WELCOME TO GERD/ACID REFLUX COMMUNITY

[selmaS]

Welcome to our Gerd Community!

If you are here it's because you, a family member, or loved one suffers from GERd.  It could also be because you're trying to get information on what you believe to be your issue. We're not doctors here, but we do have an expert forum for questions you may have for a professional to answer.

I hope you become an active member of the Gerd Community and share your experiences and support. This is one place you can come to vent or just know you are not alone and someone does understand.

Our number one goal is to provide support to each other...it is in giving that we receive!
  
Please feel free to look around the forum to get familiar with the options on your personal profile.

There's an option to view the 'community archives' located next to the green 'post a question' button. In it you will find the forum’s past questions and posts regarding Gerd and some of the possible treatments you may have had or would like to learn more about. If you have suffered from Gerd issues, check out the 'health pages' option in the upper right corner of the forum. You will find some great, resourceful information on symptoms and the different options available to treat your pain as well as research, testimonials.

http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/list?cid=236

You have many options on your personal profile. You can change your My MedHelp theme, add a 'Baby Page',  'add' friends, send 'private messages' and post 'notes' to the other members of MedHelp, as well as add Trackers .

We have a Gastro Tracker is available for you to use.  This tracker will be especially useful for those with Celiac Disease, GERD, IBS, and diverticulosis.  You will be able to track your bowel movements, related symptoms, any treatments you may be taking, and you will be able to write journal entries to record your GERD's progression.   Follow this link to start tracking today:

http://www.medhelp.org/user_trackers/new?type=Gastro


Other trackers available can help you manage your weight, medications, and flares of symptoms. These trackers can be sent to your doctor prior to a visit.  Follow this link to get started:  http://www.medhelp.org/land/health-trackers

You'll also find you have a 'Journal' on your profile. You can write anything you like in your journal and chose to make it public for any other MedHelp member to see, allow only your friends to view it or keep it private for only you.   You may also want to fill out a little bit of information about yourself on your personal profile so we can all get to know more about you as you post and comment in the community.

We're so glad you have found us here and really look forward to getting to know you better, as we learn how your condition has affected you and your lifestyle.

Please stop by our Health Pages for some suggestions and helpful information how to help control GERD / Acid Reflux Symptoms:

http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Gastroenterology/Helpful-Ways-to-Help-GERD-Symptoms/show/668?cid=236

Welcome to the GERD Community!

selmaS
CL-GERD Community

[ichthyus]

Hi, thanks for your response and the link to the health pages.  Just to clarify, my main concern is bloating, as I'm not feeling any heartburn.  I don't eat spicy foods often and don't drink alcohol at all, so it's safe to rule those out on my cruise.  I also read that some antihistamines can be a factor.  I have bad hay fever, so I was advised to double my dosage (I'm taking a generic Claritin antihistamine) recently, and I wonder if that has had something to do with it.  I'm sure that late night dairy desserts are a culprit, too.  Will green tea be good for dealing with the bloating?

Thanks in advance

[selmaS]

Hi...u may need to look at what u were eating on ur cruise...or drinking...if u had spicy foods and alcohol it is possible that is to blame for ur flare.

Try to eat foods that will not affect ur condition and avoid alcohol...plus try not eating dairy products late in the day...or lie down 3 to 4 hrs after eating...elevate the head of ur bed.....

We have a more complete list in the Health Pages.....
http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/list?cid=236

[ichthyus]

Hi,

I'm new to this forum.  I've had a problem with GERD and motility on and off over the past few years, but it seems to have flared up again and I am feeling bloated all the time, yet feeling hungry, and even though I haven't changed my regular eating habits, I have put on some five pounds.  No cramps, heartburn or diarrhea and my bowel movements seem normal.  I came back from a week long cruise about one month ago, and even though I tried to regulate my eating, there was always a little extra every meal!  I wonder if this caused my current condition to happen.  Anyone know some non-medicinal treatments?

[namratasnv]

To Sue10191-

The reasons that you posted here are very beneficial for us to know so that we can able to control our eating habits that might creates a biggest problem and makes the condition even worse to tolerate.

I have seen many people who are facing problems due to GERD and they just get so hurt by the effects.

Thanks

[ktf]

I am so so pleased to have found this forum i have been complaining to my doctor for several years about constant sore throat, dizziness, empty stomach feeling when i have eaten plenty, pains in my neck, earache, constipation- he thinks i have nothing better to do i think as he has not taken me seriously at all and have been googling looking for an answer until now! I was finally this week referred by my gyno (i have endometriosis) who said i needed to see a gastroenterologist as he thought i had an allergy even though i cut out just about everything myself trying to feel better, now after reading all you posts and info i know its almost certainly GERD.
The problem i think now is going to be avoiding smoking,alcohol,spicy foods etc !
I have read on several sites that hormones can be a contributing factor wondered if anyone would agree-i had a hysterectomy in 2005 and have had these symptoms since then-also does anyone have a feeling of aching all over on a bad day and at least once a week i cannot get my usually roomy work uniform on i feel so swollen from head to toe??
Thanks in advance!

[takemystomachplease]

Sue some reasons or should I say which causes acid relux are eating spicy ,greasy, fried and dairy products.   Also smoking cigarettes , drinking alcohol and using caffiene. Being overweight is another problem because it can cause a hiatal hernia in the stomach which in turn also causes acid to come up.  I am telling you this from my own experience.   I have Gerd, IBS, Lactose Intolerance and Hiatal hernia. I wish you the best, I hope these tips will help you.