Do you often experience heartburn in addition to your IBS?
While IBS and heartburn (AKA acid reflux or GERD) are two separate gastrointestinal conditions, they can sometimes coexist or share similar symptoms. If you experience heartburn in addition to your IBS, we have some questions for you!
How does IBS/heartburn impact your daily life?
Do you notice any triggers that tend to worsen your IBS/heartburn symptoms?
How do you typically manage or cope with your symptoms?
What, if any, lifestyle changes have you incorporated to help alleviate your symptoms?
Usually comes on about an hour or so after eating -- feels like my food has got stuck in a lump somewhere in my digestive system before entering my stomach .It is there at bedtime which stops me finding a comfortable position
Triggers no have tried chewing my food more but doesnt work,not eating works but has disatrous effects ! Sometimes just taking my routine medication sets it off
Take an indigestion tab like Rennies to relieve Heartburn
That sounds really tough, I'm so sorry. Have you tried only eating a little bit so it doesn't have those bad effects but doesn't cause as much heartburn? We have lots of community members who find that decreasing portion sizes helps with their symptoms.
Karina (team member)
I had an upper endoscopy as recommended by my gastroenterologist. I have gastric reflux that he said if left untreated can cause cancer. I am now taking Omeprazole every day. Also it helps to elevate the head of the bed to prevent symptoms of stomach reflux.
How are you feeling with the Omeprazole? I'm glad that you found a way to reduce symptoms at night. Karina (team member)
I was having big heartburn/Gerd/Acid reflux issues in 2022! Lasted months. Endoscopy revealed lots of inflammation but the GI doc basically said "take this and call me in the morning". Nothing very bad was shown.
She prescribed Omeprazole as well. Took it for a month, I think it helped, maybe not fast enough? The belching and the burn was excessive. Eventually I realized sauce, coffee, root beer, and cheese was contributing. I stopped having coffee for 7 days and I was getting better. Then started coffee again after that (I need it!).
Was fine until 6 months later, clearing throat, felt like a lump in my throat. Noticed I had sauce prior to that. I just let time heal it this time, luckily it did after a month or so. The nose bleeds didn't help. Was tasting blood and burping blood taste. Nasty.
Diet change, more tea, more relaxation techniques, ProbioticsI also experience horrible acid reflux as well. Mine is mainly caused by anxiety and nervous stomach. I found that when I changed my diet, lost almost 40lbs, incorporated exercise in my life and stop sweating the small stuff, my acid reflux along decreased as well as my IBS-C flares.
I'm glad to hear that the diet changes, weight loss and lifestyle changes helped with your acid reflux and IBS-C. Thank you so much for sharing.
How are you currently feeling?
Wishing you a flare-free day, Karina (team member)
