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Chronic Heartburn/Acidity - Seeking Help
I have been suffering from heartburn/acidity since Dec 2012. This started for me after I was ending my dose of Augmentin for a severe sinus infection and has never settled. I have only had acidity twice before and on both occasions a 14 day dose of prilosec fixed the issue for me. At the present moment my doctor has me on 40 mg Nexium and this is the only medicine that seems to keep it in check. I am seeking help as I dont want to take Nexium for the rest of my life.My key symptoms are listed below in order of severity:
Bad sour taste in mouth. This also results in bad breath.
Burping.
Stomach and rectal pain if I stop taking Nexium as the acid level rises.
My doctor did perform an upper endoscopy and the prognosis was acute gastritis and irritation of the esophagus. My doctor has asked me to drop 20 lbs, per him losing weight will eventually fix my problem. I currently weigh 205 pounds.
Please let me know if you need additional information or if I need to fill a form as I would like to make the switch to Homeopath medicine and fix this problem once and for all.
RoveringinUS on 2013-07-22
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♡ Zady101 last decade
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Please answer the following questions in a descriptive manner after careful analysis and recollection of previous experiences and happenings.
1. What are your main complaints ?
Complaint 1: Head Injury (Example)
How it happened: Accident
When it happened: May 2005
Complaint 2:__________
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2. What physical sufferings do you have in your body?
3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst?
5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
6. Which time of the day you are worst?
7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same?
8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)?
9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
weeping, talking to one self etc?
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
14. How if your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
15. Is there any kind of food which your body cant stand?
16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
20. How do you think you are different from others, if at all?
21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
22. What major diseases are running in your family?
23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance
24. (ONLY FOR FEMALES)
Please answer the following questions:
(Please give details of your past menstruation if you have attained menopause.)
- Are the periods early, regular or late in general? How long do they last?
- Do you suffer from any kind of physical or mental discomfort before, during or after the periods?
- Is the flow scanty, normal or excessive?
- Is the blood thick bright red or pale watery?
- Any kind of vaginal itching or discharge
- Vaginal Dryness
- Do you notice any clots in the flow?
- Any cysts? If yes then give location(s) and details
♡ Zady101 last decade
Hi- no matter what prescription you get,
you need to go get an 8 strain probiotic to replace the
gut flora that were destroyed during your antibiotic treatment.
Experiment around with brands till you find one that works
well with you. Start with one a day and work up to 2. Do this
for 3 months to repopulate your gut flora. I am in usa,
and my hmo now tells everyone to do this after a course
in antibiotics. The right gut flora keeps the acid /alkaline
ph in balance in the gut.
you need to go get an 8 strain probiotic to replace the
gut flora that were destroyed during your antibiotic treatment.
Experiment around with brands till you find one that works
well with you. Start with one a day and work up to 2. Do this
for 3 months to repopulate your gut flora. I am in usa,
and my hmo now tells everyone to do this after a course
in antibiotics. The right gut flora keeps the acid /alkaline
ph in balance in the gut.
♡ simone717 last decade
Brlow is the information:
Patient Name: RoveringinUS
Sex: M
Age: 36
Location: USA
Please answer the following questions in a descriptive manner after careful analysis and recollection of previous experiences and happenings.
1. What are your main complaints ?
Complaint 1: Acute and chronic heartburn/acidity
How it happened: Started right after wrapping up a dose of Augmentin for a sinus infection. My stomach could not handle Augmentin and I had to take it in 2011 as well. I have only had acidity two other times in the past caused due to stress but a 14 day dose of Prilosec fixed it.
When it happened: Dec 2012
2. What physical sufferings do you have in your body?
Sour taste in mouth, white/yellow coating of the tongue in the morning, bad breath, stomach and rectal pain if I stop taking Nexium.
3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
Stress, lack of focus at times.
4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst?
Horrible taste in my mouth
5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
Dec 2012. Started right after wrapping up a dose of Augmentin for a sinus infection. My stomach could not handle Augmentin and I had to take it in 2011 as well
6. Which time of the day you are worst? Afternoons
7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same?
Not taking Nexium will aggravate it, coffe and wine aggravates it.
Warm green team helps it.
8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)?
No
9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
No change
10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
Irritable at times, lack of patience, analytical, driven, quiet
- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
Normal. No impact.
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
Yes
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
Yes
- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
weeping, talking to one self etc?
No
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
Love. Strong sense of protection.
11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
My health.
12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
Sweet items. No aversions.
13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Normal
14. How if your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Normal
15. Is there any kind of food which your body cant stand?
N/A
16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
Normal, but I remain hot i.e. my wife finds to be warm while she is cold in bed.
17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
Normal
18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
Sleep is normal. I sleep on my back and side.
19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
Yes, but off late I am more tired in general.
20. How do you think you are different from others, if at all?
I think a lot and try to analyze a lot. I also have a short attention span and want people at work to cut through the chase and get to the point. Analysis paralysis is not my style.
21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
Omeprazole, Carafrate, Dexilant and now on Nexium
22. What major diseases are running in your family?
Grandmother had depression, Dad is on medication for HBP.
23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance
6 ft tall, roughly 205 lbs. Not fat, but stock build.
Patient Name: RoveringinUS
Sex: M
Age: 36
Location: USA
Please answer the following questions in a descriptive manner after careful analysis and recollection of previous experiences and happenings.
1. What are your main complaints ?
Complaint 1: Acute and chronic heartburn/acidity
How it happened: Started right after wrapping up a dose of Augmentin for a sinus infection. My stomach could not handle Augmentin and I had to take it in 2011 as well. I have only had acidity two other times in the past caused due to stress but a 14 day dose of Prilosec fixed it.
When it happened: Dec 2012
2. What physical sufferings do you have in your body?
Sour taste in mouth, white/yellow coating of the tongue in the morning, bad breath, stomach and rectal pain if I stop taking Nexium.
3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
Stress, lack of focus at times.
4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst?
Horrible taste in my mouth
5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
Dec 2012. Started right after wrapping up a dose of Augmentin for a sinus infection. My stomach could not handle Augmentin and I had to take it in 2011 as well
6. Which time of the day you are worst? Afternoons
7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same?
Not taking Nexium will aggravate it, coffe and wine aggravates it.
Warm green team helps it.
8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)?
No
9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
No change
10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
Irritable at times, lack of patience, analytical, driven, quiet
- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
Normal. No impact.
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
Yes
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
Yes
- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
weeping, talking to one self etc?
No
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
Love. Strong sense of protection.
11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
My health.
12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
Sweet items. No aversions.
13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Normal
14. How if your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Normal
15. Is there any kind of food which your body cant stand?
N/A
16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
Normal, but I remain hot i.e. my wife finds to be warm while she is cold in bed.
17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
Normal
18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
Sleep is normal. I sleep on my back and side.
19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
Yes, but off late I am more tired in general.
20. How do you think you are different from others, if at all?
I think a lot and try to analyze a lot. I also have a short attention span and want people at work to cut through the chase and get to the point. Analysis paralysis is not my style.
21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
Omeprazole, Carafrate, Dexilant and now on Nexium
22. What major diseases are running in your family?
Grandmother had depression, Dad is on medication for HBP.
23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance
6 ft tall, roughly 205 lbs. Not fat, but stock build.
RoveringinUS last decade
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