Anyone seen a nutritionist/dietician?

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I have problems with digestion/reflux and an autoimmune issue.

This makes eating/drinking an absolute bitch (I'm in pain when I eat/drink most things), so I was thinking I'd try to see a dietician/nutritionist to help with my diet to try to get a decent and healthy diet (I can't live on baby sized portions of egg white omelette ffs!)

Has anyone tried this? I looked at an online directory and some seem to 'work with' clients for months and charge £££ a session!

Following with interest.
Another one here who is most of the time in pain after eating .
On waiting list for gastro but been waiting about a year.

No but I'm also interested in your post OP. Hope some posters come along shortly

I'm on medication at the moment for the reflux (constant pain in throat - feeling of being throttles - and pain in stomach when I eat, or not!).

I've been trying to avoid acidic foods and drinks and be aware of what I eat and how it makes me feel. Sometimes it's combinations of foods. Sadly I do love all the 'bad' stuff (tomatoes, sugar, loads of fruit..), but the good news is that some cheese is ok (soft goat, cottage, feta and Parmesan, which I love). Almond milk is positively good (great in plain cereal or porridge).

Even more sadly is that I am the pickle queen, so I'm hoping that once I have finished the medication and get my stomach on an even keel I can have some of this (even in small doses!). Small portions of food works best and I have hot water with lemon and ginger first thing to settle my stomach.

Litmus paper is useful (and a bit of fun). Remember NOT to dip it in the food but put some of the food/liquid in a small glass and then throw it away.

The problem I found is that when you look online there are loads of 'lists' issued by hospitals and clinics but they contradict each other (so one will say don't eat X then the other will say X is ok).

I know it's trial and error but it's quite wearing isn't it?

I'll try to call some practitioners today and get a sense of how they work/what they offer and how many sessions/overall cost... I don't want to 'work with' someone for months and months!

Have you had a barium swallow? I’d ask your GP to refer you to one. I was aspirating food and I then had a barium swallow that picked up that food was staying at the clavicular level for a few minutes and I had tertiary contractions. Due to chemotherapy, I had access to a dietitian who prescribed a liquid diet. If you can find out the cause, you can figure out a solution (or at least try). But get a barium swallow, find out exactly what is going on in there. I am on a soft food diet but still choke, even on things that have been blended and soft things like yoghurt. I wish you well and that you’re not in pain much longer x

Dd2 saw an NHS dietitian for this. The advice than eat small and often, avoid acidic food and keep a food diary for triggers.

A dietitian is an allied health professional with min standards like a physio. Anyone can set themsleves up as a ‘qualified nutritionalist’.