Jessy’s Personal Story
Jessy’s Personal Story: My GERD Journey Some of you might recognize my name from TV or from my social media presence. I am Jessy Taylor, I am a musician, actress, and social media influencer. I am 24 years old, and I recently got diagnosed with GERD. The disease has made my life change an entire […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: “always have patience with yourself and your body” Hello I am 27 years old and I’m here to share my story.As far as I can remember I’ve had stomach issues since a kid got worse in middle school experienced my first panick attack with extreme gas in class while the teacher didn’t […]
409- Working With Your Healthcare Provider
Working with your healthcare provider can help make managing your condition easier A partnership between a patient and healthcare provider is essential when managing all chronic illnesses. Because the time spent with your healthcare provider is both limited and valuable, you can maximize it by following some simple guidelines before and after the visit. Learn […]
Matthew’s Personal Story
Matthew’s Personal Story: Overcoming GERD Hello, my name is Matthew. I am 20 years old and currently a third year college student. Like so many stories on here, the initial onset of GERD felt like a heart attack. It all started on January 4th of this year (2022) while I was in New York for […]
421- Personal Daily Diary for All GI Disorders
Using a Personal Daily Symptom Diary for 2–4 weeks can help you learn more about how your body may be reacting to certain things in your life, such as diet, exercise, stress, and sleep. A Daily Diary aims to help you better understand your gastrointestinal (GI) illness. When you keep a detailed record of stool […]
Gigi’s Personal Story
Gigi’s Personal Story: Exploring Alternative Solutions for GERD So I had this Gerd which was LES. My sphincter was not closing. I did all the otc, rx meds etc. Barium swallow. Two drs in the same office said two different things..too much acid and the other said too little acid. Like what. I follows Chris […]
Alicia’s Personal Story
Alicia’s Personal Story: Living a Daily Nightmare with GERD I really feel like I’m living in a really bad nightmare every single day. I’ve been dealing with all this going on six months now. It starts the minute I roll out of bed in the morning. My whole upper body hurts so bad including my […]
Lisa Garcia
VD’s Personal Story
VD’s Personal Story: A Decade-Long Struggle with GERD I’ve suffered from constipation my whole life. In 2012, I was prescribed an antibiotic + tylenol/codeine + nsaid after a wisdom tooth removal . The GERD started all of a sudden and anti reflux medications were not helping, no vomiting at all. They diagnosed me with GERD […]
Yale’s Personal Story
Yale’s Personal Story: Overcoming Gastroparesis and GERD After a Life-Altering Accident After a near fatal motorcycle accident in late 2017, I underwent 6+ extensive spine and pelvic repair surgeries. Ever since, I have had severe gastroparesis symptoms and diagnosed shortly after. Going through almost 2 years of constant nausea and vomiting, GERD, and just overall […]
Claire’s Personal Story
Claire’s Personal Story: GERD I have had severe epigastric pain once in a while…also been diagnosed with Gerd..but they have found nothing for 6 years now…I feel like dying honestly..the pain is too much but all they ever say is that I have acidity….I don’t want this life anymore….they see nothing…I’ve gone through every form […]
David’s Personal Story
David’s Personal Story: GERD Severe Symptoms started a year ago.But had acid reflux on of for probably 10 years if not longer. But didn’t develop GERD until I started using medication H2 blockers and PPI’sStarted using over the counter zantac or Ranitidine! At first worked wonderful for regular heartburn. The sensation of stomach acid burn […]
