To ask about your acid reflux symptoms (with TMI alert)

[Flowerpower36]

If anyone else suffered with acid reflux, and if so, how does it affect you? And what has worked in terms of treating it?

my symptoms are:

bitter taste in my mouth especially first thing in the morning

lump in throat feeling / globus sensation

throat spasms after eating, leading to occasional vomiting of saliva (sorry)

excessive saliva production

waking up coughing in the night with water in mouth :(

can anyone else relate at all??

Had an endoscopy not long ago which was normal. Symptoms have been put down to reflux. I’m really struggling!!
been on omeprazole for years but it’s never been this horrendous before, this has recently been changed to lansaprozole.

My reflex was generally under control with PPIs. Some days PPIs didn’t seem to help much.
it was not anywhere as bad as for lots of you. My problem was during my waking hours. I was generally ok at night, but sore throat every morning. So on the mild side compared to what many of you are describing.

However, this might be of help to others with milder reflex.

I joined Slimming World to lose some weight. Between losing 1 stone and the healthier eating while trying to lose weight, I no longer need to take PPI. I went from 11 stone to 10 stone. I still have flare ups every so often (maybe a day every 3 or 4 weeks) but Rennies sort it out.

It might be something to consider?