Has anyone cured their acid reflux?

BrendaLee

I have severe reflux that burns my throat and affects my breathing. Has anyone with similar symptoms managed to cure (or greatly reduce) their reflux and get off of the meds after losing weight?

BrendaLee

I found a good thread. It looks like it's 50/50 whether weight loss cures it or not. I hope I'm one of the lucky ones.

Jess5825

You may have a hiatal hernia. Your stomach pushes up through your diaphragm into your chest cavity. I had mine repaired an I haven't had heartburn or reflux since.

beecautious

well I had it really bad at one point and my doctor (gastroenterologist) prescribed me Dexilant......my miracle pill

craigers13

Mine completely went away within 2 weeks of changing my diet......soooo nice not having to sleep propped up on pillows

superstarcassie

I have! I used to take prescription acid reflux medication daily. I have been off of it since losing weight. Now I only get an occasional flair up-mostly from overeating or eating spicy or salty foods.

BrendaLee

You may have a hiatal hernia. Your stomach pushes up through your diaphragm into your chest cavity. I had mine repaired an I haven't had heartburn or reflux since.

I do, actually. I would love to have it repaired. It's definitely something I'm going to consider if losing weight doesn't cure the reflux.

BrendaLee

I have! I used to take prescription acid reflux medication daily. I have been off of it since losing weight. Now I only get an occasional flair up-mostly from overeating or eating spicy or salty foods.

That's what I wanna hear!

IvoryParchment

I have pretty severe reflux. If I drink something cold and lie down, I can feel it backing up into my chest. It happened before I gained weight.

But the heartburn started pretty abruptly. I can pinpoint the exact month it happened. I had been able to take aspirin up until then. I not only took it without food, I could take it without water. All of a sudden I couldn't tolerate it. I had heartburn all the time. Zantac was my friend, and I always had a bottle of mylanta around. That went on for years.

Then I needed antibiotics for something else. I suddenly stopped getting heartburn. All I can figure is I had H.pylori and the antibiotics treated it by accident. I still have reflux, and I still avoid lying down with a full stomach because it can't be good having your stomach contents coming up like that, but I rarely have pain.

chevy88grl

I have acid reflux and a hiatal hernia. The reflux isn't gone, but it is MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better than it was when I was heavier. I used to take Prilosec twice a day to keep it under control (AND ate tums like candy too). Now that I'm thinner, I take one Prilosec a day (basically because the doctor who did my endoscopy said not to allow the acid to back into my throat as I had pre cancerous cells from it not being well controlled for too many years) and I do just fine. A few weeks ago, I ran out of Prilosec and ended up going 4.5 days without it - I did fine. No issues at all. I suspect I could go off it, but I won't risk it after being warned to not let it happen.

wbgolden

My diet consisted of several of the common causes (greasy foods, spicy foods, chocolate, alcohol).

Once I eliminated "most" of those, good to go.

mhotch

My reflux started going away after about 25lb loss. My total was 45lbs. Now I only get it with certain foods. I cannot eat bagels, hotdogs, cheese its, fatty {restaurant} hamburgers, and too much pizza. So I just stay away from the foods that hurt.

camsamdad

I use to drink baking soda nightly but when I was eating healthy I did not need it. with that being said 2 years ago I had my gallbladder taken out and now I never have heartburn or acid reflux.

RisyaLifsheTova

I have severe reflux that burns my throat and affects my breathing. Has anyone with similar symptoms managed to cure (or greatly reduce) their reflux and get off of the meds after losing weight?

Ever since Ive lost weight I no longer have had acid reflux!!! I mean when I was 320 EVERYTHING would trigger it. Pizza, Peppers, Cucumbers and other things. It was getting ridiculious! But since Ive continued losing weight I no longer have that problem! It feels so good! I use to get it so bad it would make me throw up. I hated it with a passion!!! I wish you the same luck!

AngelikaLumiere

I have been diagnosed with hiatl hernia and acid reflux and doing two things has eliminated about 98% of my symptoms. I raised the head of my bed about 4 inches and I avoid eating within 3-4 hours of going to bed. I don't take any medications anymore and if I feel "the burn" I drink some water and/or take a couple Tums, but I don't usually wake up because of acid reflux anymore, unless I eat too close to bedtime.

CHEFCH♥ZZ

my pulmonary specialist gave me protonix years ago(8). its pretty amazing. he told me reflux can effect my asthma so....yeah, good stuff

jfunk29

I completely cut out pop and mine is almost completely gone. I still get it once in a while if I eat a lot of fruit but it is bearable. Before I stopped drinking pop I was getting it multiple times a day and it woke me up multiple times at night.

pamperedhen

I am in my BMR and when I was 104 lbs I still had issues with GERD. I since have a hiatal hernia and need to have an endoscopy:sad: I am really scared. But, I hope and pray that your issues will be healed with you losing weight! Remember every body reacts differently and that what makes you you! I wish you all the best!!:flowerforyou:

josavage

After dropping about 25 pounds it went away for me. I used to take Prilosec every day but I haven't needed it for about a year.

Aliciaaah

I used to have HORRIBLE heart burn everyday. It lasted probably around a year or two. When I started taking walks every day it completely went away. When the walks stopped it came back. Then I realized my trigger foods and I haven't had heartburn since. Nutrition and exercise is amazing!

1Timothy4v8

ME ME ME ME

I had such bad Acid reflux, I was starting to snor at night cause my throat was soo burned up by it, I had to take tums daily, and the doctor gave me acid reflux medicen, but I am kinda a hippi at heart and never took it.

I learned one thing that helped during the burnning was red apples, it really did help I just made sure to have one a day, then I lost 31 pounds and I don't have any problems AT ALL,

Some times I will feel it kinda comming back when I eat to much of certain foods but it goes away fast, eating more good foods and loising weight helped SOOO much,


I am sorry your going threw this I know how awful it is, I hope you get relif soon

Hood25

You may have a hiatal hernia. Your stomach pushes up through your diaphragm into your chest cavity. I had mine repaired an I haven't had heartburn or reflux since.

I do, actually. I would love to have it repaired. It's definitely something I'm going to consider if losing weight doesn't cure the reflux.

I had a barium swallow done and I had the same but I didn't need surgery. I just took meds 2x a day for like 2 months and allowed time for my esophageal sphincter to heal and all was good. I also lost about 10 pounds or so which helped a lot. Also FYI not all reflux medications work for everyone. My sister and I used two different ones. You just have to try till you find the one. If you use over the counter meds the dosage isn't usually enough so you do need an MD to give you a stronger RX prescribed especially for you. Good luck...reflux sucks!

shady1987dre

I have severe reflux that burns my throat and affects my breathing. Has anyone with similar symptoms managed to cure (or greatly reduce) their reflux and get off of the meds after losing weight?

I always had heart burn but since ive started, ive have not had it once, im eating better its gone! So yes i guess!

minkakross

I had mine under control mostly my avoiding my trigger foods, I'd have a flare about once every couple of weeks but since losing some weight it's been gone completely no flare ups for months.

judypriv

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Ever since Ive lost weight I no longer have had acid reflux!!! I mean when I was 320 EVERYTHING would trigger it. Pizza, Peppers, Cucumbers and other things. It was getting ridiculious! But since Ive continued losing weight I no longer have that problem! It feels so good! I use to get it so bad it would make me throw up. I hated it with a passion!!! I wish you the same luck!
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Me too and I haven't lost much weight but in the last 2 months I haven't had one case of reflux nor used any antacids, etc. If I do indulge I also get no symptoms. Much better. All from change of diet I think. I do know that my constant constipation has also been better and during exercise I sometimes burp (descretely) so I think the exercise is helping my digestion.

love22step

My acid reflux became really bad as I gained weight. I was having to throw up and had to have my esophagus stretched out. I took Nexium for several years. As soon as I started eating less, exercising, and losing weight, I was able to stop taking the Nexium. I read that it causes loss of bone density with prolonged use, and I didn't want that. Occasionally, if I eat something greasy, I'll take a couple of Tums. At night, mostly out of habit, I take a couple of Tums before I go to bed to make sure I don't get heartburn during the night. That hasn't happened in a very long time, but I figure a little extra calcium won't hurt me.

I hope losing weight works for you, too. Acid reflux is a horrible feeling. I remember not being able to finish meals and having to excuse myself to throw up food that wouldn't go down. I also remember sitting up at night with painful heartburn. I don't miss it.

Best wishes for your success!

pdworkman

My husband used to have reflux all the time. Had to sleep propped up, downed antacids all the time. I can't remember the last time he took antacids now.

flamingo63

Hi like you I suffer from a hiatus hernia and acid reflux. An endoscopy revealed these conditions. Once I pinpointed the foods that aggrevated these conditions and cut them out or drastically reduced them my condition improved. I am ,however, on a gastro resistant capsule taken daily. It is a prescription drug called Lansoprazole, I am on it forever. I have to say it is my best friend and I do not suffer with reflux at all, an exception being white wine late at night, which is acidic, and I only drink the best believe me. It makes the perfect excuse for me to stick to full bodied reds . As I am not a heavy or habitual drinker these episodes are few and far between, At this stage surgery is not thought necessary!

Naybelline

I have a Hiatus Hernia and I get this Acid Reflux and I'm on meds for it (omeaprozole). You should see a doctor.

They said it would go when I lose weight.

oops read further down that you have this too. I have tried not eating certain foods, but I still get the Acid reflux.

raechellg

I had to have surgery to fix my acid reflux and my stomach i believe doc said was up in my almost halfway in esophagus and had to be pulled back down and put back in place. I was pretty much a mess and i never ate spicy food but everything gave me heartburn. It got really bad with my first pregnancy and then just never went away until the surgery. Now several years later i still feel good. Meds did help but it was never gonna be the answer to my particular situation. I tease my daughter now 15 that since she was always stretched out during my pregnancy she broke me LOL She was 20.5 inches born and i have the lil short torso. She of course knows i'm just kidding with her. But best of luck and hope that just loosing the weight does help your situation.

AmandaCaswell1982

I had terrible reflux- I now have NONE. I was at the point where I could barely sleep. I don't have any now!