Toni’s Personal Story
Toni’s Personal Story: IBS and GERD I think my IBS started in my mid-20s I am now 41 and I can honestly say over the past year it’s gotten worse. I have had a colonoscopy and everything came out fine. Sometimes I know my triggers sometimes I don’t just depends on how my body wants […]
Jessica’s Personal Story
Jessica’s Personal Story: GERD Hi, I was put on PPIs for my stomach when I was 17. I was constantly burping and would get bile up my throat. The pills seemed to help, and I knew what I couldn’t eat, so I avoided things like carbonated drinks, citrus, etc. I lived my life and was […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: SIBO- “7 years of pain or discomfort gone!” I hope someone reads this and it helps! 7 years of pain or discomfort gone! Nothing worked. I was tested positive for Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth which mimics reflux. They gave me Xifaxan which helped but didn’t take away the upper abdomen bloating and […]
Judith’s Personal Story
Judith’s Personal Story: GERD and LPR Starting as a teenager, through my life, chronic heartburn and chronic broncitis. At age 65, started coughing and clearing my throat, non-stop. Many G.P’s, E.N.T, Pulmonary, Heart, Allery, Thyroid specialists later. This took about five years, No one gave me an answer! I thought of a Gastro doctor in […]
Jason’s Personal Story
Jason’s Personal Story: GERD and the Impact of Diet Choices Hi, Jason here. This story is made without doctor consultation at all, because im in a small town, couldnt believe local doctor diagnose. I decided to do some researches, im having heartburn and have it every night at around 12-2 am. I guess this coming […]
Sam’s Personal Story
Sam’s Personal Story: Facing GERD Symptoms I’m 21 years old and I’m from the Philippines. Im experiencing this for almost 5 months. One night i felt stomach pain like a gas pain and i burp a lot, in the morning the pain subsides but the burping still continues at first i think that it was […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Struggling with GERD and Anxiety My story is feeling like the end of my life is near. This stupid anxiety is horrible. It all started with being hurt with my back on a job and eating badly-pizza, carry-out, eating late at night; not exercising. Was taking Pepcid AC more frequently and chalking […]
Godson’s Personal Story
Godson’s Personal Story with acid reflux This all started sometime in June this year.. I had lunch and slept off… On waking up, it was just like my whole chest to stomach area was filled up. I had never felt anything like it brfore.. I was so scared because of Covid-19 so I didn’t go […]
Bree’s Personal Story
Bree’s Personal Story: Acid Reflux I’m 16 and about 4 months Ago my tummy started grumbling after I ate certain things but I just ignored it at first then one Day I went out and had red rooster and that night I was up vomiting with the worst pain I was really confused why, I […]
Terri Lackey McMichael’s Personal Story
Terri Lackey McMichael’s Personal Story: GERD I remember it like it was yesterday. It was June 25, the day that Michael Jackson died. I was watching it from the family flooring store I was working out on my laptop, and I had been drinking V-8 juice and the V-8 fruit juice when it hit me. […]
Samantha’s Personal Story
Samantha’s Personal Story: Sleepless Nights from GERD Hello all! I was diagnosed with GERD in February 2020. My symptoms started around October 2019, leading to an urgent care visit after Christmas due to severe nausea. This is one thing you don’t see much, as nausea usually isn’t one of the prominent symptoms. I almost never […]
Anonymous Everyday Pain’s Personal Story
Anonymous Everyday Pain’s Personal Story: Desperately Seeking Answers for Severe Gas and IBS-C Hi, I have been dealing with gastrointestinal issues since I was 12 years old. I am now 25 and every year my issue seems to get worse and worse. I am now in pain and uncomfortable every day. It all began in […]
