For Joe De Livera

Hi Joe,I am totally new on the form and am very impressed by your answers. ^ month agoI consulted a pulmonary doctorfor unexplained shortness of breath I am suffering of for now 6 years. All the tests so far are normal as well as the PFT which even shows that I have a great lung capacity of 120% of my lungs however my lungs are a bit enlarged(which a couple of pulmonary specialists associated this to genetic constitution). Finding no pulmonary reason to my SOB, my doctor suggested that thcondition could be due to an acid reflux problem and put me on prilosec for 3 month and cortisone for 9 days. I never felt I had any digestive problems and I usually never take any medication however I am so desprate about my breathing problem than I took the treatment hopping that it would take care of the SOB. After 2 month of non improvment I stoped the medication and very soon after I started getting very sick with some symtoms of indigestion, bowel problems, body odors, loss of hair, and a type of dull pain in my esophagus, neck and back of my nose, lots of gase, and burping. For now about 3 weeks I feel like a strong warm sensation in my stomach, esophagus and back of my nose, but not the type of burning people with acid reflux desease describe, it is more like a big sunburn sensation from the inside. I don't have any acid reflux in my mouth, however I regurgite a lot. Last weel I had a colonoscopy and endoscopy. The colonoscopy came back normal with only large colon hemorrhoids, and the endoscopy showed hiatal hernia, esophagitis, and gastritis, biopsis have been taken for which I don't have the result yet. The doctor put me on AcipHex 20mg which I don't want to take because I know now that my condition has been caused by a useless use of pilosec (I guess my stomach is now probably producing acid out off control to compensate for what I deprived it for these 2 month on antiacid medication). Do you think my symtoms are those of acid reflux desorder? If yes can I start on Arnica and Nat-Phos? I am taking now about 8 oz of aloe vera juice from lily of the desert which seems to help a bit, I eat small meal, I have been a vegetarian for 20 years and I eat quality food, I am not overweight( 120 for 5'7). PS: I suffered 20 years of bulimia( which I am totally over with for now 8 month)which involved numerous episods of induced vomiting per day, which could also explain maybe a malfunctioning of my sphincter. Also, is it possible that I suffered asymptomatic acid reflux disease for many years? Thank you very much for reading my add.