i’m booked in for a gastroscopy in almost 3weeks after experiencing acid reflux and serious chest pain causing breathing difficulties on monday. What foods and drinks should i avoid?
I’m assuming nothing fizzy and i don’t eat spicey foods anyway but is cordial ok? chips? etc
even a good web site that stipulates what you can and cant have would be great.
thanks heaps
definately don’t drink coffee and rarely have tea. Don’t have a high carb intake and they think the breathing probs were caused by hyperventilating from the pain i experienced. I have had my heart checked a couple of years ago.
I do suffer from stress and am currently on a pension cause i’m not supposed to work at the moment (abusive childhood lead to massive stress related probs).
I smoke 10+ cigs a day. No drugs AT ALL and i’m only 24yrs old.
Thanks for the info so far 
I am not a doctor, so either way you will want to talk to them, but this is what I have to say as a long time sufferer of Acid Reflux (G.E.R.D.)!
Three part answer: information, what not to do, and what to do!
INFORMATION!!!!!!
I have a very severe case of Acid Reflux (G.E.R.D.). I have had to go to the hospital for some of the heartburn that I have had because the pain can become overwhelming or your breathing can be effected. It can be caused by Smoking, Drinking Beverages with caffeine (My case with hereditary), Drinking Beverages with Alcohol, Stress, Anxiety or can be Hereditary
The good thing about G.E.R.D. is that it can be a temporary thing and can be cured. It is never a permit thing even if you end up with it for the rest of your life it has the ability to be cured.
G.E.R.D. is caused by too much acid being created in your stomach. This can lead to or cause ulcers, esophagus damage, heartburn and/or damage in the mouth. . Other symptoms that can be found in a few cases are dizziness, tingling in limbs, numbness of Limbs, Chest/Back pain focused on the left side (in most cases), and shortness/difficulty breathing.
WHAT NOT TO DO!!!!!!!!
In most cases, stress is a factor to the reflux if you watch what you eat and reduce some of the stress it will help. If you watch what you eat for about a week you should find relief, if you do not then that is when you definitely what to listen to the doctor. Things to watch for are as follows:
Fatty Foods
Citrus Foods
Foods That Contain Grease
Fried Foods
Chocolate (including any Coco)
Caffeine
Smoking
Alcohol
Tomato Based Products
Lactose
Roughage (Berries and Nuts)
Onions
WHAT TO DO!!!!
The two foods that I recommend is Black strap Molasses and Raw honey. The apple is better for night time reflux while these will work for just about all of it. What you will do is take about a tsp. of whatever one you chose. Molasses being the better because of strength and nutrition, but must be use to the taste. What the substance will do is stick to the sides of the esophagus and do two things, one is heal and the other is protect.
On the healing end, both substances have a healing property in them, and as they sit on the walls of the esophagus they will heal it. This is also helpful if you have a sore throat in the morning from refluxing.
On the protection end, both substances are high in sugar and when acid that is refluxed comes up to that the sugar will neutralize it and it will not longer be a problem at that point.
I would also look to putting Cinnamon and Ginger in you diet, they have been know to help with digestion and will help you reduce the amount of acid needed to brake down food, therefore causing you to reflux less.
NO COFFE!! not even kidding! Very acidic!
References :
chocolate caffeine peppermint beer wine
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grandma also has gerd
http://www.purplepill.com/nexium_users/eating/steps.aspx
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It sounds like your doctor is addressing the acid reflux with the gastroscopy scheduled but what about your chest pain and breathing difficulties? Are you also scheduled to see a cardiologist? I have acid reflux too, so speaking out of experience, sure mild food are a great start to getting the symptoms under control. But what I have found is that STRESS is the number one aggravater. So the less stress you have in your Life, the better it will get for you. Eat in a very relaxed environment and eat slowly, chew slowly. Just a thought of wisdom for you . . . hope it helps!
References :
If you became stricter with your carb intake, you would get rid of that acid reflux.
http://www.bastyrcenter.org/content/view/1175/
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com
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Sorry, but liquor and chips are out. Here is a site that says what to avoid. At the bottom is a link for a chart of OK foods and foods that you can eat a little bit of:
http://heartburn.about.com/cs/dietfood/a/heartburnfoods3.htm
References :
I am not a doctor, so either way you will want to talk to them, but this is what I have to say as a long time sufferer of Acid Reflux (G.E.R.D.)!
Three part answer: information, what not to do, and what to do!
INFORMATION!!!!!!
I have a very severe case of Acid Reflux (G.E.R.D.). I have had to go to the hospital for some of the heartburn that I have had because the pain can become overwhelming or your breathing can be effected. It can be caused by Smoking, Drinking Beverages with caffeine (My case with hereditary), Drinking Beverages with Alcohol, Stress, Anxiety or can be Hereditary
The good thing about G.E.R.D. is that it can be a temporary thing and can be cured. It is never a permit thing even if you end up with it for the rest of your life it has the ability to be cured.
G.E.R.D. is caused by too much acid being created in your stomach. This can lead to or cause ulcers, esophagus damage, heartburn and/or damage in the mouth. . Other symptoms that can be found in a few cases are dizziness, tingling in limbs, numbness of Limbs, Chest/Back pain focused on the left side (in most cases), and shortness/difficulty breathing.
WHAT NOT TO DO!!!!!!!!
In most cases, stress is a factor to the reflux if you watch what you eat and reduce some of the stress it will help. If you watch what you eat for about a week you should find relief, if you do not then that is when you definitely what to listen to the doctor. Things to watch for are as follows:
Fatty Foods
Citrus Foods
Foods That Contain Grease
Fried Foods
Chocolate (including any Coco)
Caffeine
Smoking
Alcohol
Tomato Based Products
Lactose
Roughage (Berries and Nuts)
Onions
WHAT TO DO!!!!
The two foods that I recommend is Black strap Molasses and Raw honey. The apple is better for night time reflux while these will work for just about all of it. What you will do is take about a tsp. of whatever one you chose. Molasses being the better because of strength and nutrition, but must be use to the taste. What the substance will do is stick to the sides of the esophagus and do two things, one is heal and the other is protect.
On the healing end, both substances have a healing property in them, and as they sit on the walls of the esophagus they will heal it. This is also helpful if you have a sore throat in the morning from refluxing.
On the protection end, both substances are high in sugar and when acid that is refluxed comes up to that the sugar will neutralize it and it will not longer be a problem at that point.
I would also look to putting Cinnamon and Ginger in you diet, they have been know to help with digestion and will help you reduce the amount of acid needed to brake down food, therefore causing you to reflux less.
References :
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This ginger juice remedy will help you. I had extreme symptoms and nothing helped. I changed my diet, took medication, exercised, nothing helped. Then I tried this ginger juice. The Japanese use ginger to calm digestive acids, so it makes sense. I took the juice and felt immediate relief. The first time you take ginger juice, it may burn a bit, but it gets better he second day. After 4 days I was symptom free. I continued to take it for 3 weeks as is suggested. Now I am completely back to normal. I recommended this to at least a dozen people and they all stopped having that horrible burning and constant burping. try it!
I had an endoscopy and was diagnosed with Barrett’s. I freaked out and the worry made my symptoms worse. You have nothing to loose because ginger can’t hurt you.
References :
mynews2u.com
http://askwaltstollmd.com/hiatus.html