hi
i’ve got the yuckiest ailment and it’s not ms.
acid reflux is a common condition but i’ve never had it before and i don’t like it one bit.
feel a desperate need to burp but if i do i get sick in my mouth.
told you it was yucky.
i was almost asleep when it happened and i’ve had to come downstairs.
bummm!
carole x
Sounds ghastly, would a peppermint help?
Ben.
i’ve been munching on polo mints and swigging listerine.
it’s ok when i’m sat upright but not when i lie down.
there must be some gadget or trick pillow i can buy.
carole x
Hi,
There’s a large foam wedge you can put under your mattress at the top to enable you to sleep slightly raised. Worth trying for a good sleep without the yuck. Too many mints will make it worse.
Look on Amazon or Ebay or try your nearest disability aids shop.
It’s no very nice that reflux.
Have you been able to speak to your GP about this? May be worth a try. All the best.
Anne
Keep a food diary hun so see if something in particular triggers it.
I find I can get it if I eat too late, so try not to eat just before lying down.
Maybe have a small drink of milk just before bed - even warm milk to help you sleep?
It is yucky and burns your throat like a son of a *****
Take care sweetie
JBK xxx
I get bad reflux and acid reflux. Waiting at the moment to get an op. I used to use a sleeping wedge, but found I just slid down the bed. I did work, but I’d usually wake up uncomfortable unless I also popped a couple of pillows under my knees. That seemed to stop me sliding! We’ve now invested in an adjustable spare bed. If I’m having a bad night with reflux, I sleep in the spare room with head and legs raised, and that stops it.
Might be worth asking your GP for something to help your stomach empty more quickly - Domperidone was what I was given. Also, try not to eat too late at night, and just sips of drink, not a large amount in the evening. It did help me to a certain extent.
I meant ‘It did work’!
Try Gaviscon, especially the liquid version. That might help.
Sue
hi again
thank you for the replies.
i saw my gp who prescribed omeprazole which worked well at first.
this last week it has got worse and is now ruining my sleep.
i’m going to try gaviscon next and i hope it works because we don’t have a spare room.
i’m quite hopeful that i’ll get a good night’s sleep tonight because i’m so knackered i could sleep standing up!
fingers crossed peeps
carole x
Sounds weird hun but try sleeping on left hand side.
Food goes down the middle to join the stomach so if you sleep on your right then the stomach contents are lying right at the opening.
Sleep on your left and they are away from the opening. I’ve been doing that for years when I get acid reflux - I make sure I go back to sleep on my left and a scientific study came up with the same advice a few years ago (so much be right - right?)
Hope you get a good night’s sleep hun
JBK xxxx
I have this problem and it was horrible. Was prescribed omeprazole which has dealt with the problem very effectively. No more watching TV at 2 am because being in a prone position was too painful. I take one omeprazole in the morning. If I feel something coming on late in the day I take gaviscon or ranitidine and that keeps the problem at bay.
good luck in getting this sorted because it is horrible to deal with.
derek
My youngest Granddaughter Sophie (16 months) has suffered with this since she was just weeks old. At first they thought she had milk intolerance causing the pain and sickness. We eventually paid for her to see someone privately who then arranged for her to have a camera investigation on the NHS, he discovered her asophagus doesn’t close properly causing everything to come back up, she may need surgery in the future but at the moment we try to control it with medication. She’s a very strong and healthy toddler so her Mam and Dad must be doing something right.
Carole I’m sure it’s Omeprazole that Sophie takes. Unfortunately I don’t look after her very much as her difficulties mean she needs more attention than I am able to give her, when she is in pain she likes to be carried about and I’m not strong enough to carry her and I can’t walk with her in my arms. Another year and I’m sure she will be able to sleep at mine on a weekend with her sister I hope so it breaks my heart not to be able to have her as much as I have her sister.
Hope you find a way to deal with this Carole life’s really sh***y sometimes.
Jan x
thank you everyone.
i have juggled my meds routine a little and last night i slept through
jan i hope that little sophie is well enough to stay at her nan’s soon.
my lovely mum suffered from hiatus hernia but the meds for it made her arthritis worse and the arthritis meds made her hiatus hernia worse.
be well everybody
carole x
Hi Carole,
Speaking from my own experience alone. I started getting this many, many years ago. I went to my GP who immediately sent me for gastro tests. The results of which turned out actually stobe MS related, in so much that the lesions gave me a floppy stomach sphincter muscle. In short, I was prescribed Lanzoprazole, a bit stronger than Omaprezole (sp?) . We often say ‘Don’t put everything down to MS’ bit with me, it was the case.
A simple barium swallow was all it required , so my advice would be to press your GP over this
Eiona x
Hi, I take lansoprazole to stop acid reflux. It works brilliantly!
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