signs of reflux issues or just something simple like lactose intolerance. If it’s making you bloated stay away from it!
Or get an allergy test as well. Simple saliva test to tell you what you may be allergic to.
Had the Stretta procedure done on 8/31/18 and it’s only coming up on 7 weeks.
I can say already that I notice a BIG difference. Forgot to take my PPI’s for two days and only got minor indigestion.
It’s definitely not a quick fix though, slow and steady wins the race as it takes up to 6 months for majority of the muscle growth to occur, with it still growing over the course of a year.
I can say already that I notice a BIG difference. Forgot to take my PPI’s for two days and only got minor indigestion.
It’s definitely not a quick fix though, slow and steady wins the race as it takes up to 6 months for majority of the muscle growth to occur, with it still growing over the course of a year.
Keep with it and best of luck!
I use omeprazole successfully to control GERD. Unfortunately due to years of not treating it I have Barrett's Esophagus, a precursor to esophageal cancer. So biannual scoping to keep an eye on it. Last one a couple months ago came back with no advance in the cells, so good so far.
But have to get tested for calcium due to long term use of omeprazole. Reminds me, I need to check with the doctor about when to get that checked again
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But have to get tested for calcium due to long term use of omeprazole. Reminds me, I need to check with the doctor about when to get that checked again
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The stretta procedure has show regression of Barrett’s in 90% of patients after just 3 years, without the need for ablation.
Couple things...
Eat an Apple everyday with Dinner.
Take Papaya Enzymes. Vitamin you can buy at GNC. Pop them like candy as opposed to any anti acid.
Both of these things have helped me tremendously.
Eat an Apple everyday with Dinner.
Take Papaya Enzymes. Vitamin you can buy at GNC. Pop them like candy as opposed to any anti acid.
Both of these things have helped me tremendously.
Have you had a Heidelberg test? It determines if there is too much or too little acid in your stomach. In your case, it sounds like the latter.
Too little stomach acid can cause gerd symptoms as well.
In my case it’s a “plumbing” issue with the valve being weak and relaxing too much.
Glad you’re finding relief though!
Glad everything is good! Back in 2010/2011 I went through a pretty rough patch of stress, ended up with an ulcer. I took OTC Omeprazole for what seemed like a couple of months along with strict dieting to reduce sodium intake. And then after that mentally I was just paranoid about any foods I ate. Wasn't until going on a date about a year later I ate food from Olive Garden and since haven't had issues
My procedure is scheduled for Monday. Will report back once I know something...
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U.M.
How’d your procedure go?
Everything went good. Doc looked at my esophagus and my stomach. He noted some damage from acid reflux/GERD in the upper portion of my esophagus and also found a small pocket in my esophagus which probably is the source of my occasional issues with swallowing. He found no issues with my stomach so he stated there was no need to put any additional bacteria in my gut. Told me to stay on the pantoprazole and in addition to that he prescribed raNITIdine. I have a follow up in 8 weeks.
U.M.
Had my follow up with my surgeon yesterday and it’s been almost ten weeks since the Stretta procedure. The symptoms have improved greatly and I’m not even at the halfway mark. That being said, he’s starting to taper me off the meds and I will revisit him on 3/5/19 to have another manometry and ph test done. If the motility has improved or even resolved itself, the next step is probably the LINX device.
Update: 11/15/18
I am now tapered down to 20mg of omeprazole once daily for the next two weeks and will start doing every other day after that. Now mind you, I started at 40mg twice daily with ranitidine at night. I feel as if I’ve never even had GERD and it’s the best feeling ever. Of course, everyone will have different experiences.
In my personal opinion, I think the Stretta was worth it and should be tried before a fundoplication.
I am now tapered down to 20mg of omeprazole once daily for the next two weeks and will start doing every other day after that. Now mind you, I started at 40mg twice daily with ranitidine at night. I feel as if I’ve never even had GERD and it’s the best feeling ever. Of course, everyone will have different experiences.
In my personal opinion, I think the Stretta was worth it and should be tried before a fundoplication.
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