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confused!!

Time and time again i have put my concerns and questions on here about reflux. Maybe i am not satisfied with the answers or always looking for the right one. I hate doctors and will avoid them at all costs. I am kind of confused with my symptoms. I smoke so i think some of my symptoms are related to that. But heres a list of my symptoms

-Sometimes i have a cough. mostly in morning or i will wake up with it during the night, but not to say i havent coughed during the day.
- Heartburn but only once and awhile. When it does happen usually severe.
- feeling like something in the middle of my throat(globus sensation). it can be worse when i eat but feeling is there even before i eat. but what makes me scratch my head is one day i will have that feeling, other days i dont. If it was a tumor or something wouldnt i feel it all the time??
- i have to blow my nose first in the morning. its like acid builds up in my nose over night?
-i swallow  or drink alot alot either because of dry throat or globus sensation.

could i have some tumor or cyst?? or slient reflux?. i take zanatc with either gaviscon liquid or either one by themselves. it does help so i am pretty sure i have reflux. i dont know what to do. like i said i hate going to doctors . and what makes me not go is because somedays i feel great, hardly any symptoms and others its a nightmare. Please help me!
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thanks doc for the information..any other suggestions from you or anyone else would be great!
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Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
You definitely have a bad case of acid reflux. Also since you have it on some days more than on other days, there could be a relation with the food you eat. So log in the food you eat and see which ones cause more symptoms. Cough, globus sensation, need to clear throat, need to blow nose in morning are all due to that. You will need to change your medications and bring about some lifestyle changes. You will need to take a combination of medications like a proton pump inhibitor such as omeprazole  empty stomach in the morning and an antacid gel after meals for complete relief. Possibility of H pylori infection too should be looked into and a combination antibiotic tried.
Life style changes that will help include: Avoid heavy meals and eat frequent small meals. Avoid too much of caffeine, tea, smoking, fried food and drinks both alcoholic and non alcoholic fuzzy ones. Avoid heavy exercises within 4 hours of a heavy meal. Raise the head end of the bed by pillows to 30 degrees. Go to bed at least 2 hours after food. Maybe these tips will help you.
You should consult a gastroenterologist (a specialist who looks after the diseases of our digestive system) or a physician for this if these tips reduce your symptoms.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!



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also to add to that drinking or eating cold stuff seems to bring on the globus sensation. Hot stuff sometimes does too,but as often. And i do belch up acid
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sometimes i wonder if its post nasal drip? ive taken decongestant for plugged nose and my nose does run when its triggered by certain things, but mainly allergies or spicy food.
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It could be reflux, but some of the symptoms also sound like it could be at least partially post nasal drip.  Have you tried an over the counter decongestant or even a decongestant nasal spray?
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i forgot to mention that i do clear my throat alot and cough of clear mucus
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