reflux and food

Digestive health
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im trying to understand the link between diet and acid reflux.

Can anyone tell me is it the food you eat on the day or the day before that will affect your reflux please ?

2

on the day generally. 

However, my body creates too much acid so if I don't eat I get severe reflux symptoms and its eating which helps because it gives the acid something to do. 

Then what you eat triggers it as well. So I can't take acific foods like oranges and fizzy drinks can be a problem 

3

Fatty, spicy, and foods high in acid along with chocolate and coffee are triggers along with the quantity of food you eat at once, everyone has different triggers so you would have to figure what foods trigger your acid reflux, my triggers are tomatoes, drinking more then a cup of coffee per day, eating more then half of a bar of chocolate, moreover, I control the amount of food I consume

4

Especially carbonated drinks and too much red wine

5

For me its seems to be mainly the quantity and what I do after I eat. If I sit down on a sofa i have a problem (anything less than upright is a problem for at least 1 hr after a meal) and if i eat anything less than 3 or 4 hrs after I have had a meal I also have a problem. Going hungry also seems to be a trigger.  I seem to be less affected by what I eat or drink. So small portions and moving around after a meal helps me 

6

Are you taking any medication for your acid reflux?

7

Oh no red wine. I love red wine 

8

Me too, I love vintage Italian red wine, I used to enjoy a half of glass 4-5 times a week, now I have cut back to 2 glasses on Saturday nights. Red wine may not be a trigger for you, after you eat see how your body responds to it 30-60 later and make a mental note

9

only enos fruit salt now and only when i get chest pains after i have eaten..i now find that gaviscon advanced doesnt really help (it used to )

10

thank you for your reply, like you i get reflux when i need to eat and then when i have eated i get reflux

11

thank you for your reply, still trying to work out my triggers. I know tomates set it off

12

thank you for your reply, moving around helps me generally although sometimes symptoms are eased if i rest

13

All those problems stopped when I started the PPI. I only get it now if I go a very long time without eating 

14

glad your problems stopped, i haven't ruled out trying another PPI, just want to try a month off. The doctor has prescribed lansoprazole 30mg which he says are more gentle on the stomach than pantoprazole ?

15

Why bother trying a month off. I take 30mg Lanzo and its a normal that higher dose. I would do that first and see if it works. You need to take it for 6-8 wks to confirm it is working. Then if that doesn't work take some time off. 

 

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my GP reccomended i take a week off between stopping pantoprazole and starting the lanzo.

I took panto for 15 weeks and feel i ended up with more symptoms than i started with so i guess i've lost a little faith in PPI's.

Does the Lanzo work for you ?