LINDA’S PERSONAL STORY
I am a 60 year old female. My illness started about a year ago. My only symptoms are a cough and the feeling of needing to clear my throat. That’s it. No indigestion or burning in my throat. At the very beginning, I would have these coughing fits for about 10-15 minutes right after eating […]
KAY’S PERSONAL STORY
I have had long GERD attacks at least 5 or 6 times, each lasting 3 to 6 months. I cannot take the meds usually prescribed -too many side effects plus some destroy your bones. The attacks always start with a week or so of burping then I begin to feel pain and heaviness in my […]
MARGARET’S PERSONAL STORY
About 4 months ago I had a bad cold and was eating a lumpy sandwich when I had a coughing fit. The food seemed to get stuck in my oesophagus and stayed there a while til it finally went but left me with a feeling of something stuck in my throat. That feeling has subsided […]
JUDE’S PERSONAL STORY
I had an endoscopy done 7 years ago after a few months of complaining of bloating and discomfort in my stomach. Turned out I had acid reflux, a hiatal hernia and gastritis. I was never really a “healthy” eater, but did my best to limit most of my triggers. Most were easy, aside of my […]
DESIREE’S PERSONAL STORY
I had my first episode of gastric ulcer 7years ago ans with triple treatment, i was cured. Then this year 2024 around February, i noticed burning sensation around my chest which i thought was caused by anxiety after hearing a bad news. I thought it will go off any minute but the burning sensation continues, […]
ANONYMOUS’ PERSONAL STORY
My GERD /ARRHYTHMIA STORYI had abnormal heart rhythms for over 10 years. As it would come and go it was difficult to capture the abnormality on a monitor. My heart would race, thump, stop, race, thump, stop in a very erratic manner. This would go on for 1-8 hours leaving me exhausted as if my […]
ANONYMOUS’ PERSONAL STORY
I’m a 33 years old male from UK.My symptoms started 4 weeks ago. Usually in the evenings for a week, arriving home some choking feelings which didn’t affect my swallowing or breathing, simply felt worrying.A week later at work, it started as well, but I couldn’t swallow properly and felt the airway was tighter. Went […]
T’S PERSONAL STORY
Off and on pain for years. Seems to be triggered by anxiety and depression. Sitting in church today and can’t focus because my stomach and chest are hurting. Burning sensation. So annoying. Taking pantoprazole but it seems like sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. Had an endoscopy 2 to 3 yrs ago and everything […]
KIRBY’S PERSONAL STORY
I’m an 85 year old male with a life long, on and off problem with a, “lazy bowel.” Pooping was, thank the Lord, a problem until I discovered a “silver bullet.” As a kid my mom would administer castor oil for my problem. It worked! After reaching 80, two trips to the ER I was […]
SUE’S PERSONAL STORY
My journey into this nightmare started when I started peri menopause. I didn’t know then that dropping estrogen weakens the sphincter muscle. Around that time I lifted a stupidly heavy table and heard and felt the les muscle rip. The pain was unbelievable. So now, many, many years later and with my estrogen continuing to […]
EILEEN’S PERSONAL STORY
My dad had Gerd pretty bad as I remember. I remember growing up and seeing him gulp down Maalox. We always had a bottle on the frig. When I got to be around my mid-fifties, I started feeling heartburn. I woke up and had pain in my chest. It was lower, at my xyphoid area. […]
GERA’S PERSONAL STORY
I developed GERD and IBS about 2.5 years ago. I went through a lot of stressful life events and ever since then I’ve been suffering from neverending stomach pain/ cramping and horrible acid creeping up my throat, especially when I’m trying to sleep at night. It feels ike acid is burning a hole in my […]
